FDU hosts first-ever Teacher Appreciation Day
Eddie Baldwin, Bergenfield High School; Christine D’Angelo, Garfield High School; Provost Gillian Small; Derek Zoppi, Teaneck High School; Luke Dolby, Ridgewood High School. (Photo by Bill Blanchard)
April 17, 2019 — Fairleigh Dickinson University honored 20 high school teachers, nominated by FDU students, at its first-ever Teacher Appreciation Day celebrations at the Metropolitan and Florham campuses on March 21 and March 28, respectively.
FDU students were asked to nominate a high school teacher who changed their life.
“Teacher Appreciation Day meant so much to me. I was able to say thank you to a teacher who has had such a large impact on my life, and it is such a beautiful feeling,” said Nina Marie Disla, a junior studying secondary education in the QUEST program at the Metropolitan Campus. “This event also helped me realize that as a future teacher, I too will have an impact on my students both inside and outside of the classroom. I truly hope to one day leave a lasting impression as Mr. Baldwin did to me.”
Nina Marie Disla hugs her high school teacher Eddie Baldwin. (Photo by Bill Blanchard)
Metropolitan Campus honorees:
- Onur Akilli, Bergen Arts and Science Charter School
- Christine D’Angelo, Garfield High School
- Michael Langan, High Point Regional High School
- Michael Schiavo, Mainland Regional High School
- Luke Dolby, Ridgewood High School
- Joseph Manzo, Staten Island Technical High School
- Eddie Baldwin, Bergenfield High School
- Manuel Perez, Hoboken High School
- Lori Quail, Passaic Valley Regional High School
- Derek Zoppi, Teaneck High School
Sophomore Kaitlyn Smits honors Maurice Johnson from Butler High School. (Photo by Shelley Kusnetz)
Florham Campus honorees:
- Maurice Johnson, Butler High School
- Jennifer Jones, Franklin High School
- Scott Kallens, Hillsborough High School
- Michael Stern, Montgomery High School
- Samantha Schwartz, West Milford High School
- John Scarpa, John P. Stevens High School
- Nadine Siciliano, Hanover Park High School
- Joy Mazur, Morris Knolls High School
- Margaret Incantalupo, Sparta High School
- Donna Raguseo-Mahar, Whippany Park High School
Junior Alexandra Lombardi (left) with her Hanover Park High School teacher Nadine Siciliano (middle) and Hanover Park alumna Stephanie Cardoso (left). (Photo by Shelley Kusnetz)