Dr. Edwin Bell, Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, with interim provost Dr. Jessica Bailey (far left) Chancellor Reaves (right) and Dr. Gloria Clark (far right).
Dr. Edwin Bell, Winston-Salem State University professor of education, was been named a recipient of University of North Carolina Board of Governors’ Excellence in Teaching Award.
The Board of Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina selected 17 of its most outstanding faculty to receive the 15th Annual Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Each award winner receives a commemorative bronze medallion and a $7,500 cash prize.
Bell’s peers describe him as calm, reflective, and supportive. His publications and research focus on organizational development, program assessment, multicultural education, and the integration of technology into education. Both undergraduate and graduate students applaud his patience and his ability to listen to, mentor and motivate them. Over the course of his career, Bell has won awards for his teaching and research and has secured grants to train elementary and secondary teachers in techniques to improve student learning. He holds degrees from Bowdoin College, Boston College and UNC Greensboro.
Dr. L. David Legette, WSSU professor of Music and winner of two WSSU awards, with interim provost Dr. Jessica Bailey (far left) Chancellor Reaves (right) and Dr. Gloria Clark (far right).
Award recipients were nominated by special committees on their home campuses and selected by the Board of Governors Committee on Personnel and Tenure, chaired by Dudley Flood of Raleigh. The awards were presented by a member of the Board of Governors during spring commencement exercises on each campus.
Other faculty receiving awards from WSSU included:
Dr. Lee David Legette, Professor of Music – Wachovia Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Janice Witt Smith, Associate Professor of Management – Willie Burke Master Teacher Award
Dr. Jeffrey L. Overholt, Assistant Professor of Life Sciences – John Fountain Master Teacher Award
Dr. Audrey Forrest-Carter, Associate Professor of English -Wilma Lassiter Master Teacher Award
Dr. Wanda Lawrence, Assistant Professor of Nursing – Joseph Patterson Master Teacher Award
Dr. Anna K. Lee, Assistant professor of Psychology – Bill Sheppard Master Teacher Award
Dr. Jeffrey L. Overholt, Assistant Professor of Life Sciences, W. B. Atkinson Distinguished Research Award
Dr. Lee David Legette, Professor of Music – C.S. Rodney Distinguished Service Award
