Deadline for Hall of Distinguished Educators nominations extended to Aug. 15

NATCHITOCHES - Northwestern State University's College of Education and Human Development is seeking nominations for the 2024 Hall of Distinguished Educators and Outstanding Young Professionals. The deadline for nominations has been extended to Thursday, Aug. 15.

The Hall of Distinguished Educators is the highest honor bestowed by the School of Education. Nominees must have earned an education degree from Northwestern State University, must have a minimum of 30 years of service in the field of education and must have made significant contributions to the field of education and/or the larger community at a local, state, national or international level. Nominees may be living or deceased.

Outstanding Young Professionals in Education must have earned an education degree from NSU and have a minimum of 10 years of service in the field of education. Nominees must have made significant contributions to the field of education and/or the larger community. Nominees must be age 45 or younger.

More than 100 educators have been honored with the Hall of Distinguished Educators award since 2000.

Applications are available at www.nsu.la/HODEapplications. For more information, contact Gabby Trindle at [email protected].