The ceremony, held in Hedrick Little Theatre, was sponsored by the Student North Carolina Association of Educators (SNCAE). Ms. Laura Ritchie, a 2011 Catawba alumna, shared remarks about her perspective on teaching and a reception followed in the Peeler Crystal Lounge.
Admission to a teacher education program is not automatic. Admission requirements include the successful completion of PRAXIS I standardized tests of reading, writing, and mathematics and the establishment of a 2.5 or better grade point average. Applicants must also pass a criminal background check.
Those who were pinned during the ceremony from the traditional day program at Catawba included Rachel Abbatiello of Midland; Allison Andrews of Sherrills Ford; Cameron Beard of Conover; Caroline Bostian of Winston-Salem ; Jana Burkhardt of Wake Forest; Tiffany Carter of Salisbury; Daniel Couchenour of Fort Mill, S.C.; Ashley Csirip of Columbus, N.J.; KaShara Davis of Charlotte; Courtney Frick of Rockwell; David Garcia of King; Alyssa Gilmore of Salisbury; Bristol Glass of Concord; Kyle Griewisch of Banner Elk; Kristy Hinson of Salisbury; Aliyah Khan of China Grove; Lindsay King of Kannapolis; Nicholas Luciano of Concord; Anne Mabry of China Grove; Katie Marlowe of Newton; Grover Moore of Burlington; Brittany Murray of Asheboro; Alexandria Parrish of Zebulon; Jacob Regensburger of Fayetteville; Dillon Reid of Mocksville; Emily Richardson of Salem, Va.; Cristin Ritchie of Salisbury; Donna Steele of Charlotte; Jamesha Thomas of Salisbury; Anna Toole of Raleigh; Jill Totten of Salisbury; and Ashley Wietbrock of Salisbury.
Those pinned from the School of Evening and Graduate Studies' Birth-Kindergarten Program included Sydney Crutchfield of Thomasville; Megan McIntyre of Woodleaf; Andrea Packer of Thomasville; Lori Rierson of Thomasville; Lindsay Tuttle of Lexington; and Aldena Wyatt of Lexington.
Two faculty members were also pinned as members of the Teacher Education faculty. They were Dr. Donna James, birth-kindergarten education coordinator, and Professor Joe Hernandez, associate professor of theatre arts.
Faculty advisor for the SNCAE organization is Mrs. Amanda Bosch. SNCAE officers for the 2012-2013 academic year include Cristin Ritchie of Salisbury, president; Chelsea Starr of , vice president; Ashley Csirip of Columbus, N.J., secretary; Christina Faircloth of Belmont, treasurer; Danielle Garzon of Raleigh, historian; and Jordan Farmer of Walnut Grove, Senior Class Representative.
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