OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi School of Education honored 10 individuals for significant contributions to the field of education during its recent annual awards ceremony, including Fannye Love of Bartlett.
Six individuals were inducted into the education school’s fifth class of the Alumni Hall of Fame, joining 20 previous inductees.
Four alumni were also honored as Practitioners of Distinction in recognition of exemplary service to education, joining eight previously recognized
“We believe there is no more important area of service in our state and nation than as an educator,” said UM School of Education Dean David Rock.
“Our six Hall of Fame inductees and four Practitioners of Distinction are distinguished educators who have impacted thousands of lives and have made our state and nation better. They are role models for our current students to follow.”
The 2019 Hall of Fame inductees include:
- Janice Barton of Hernando, Miss.
- Mike Edmonds of Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Terre Blanton Harris of Ridgeland, Miss.Fannye Love of Bartlett
- The late Ralph Walton of Orlando, Fla.
Richard Boyd of Rocky River, Ohio, received the Outstanding Educational Service Award and was also recognized as part of the Hall of Fame.
The 2019 Practitioners of Distinction include Jamil Northcutt, the vice president of player engagement for the Major Soccer League in West Orange, New Jersey; Adam Pugh, the superintendent of Lafayette County School District in Oxford; Wanda Quon, principal of Pecan Park Elementary School in Jackson; and Angela Victory, a teacher at New Albany Elementary School.
The Hall of Fame inductees were selected by the School of Education Alumni Advisory Board through nominations made by the SOE community.
Love, who most recently served as the director of regional campus programs at UM, received her master’s degree in education from Ole Miss in 1970. Her past roles have included associate dean of the School of Education, Chair of Curriculum and Instruction.
She was also the first tenured African American professor at the School of Education in 1999.
With more than 54 years of service to education, Love’s roles have led her to five states across the South and Midwest. Throughout her career, she has been highly successful in gaining educational grants that have led her to travel around the world.
“Ole Miss is a special place, especially the School of Education,” Love said. “I would like to take the time to thank the leadership of the school, specifically Dean Rock, for keeping up with new technology and programs that are available. The school has grown so much over the years.”
For more information about the UM School of Education alumni awards or to nominate an alumnus, go to education.olemiss.edu.
KATHLEEN MURPHY works in Communications for the Ole Miss School of Education. Contact her at kjmurphy@go.olemiss.edu.
