Educational Background

B.A. – English/ minor, Education, 1974
The City College of New York

M.S. – Child and the Individualized Curriculum, Elementary Education, 1979
The City College of New York

Ed.D. – Curriculum and Instruction/ minor, Educational Administration, 1989
North Carolina State University

Area(s) of Research

• North Carolina Education History
• African American History
• Elementary Education Curriculum and Instruction
• Middle School Curriculum and Instruction
• Arts in Education
• The Science of Reading

Certification(s)

• Principal (K-12)
• Elementary Education (K-6)
• English (9-12)
• Curriculum Instructional Specialist
• Middle Grades Language Arts (6-9)

Publication(s)

Jackson, Gloria Gillins (M. Iyailu Moses) and Steve Adams. “One Left Plus One Right Equals One Whole,” NC Insight. Vol. 5 No. 4 February 1983

SAU Organizations

• Chair, SACSCOC Section 10 Reaccreditation Report Team
• Secretary, SAU Faculty Assembly

Community Involvement

• Pi Lambda Theta
• Association for Black Culture Centers
• Steering Committee, Raleigh Arts Plan 2014-2016
• Special Olympics
• Kidz Notes

Awards and Honors

• SAU Administrative Fellow, College to Career Project, 2016-2017
• The Emerald Awards, 2015 International Trends and Services, Raleigh NC Chapter, The Links, Inc.
• Community Elder, Ujima Group, Cary Kwanzaa Celebration, 2012
• Board Member, Association for Black Culture Centers, 2010
• Bridge-builder, “Takin’ It to the Bridge” Celebration 2009
• Teacher Mentor Award, Saint Augustine’s College, 2009
• Elder Consultant, Kemetic Bennu Order, North Carolina State University, 2002
• Special Appreciation Award, Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students, North Carolina State University, 2002
• The Cedars of Lebanon Appreciation Award, Gethsemane Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2000
• and many others.

Favorite Quote

I am because we are, and because we are, therefore, I am.