Established in 1986, the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program is the most ambitious teacher recruitment program in the nation.
500 Scholarships Per Year...
17 Campuses
One Common Goal
The average profile of a Teaching Fellow includes an SAT score over 1100, a high school GPA of 4.0 or more on a weighted scale, and a rank in the top 10% of his/her high school graduating class. In keeping with the goal to recruit males and minorities, each year approximately 20% of the program's recipients are minority, while 30% are male.

Program Staff


Jo Ann Norris President/Executive Director
Legislature and Commission Liaison
jnorris@ncforum.org

Kerry Mebane Director
Program Oversight, Campus Relations, Campus Program Evaluation
kmebane@ncforum.org

Danny Bland Director of Teacher Recruitment
Project TEACH, Student Recruitment
dbland@ncforum.org

Kristen Dibble Program Assistant
General Information, Employment Verification, Student Special Requests, Senior Exit Forms
kdibble@ncforum.org

Lara Nowell Coord. of Information Services
programming, data entry, address changes
lnowell@ncforum.org

Melissa Rains Coord. of Special Programs
Enrichment Programs (Discovery, Conferences, Enrichment, Orientation)
mrains@ncforum.org

Lynne Stewart Program Officer
Student Funds, Freshman Orientation, student placement, School District and Regional Screenings, Certificates of Receipts, Licensure Directory
lstewart@ncforum.org