Category: Alumni
56th Annual LetterWinner of Distinction Dinner to Honor SOE Alumnus Reggie Taylor ’93, G’94
School of Education alumnus Reggie Terry ’93, G’94, is among five former student-athletes who Syracuse Athletics will celebrate at the 56th annual LetterWinner of Distinction Dinner on Feb. 25, 2022,...Read More
Wendy Coakley-Thompson G’99: Sunshine in Syracuse
Proud of her Bahamian heritage, Wendy Coakley-Thompson G’99 has long puzzled over why Bahamian culture has been overlooked in the United States. Four years ago Coakley-Thompson, now an instructional systems...Read More
Donna DeSiato G’04 Named NYS Superintendent of the Year
Donna DeSiato, superintendent of East Syracuse Minoa (ESM) Central School District, has been named 2021-22 New York State Superintendent of the Year by the New York State Council of School...Read More
Educational Equity: The Heart of 21st Century School Leadership
SOE’s educational leadership programs promote institutional and educational equity. Issues of access and opportunity are central to equity-focused educational leadership, which are also central to inclusive systems and philosophy. “Equity...Read More
Marcia ’86 and Ben ’84 Baldanza: A Pledge to Transform Education
Students from diverse backgrounds do better in school and are more likely to go to a four-year college if they have teachers from kindergarten through high school who look like...Read More
Sharon Jacquet ’72: Philanthropy That Recognizes the Value of Education and Educators
Sharon Jacquet graduated from Syracuse University in 1972 with a degree in inclusion program but decided against becoming a teacher. “I felt it was an awesome responsibility and I was...Read More
Peter Mishler G’07, G’08: Encouraging Teachers to Find Opportunity in Their Challenges
With every challenge, comes opportunity. That quote — or a similar version of it — has been applied to countless situations and attributed to many people for generations. You may...Read More
Tolley Award Recipient Don McPherson ‘87 is Dedicated to Flipping the Script on Masculinity and Relationships
Don McPherson ’87 was honored with the 2021 William Pearson Tolley Medal in recognition of his leadership in higher education, particularly around issues of the student experience, identity and gender...Read More
Marcelle Haddix honored with 2021 Orange Circle Award
Marcelle Haddix, Distinguished Dean’s Professor of Literacy, Race and Justice in Reading and Language Arts, will be honored with the Orange Circle Award on September 9, 2021. Haddix facilitates many...Read More
Alumni Profile: How a lifetime passion for education led Mary Curcio G’95 to begin a new chapter after retirement
Mary Curcio G’95 always wanted to be a math teacher but, as a mother of six, knew the path forward might not be a straight line. She also knew that...Read More