Monday, August 07, 2006

By Walter Zaykowski, marketing and communications intern

Wilmington, N.C. - The University of North Carolina Wilmington will welcome 38 Teaching Fellows Scholarship recipients to campus this fall. A total of 500 Teaching Fellows are enrolled at 14 campuses of the University of North Carolina System. Students who participate in this program receive $26,000 for their educational expenses and in turn agree to teach for four years in the state of North Carolina.

The Teaching Fellows program at UNCW has a seminar foundation, with extra curricular activities to enhance the students' educational courses. In addition, they participate in Teaching Fellows-led committees designed to foster and promote leadership. Freshman year they serve as tutors to students in New Hanover County. Sophomore year focuses on diversity in schools, and students delve into the different ways to best educate people. As juniors, their seminar spotlights exemplary teachers in the school system; students observe and interview these teachers to help put into practice theories they learned and to observe life as an educator. The seniors participate in a seminar designed to provide them with strategies that will help them become successful in the academic world.

UNCW Teaching Fellows are:

Holly Glenn Alexander, Apex

Ashley Rose Griffin, Belmont

Karla Paige Albertson, Beulaville

Cameron Michelle Steger, Castle Hayne

Amanda Jean Hannah, Charlotte

Janee Jasmine Price, Charlotte

Desnee Rochelle Garner, Clinton

Caroline Michelle Medford, Clinton

Katherine Glenn Pritchard, Elizabeth City

Carie Virginia Williamson, Gastonia

Zachary Hal Hardison, Goldsboro

Naomi Christina Villanueva, Goldsboro

Jeffrey Tyler Hixson, Greensboro

Pameer Ahmad Angar, Grifton

Brooklyn Maureen Newbold, Hope Mills

Brittany Sarah Cowell, Jacksonville

Kelly Renee Davis, Jacksonville

Christopher Ray Goodnight, Kannapolis

Nicholas Karl Corak, Kernersville

Krystal Lynn Goris, Kill Devil Hills

Maryanne Brantley Garris, La Grange

Chadwick Grayson Goins, Madison

Mark Andrew Rhoden, Monroe

Jyllian Annette Barber, Morehead City

Ashlyn Micah Morris, Mooresville

Sarah Caitlin Scruggs, Pfafftown

Joseph Aubrey Holloman, Pinetops

Veronica Rose MacDougall, Raleigh

Kayla Marie Maddox, Raleigh

Rachel Lauren Creech, Raleigh

Hannah Elizabeth Pressley, Shallotte

Jimmy Keith Wellmon, Jr., Shelby

Breana Nicole Van Velzen, Willard

Natalie Marie Cicero, Wilmington

Janine Nicole Collura, Wilmington

Abby Danielle Exum, Wilmington

Justin Corey Fischetti, Wilmington

Jaqueline Beck Dalessio, Winston-Salem

For more information please call 910.962.4001.