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Outdoor portrait of Lauren McCall

May 6, 2026

Johnston County Teacher Awarded Kenan Fellowship to Bring Rubber Research Into the Elementary Classroom

RALEIGH, N.C. ⸺ Lauren McCall has spent the past nine years making STEM meaningful for students. This summer, the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University is giving her the chance to deepen that work by immersing her in one of the nation’s top chemical engineering research labs. McCall is now in…
Kim Smith quote with headshot on a blue background

May 6, 2026

Beaufort County Teacher Awarded Nutrien-Supported Kenan Fellowship to Connect Students to Agricultural Sciences

RALEIGH, N.C —This summer, Kim Smith will step inside the Nutrien Aurora facility for an immersive industry experience to see firsthand how the world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services connects rural Eastern North Carolina to global food production. Smith teaches fourth and fifth grades at Northeast Elementary School in Beaufort County and holds…
Headshots of the three NC Resiliency Fellows supported by Burrough Wellcome Fund.

May 5, 2026

Three NC Teachers Awarded Kenan Fellowships to Build a First Responder Toolkit for Schools Recovering From Natural Disasters

RALEIGH, N.C. ⸺ When natural disasters strike North Carolina communities, teachers are among the first to show up for their students. To help teachers during these times, three North Carolina teachers are building the Teacher’s First Responder Toolkit. These practical resources will support schools in reopening, recovering and thriving after natural disasters. Dorcas Gyekye, Jennifer…
Headshot of Erin with quote: "[T]his program will not only be self-fulfilling in my personal quest to expand my own learning but also incredibly beneficial to my 5th-grade scientists."

May 5, 2026

Wake County Teacher Awarded NC BioNetwork-Supported Kenan Fellowship to Immerse in Biotech Industry

RALEIGH, N.C. —North Carolina’s biotechnology industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the state. This summer, a Wake County teacher will step inside FUJIFILM Biotechnologies‘ new commercial-scale biologics manufacturing campus in Holly Springs, to learn workplace skills and career pathways that students need to enter the sector and help build the local talent pipeline.…
Headshot of Kristin Owens White

May 5, 2026

Stanly County Teacher Awarded Kenan Fellowship with Union Power Cooperative and North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives      

RALEIGH, N.C. – Union Power Cooperative serves over 90,000 member accounts across five North Carolina counties. One of the teachers in those communities is about to see the operation up close. Kristin Owens-White, a teacher at South Stanly Middle School in Stanly County Schools district, has been awarded a 2026–27 Kenan Fellowship through a partnership…