May 2014: ECSU Recognizes Teachers of the Year

ECSU recognizes Teachers of the Year

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---Elizabeth City State University congratulates its 2014 Departmental Teachers of the Year:

Mr. Tommy Cox, a lecturer in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences,

Dr. Margaret Young, an associate professor in the Herman G. Cooke Department of Natural Sciences,

Dr. Kimberly Fitchett-Bazemore, assistant professor, Department of Education and Psychology

Photo title: Teachers of the Year 2014

Photo caption: During the recent (May 10) ECSU Commencement, administrators recognized the university’s top award winning instructors: Tommy Cox, Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Eyualem Abebe, Dr. Kimberly
Eligible faculty members must meet the following standards:

•          Full time faculty members with at least five years of teaching experience at ECSU

•          Must have demonstrated excellent or exceptional teaching ability over a sustained period of time

•          Must have taught at least 9 credit hours for the last three academic years

•          Must not have received this award within last three years

At the university’s recent Faculty/Staff Institute, the Departmental Teachers of the Year, the 2014 recipient of Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, Dr. Eyualem Abebe, and the runners up for that award, Dr. Krishna Kulkarni and Dr. Rebecca Seaman, received awards for their outstanding contributions to higher education.

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Photo title: Departmental Teachers

ECSU Chancellor Charles Becton and Dr Ali Khan congratulate the university’s award winning teachers of the year.

Seated left to right, Dr. Rebecca Seaman, Dr. Eyualem Abebe, Dr. Krishna Kulkarni. Standing left to right: Chancellor Charles Becton, Dr. Kimberly Fitchett-Bazemore, Tommy Cox, Dr. Ali Khan. Not pictured: Dr. Margaret Young

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