Harriet Evenson came to the Woman’s College, today known as UNC Greensboro, focused on how she wanted to make a difference in the world. She graduated in 1953 with a degree in history and wanted to become a teacher.
In her first year as an exceptional children’s teacher at Southern Guilford High School, Natalia Fagundez ’25 works to help students advance their math skills.
School of Education scholar Shameeka M. Wilson ’18, ’20 MEd established an endowment at UNCG in 2019 as she was finishing her master’s program. Her first scholarship was awarded in 2020.
Harriet Shain Evenson ’53 built her legacy around a simple charge: Make more teachers. Her lifelong commitment to public education – shared with her husband, Jerome – culminated in the largest gift in UNCG history, one that will transform the School of Education beyond her expectations.
A mirror in her aunt’s dining room inspired Candy Chambers to create her first classroom. The 9-year-old wrote lesson plans on that mirror using washable markers to teach her brothers and cousins as she pretended to work in her dream job. This straight-A, first-generation Spartan will graduate in May with a degree in elementary education.
Kids need heroes at home, at school, and in their communities, says Cathy Tisdale ’75. She believes philanthropy can help. With the establishment of the Cathy Tisdale Class of 1975 Teacher Education Endowed Scholarship, she hopes to encourage future educators to join the profession.
UNCG’s School of Education makes a profound impact on classrooms in North Carolina. Teachers trained at UNCG, who often have more than 1,000 hours of hands-on experience in classrooms by the time they graduate, are ready for successful careers.
Wishing to recognize the significant impact that so many educators have made in the lives of students, the UNC Greensboro School of Education (SOE) is thrilled to announce its latest class of Inspirational Educators.
Thanks to the support of those who nominated honorees for the UNC Greensboro School of Education’s (SOE) Inspirational Educators program, seniors Natalia Fagundez and Michayla Lewis have been named the recipients of the SOE’s Student Excellence Award.
Following a successful return of its Inspirational Educators program this year, the UNC Greensboro School of Education has opened nominations for the Class of 2025.
