Education & Leadership Alumni

Byron Mitchell ’14, ’20 recently started his own company, Byron Mitchell Performance, LLC (BMP Program), a football training and mentoring program in Virginia Beach, Virginia.…

Bryce Mitchell ’14, ’17, ’22 is the new principal of Waterview Elementary School in Portsmouth, Virginia, a milestone that reflects both his professional dedication and…

Taylor Bullis ’25, has been honored as the 2025–2026 First-Year Teacher of the Year at Admiral Byrd Middle School in Winchester, Virginia.  Even so, she acknowledges…

As soon as Nathan Simmons ’25 heard about a summer internship available with Loudoun County (Virginia) government, he immediately saw its potential.  A Bachelor of…

Five Shenandoah University education students received $5,000 Hattie M. Strong Foundation (HMSF) Scholarships in 2023-24, to help cover costs in their student-teaching semester:  Amy Hernandez…

Three of four Loudoun County, Virginia, educators honored with either Teacher of the Year or Principal of the Year awards for 2024 hold a master’s…

Hanna King ’22, has some advice for current and future education students: “Teaching is a very difficult job, but the reward of being with students…

Welton Williams III ’22 believes Shenandoah prepared him for his career as an elementary school teacher by providing him with student teaching experiences that gave…

“Discipline is a big part of my job. However, I try to explain to students that my former job was to teach kids how to…

For Robert Marple ’01, the 2022 Loudoun County Principal of the Year, Shenandoah is not only the place where he continued to grow as an…