February 2025

Carolina Quinones, who earned a B.S. in teaching and learning in 2020, won Teacher of the Year at the School of Science and Technology - The Woodlands, where she teaches fifth-grade English, language arts and reading.

Alumna and current M.Ed. student Jacqueline Martinez was awarded Teacher of the Year from Wilson Elementary in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Martinez, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in administration and supervision, teaches first grade at the school. She earned a B.S. in teaching and learning in 2021.

January 2025

Alex Botelho, who earned an M.Ed. in special populations in 2024 and a B.S. in teaching and learning in 2022, has been named 2024-25 Campus Teacher of the Year at Carter Academy in Aldine ISD. Botelho, who teaches elementary music won Rookie Teacher of the Year in 2022-23.

Salma Yousef, who earned an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction in 2023 and a B.S. in teaching and learning in 2020, won ESL Teacher of the Year from Holley Elementary School in Fort Bend ISD. Yousef teaches third-grade reading, writing and social studies at the school.