Pamela Childress

Pamela Childress, an English teacher and Debate coach at Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia has received the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator Award.

An Outstanding Educator shapes young minds in meaningful ways—thoughtfully approaching instruction, sharing an infectious love for learning, and caring for students both inside and outside of the classroom. Each year, newly admitted UChicago students have the opportunity to reflect on their time in school and nominate an educator who played a significant role in their education, made a positive impact in their lives, and whose influence has brought them to where they are today.

The University of Chicago is honored to recognize excellence in teaching and sincerely congratulates this year’s Outstanding Educator Award winners, who are exceptional in their field and role models for all students. The University deeply appreciates the lively minds who thirst for knowledge that these educators have nurtured and inspired. We thank them for going above and beyond the call of duty every day and leaving an impression that will be carried over a lifetime.

Additional information regarding the University of Chicago Outstanding Educator can be found on their website at the following link: https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/.../outstanding.... Any further questions can be directed to Justin Klein at jmklein@uchicago.edu.