Celebration of Future Educators
Since 2018, the Lurie College of Education has hosted the Celebration of Future Educators, where we partner with local middle school teachers, high school teachers, community college faculty, and SJSU faculty to nominate students that possess the qualities to become transformative educators. To date, we have celebrated over 250 nominees who have been recognized and awarded with a $1000 scholarship towards any Lurie College credential program!
Congratulations to our 2024 Celebration of Future Educators awardees! The nomination period for our 8th Annual Celebration of Teaching will open January 2025 - check back for more information.
Nominate a Future Educator Today!
Meet an Awardee: Alberto Camacho
Alberto Camacho, ’20 English, ’21 Teaching Credential, can remember the names of all of the influential teachers in his life — from his preschool teacher, “Mr. E,” to his Chicana and Chicano Studies professor Marcos Pizzaro, associate dean of the Connie L. Lurie College of Education.
He recalls Mr. E teaching him “e for effort” almost as clearly as he remembers Pizarro honoring him at the spring 2019 Celebration of Teaching event, where Camacho was recognized for his teaching potential and awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
“My teachers had an impact; they genuinely wanted the best for their kids, and that’s what I want to do in the classroom,” said Camacho, who is completing his student teaching at Silver Creek High School in San José this spring.
“I want the best for my kids, their families and their communities. It is thanks to my teachers that I feel this way — they planted the seed.”
Read the full story by Julia Halprin Jackson on the SJSU Newsroom blog.
Meet an Awardee: Henry Fan
Henry Fan was a student at Foothill College and transferred to SJSU, where he now studies computer science and plans to become an educator. Henry recently received a grant from the Lurie College of Education to attend the annual CA STEAM Symposium - listen about his experiences below!
Meet an Awardee: Vinson Vũ
Vinson Vũ was a student at Evergreen Valley High School and enrolled at SJSU, where they now study business administration and plan to become an educator. Vinson was recently selected as a speaker at the Lurie College of Education's Future of Learning Summit - listen to Vinson's talk below!
