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Headshot of Juana Rhill, Guilford County Schools, Kenan Fellow

May 8, 2026

Guilford County Teacher Awarded Kenan Fellowship With NC Teaching Fellows to Strengthen NC’s Teacher Pipeline

RALEIGH, N.C. ⸺ North Carolina’s teacher pipeline depends on more than recruitment. It also depends on what happens after teachers enter the classroom. Juana Rhili, the 2024-25 Guilford County Schools Teacher of the Year and a National Board-Certified Teacher, has been awarded a 2026–27 Kenan Fellowship to help strengthen that pipeline. Rhili teaches at Guilford…
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May 6, 2026

Nine North Carolina Teachers Awarded Kenan Fellowships to Build Student Pathways into Energy Careers, Funded by DEQ State Energy Office

RALEIGH, N.C. ⸺ The Kenan Fellows Program has awarded nine North Carolina teachers Kenan Fellowships to help students across the state discover career opportunities in the energy sector, bringing firsthand industry experience back into K–12 classrooms. The fellowships funded by the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) State Energy Office (SEO), are part of the…
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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…
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.…
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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…