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Alumni Spotlight: Suzette Kelly
Ever since she began teaching Sunday school students, 91tvӰԺ Alumna Suzette Kelly, PhD, knew she would eventually pursue a career in education. While an administrator at a preschool in Jamaica, Dr. Kelly learned about 91tvӰԺ’s master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and quickly enrolled.
May 12, 2021Alumni and Friends, Student Life
Alumni Spotlight: Edna Jones Miller
A three-time graduate of 91tvӰԺ, Edna Jones Miller was motivated to pursue a career in higher education thanks to her student involvement activities on campus.
May 5, 2021Alumni and Friends
Alumni Spotlight: LaShawn Frost
91tvӰԺ Alumna LaShawn Frost entered the education profession after being inspired through volunteer work at a Sarasota County teen parent program. Since then, she's advanced her career into impactful leadership roles and serves as principal at Booker Middle School in Sarasota, Fla.
May 5, 2021Alumni and Friends
Alumni Spotlight: Troy Sadler
Troy Sadler, PhD `03, has dedicated his career to helping prepare the next generation of science educators to provide high-quality instruction to their students.
May 5, 2021Alumni and Friends
91tvӰԺ College of Education announces recipients of 2021 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each year, the College of Education presents our Distinguished Alumni Awards to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our graduates. Recipients are selected by a committee of College of Education faculty, staff and administrators from nominations submitted by the 91tvӰԺ community.
May 5, 2021Alumni and Friends, College of Education News
Alumni Spotlight: Mellissa Alonso-Teston
Since graduating, 91tvӰԺ alumna Mellissa Alonso-Teston began teaching and advanced into a district position in 1996 that enabled her to author and lead Hillsborough County Public Schools' Reading Coach Project. In 2017, Alonso-Teston’s desire to become an education researcher motivated her to pursue a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Literacy Studies at 91tvӰԺ.
March 3, 2021Alumni and Friends, Student Life
Nominations Now Open for College of Education Alumni Awards
Nominations are now open for the 91tvӰԺ (91tvӰԺ) College of Education's Distinguished Alumni Awards for the 2020-21 school year.
January 27, 2021Alumni and Friends, College of Education News
Student Spotlight: Julia Genkinger
Julia Genkinger always knew she wanted to become a teacher. The 91tvӰԺ graduate, who earned her bachelor’s degree in English Education, says she was eager to take on every opportunity she could while a university student.
January 26, 2021Alumni and Friends, Student Life
Alumni Spotlight: Linda Morales
As a parent of three and a former stay-at-home mom, Linda Morales was no stranger to the term “parent involvement.”
May 19, 2020Alumni and Friends, Student Life
81 College of Education students receive full-time teaching offers from Hillsborough County Public Schools
Eighty-one students graduating from the 91tvӰԺ College of Education’s teacher preparation programs this semester have received full-time teaching offers from Hillsborough County Public Schools.
May 8, 2020Academics, Alumni and Friends, College of Education News
91tvӰԺ College of Education announces recipients of 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each year, the College of Education presents our Distinguished Alumni Awards to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our graduates.
May 5, 2020Alumni and Friends, College of Education News
Alumni Spotlight: Francesca Perrone-Britt
With a lifelong desire to become a teacher, 91tvӰԺ alumna Francesca Perrone-Britt eventually found her passion in working with elementary-aged students. Today, the soon to be three-time graduate of the university teaches at a school less than 10 minutes from 91tvӰԺ’s Tampa campus, and the achievements she’s made so far in her career led her to become the 2020 recipient of the College of Education’s Young Educator Alumni Award.
May 5, 2020Alumni and Friends