Fellow:Kenae Turner (Elizabeth City State University, 2022)
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Bio
Kenae Turner is a twenty-two-year-old full-time first-generation college senior attending Elizabeth City State University. While she was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, she and her family relocated to Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where she was raised. She is currently majoring in Birth through Kindergarten with a Child, Family, and Community concentration. Before college, Kenae obtained her GED at 16 and soon after traveled alone to Shenzhen, China, to teach English. As a result, she obtained an adoration for traveling and a passion for teaching. Henceforth, after graduate school, she intends to move to Asia and teach English to kindergarteners.
Throughout her college years thus far, she has made various accomplishments. Kenae is a Boren scholar, Gilman scholar, and Renaissance scholar. Additionally, she is a CIEE alumna and a Yonsei University alumna. She has also been awarded the Outstanding Academic Achievement award by the Department of Education at her undergraduate university. She has also made it onto the Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Fall 2022 Chancellor’s List. In her leisurely hours, she enjoys sewing, learning languages, playing video games, traveling, and reading. She is currently working as an International Programs Ambassador at her home university and studying Japanese and Mandarin to better understand her future students.
Achievements
Obtained 150-Hour TEFL Certificate with distinction
Successfully completed 6-month culture exchange program in Shenzhen China
Completion of the Yonsei International Summer School Program 2022
Certificate of Completion for 120 Courses of Mandarin Class
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award l Birth Through Kindergarten l