Rankings and Recognition

NIU's College of Education continues the institution's 100-year history of preparing professional educators for the region and nation. There are over 54,000 College of Education alumni, and over 67 percent live in Illinois. One of every five superintendents in Illinois is an NIU graduate, one out of every nine principals in Illinois is an NIU graduate and one out of every 16 teachers in Illinois is an NIU graduate.

College of Education Earns National Rankings

U.S. News and World Report

College of Education Earns Academic Prestige

Accreditation

College of Education Faculty Earn Academic Distinction

MAC Fellows

  • Bess Wilson, 2023
  • Joseph Flynn, 2021
  • Steve Howell, 2018

Fulbright Scholars

  • Stephen Tonks, 2020
  • James Cohen, 2018
  • Patrick Roberts, 2010
  • Teresa Wasonga, 2010
  • Paul Wright, 2010
  • Gaylen Kapperman, 1968

Board of Trustee Professor

  • Paul Wright, 2023

Distinguished Teaching Professor

  • Tom Smith, 2021
  • Rebecca Butler, 2018
  • Laurie Elish-Piper, 2017

Distinguished Engagement Professor

  • Paul Wright, 2022
  • Teresa Wasonga, 2020
  • Laurie Elish-Piper, 2017

Presidential Teaching Professor

  • Donna Werderich, 2023
  • Tom Smith, 2018
  • Rebecca Butler, 2014
  • Laurie Elish-Piper, 2013

Presidential Engagement Professor

  • Paul Wright, 2018
  • Teresa Wasonga, 2016
  • Laurie Elish-Piper, 2013

Distinguished Graduate Faculty

  • Katy Jaekel, 2022

Excellence in Online Teaching

  • Donna Werderich, 2023
  • Stephanie Baker, 2022

Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

  • Stephanie Baker, 2022
  • Myoungwhon Jung, 2019

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