Faculty Champion:Terrance McNeil
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Bio
Dr. Terrance McNeil is an Assistant Professor at Tennessee State University. As Program Coordinator for the Master of Instructional Leadership program in the College of Education, Dr. McNeil is training the next 400 principals selected by the state of Tennessee as Co-PI of a $2.4 million grant. He also is the Co-PI of a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. He served as Director of the Florida A&M University Graduate Feeder Program and the Academic Coordinator of the TRIO Talent Search Program while a doctoral student at FAMU. A former middle school social studies teacher, he received a doctorate in Educational Leadership in 2018. He represented FAMU as the White House Initiative on HBCUs' All-Star Ambassador in 2016. He has extensively researched achievement gaps using large-scale data sets and qualitative research techniques to examine the critical issues on student performance and education policy for under-served populations. Dr. McNeil has worked with the Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, The Tennessee Department of Education, and the Florida Legislature to promote educational excellence. He was recognized by the White House Initiative on HBCU and two Secretaries of Education for creating a graduate school pipeline operation.
Achievements
▪ Excellence in Innovation and Competitiveness Award, White House Initiative on HBCUs, 2018 ▪ White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Ambassador, 2016-2017 ▪ National Science Foundation, President’s Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching Selection Committee, 2016 & 2019 ▪ Advisory board member, Institute for Research on Race and Justice ▪ Florida A&M College of Education Dean Search Committee, 2016 ▪ AACTE Holmes Scholar of the Month, June 2015 ▪ AACTE Holmes Scholar Executive Council, National Vice-President, 2016-2017
Awards and recognitions:
White House Initiative on HBCU's 2019 Competitiveness Award
Social media profiles
https://www.facebook.com/terrance.mcneil.94 www.linkedin.com/in/tdmcneil www.twitter.com/mcneilterrance
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