Educators Hall of Fame 2024 Inductees
The ECU College of Education inducted 11 people into the Educators Hall of Fame at a ceremony in April 2024 in Fletcher Recital Hall. The Hall of Fame highlights the service of teachers, administrators, and educational advocates in North Carolina and beyond.
The 2024 Hall of Fame Honorees are listed below.
| Name | Induction Year | ECU Alumni? | Plaque Inscription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia Jean Anderson | 2024 | No | Elementary Education Professor and Teacher Educator Faculty Governance Leader Fostering excellence in education |
| Perry “Pete” Barnes | 2024 | Yes | Athletic Director, Coach, Teacher and Mentor Region X NJCAA Baseball Coach of the Year (twice) ‘Thanks to the many friendships I have enjoyed over the years’ |
| Wilton Ray Futrell | 2024 | Yes | Father. Educator. Friend. |
| Anne Catherine Richards Lewis | 2024 | Yes | Her love of Learning and Teaching enabled her to touch the lives of her students and their families. |
| Allison Michael Poorman Mallison | 2024 | Yes | Elementary G&T Educator, Child Advocator. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. 1 Peter 4:10 |
| Ashley Lynn Harris Matthews | 2024 | Yes | Third Generation Pirate Educator Changing Young Lives from ECTC to ECC to ECU A Family Tradition |
| Jacqueline Ann Nelson Ragland | 2024 | Yes | Do Small Things with Great Love. – St. Teresa of Calcutta |
| Bryan H. Setser | 2024 | Yes | His deep purpose for people profoundly impacted what we could be for self, others and society |
| Edward Junior Tyer | 2024 | Yes | Mankind’s future depends on a quality education for ALL |
| Martha Traynham Wohlnick | 2024 | Yes | HS Science Teacher, Leader, Coach, World Traveler. Loving Wife and Mother of Two Teachers And best of all, Ambassador for ECTC. |
| Guili Zhang | 2024 | No | An Award-winning National and Global Leader in Education |