Students receive future educator award

From left to right, IACTE winners Jackie Adams, Payton Burney, Brian Vilorio Ramos, and Demetra Christos (not pictured: Anika Vinard)

Five IU School of Education students received the Indiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s Outstanding Future Educator Award for 2026. 

The award recognizes academic excellence and significant professional promise, demonstrated during the student teaching experience. 

The winners are:

  • Jackie Adams – Elementary
  • Payton Burney – Elementary
  • Demetra Christos – Secondary Social Studies
  • Brian Vilorio Ramos – Teaching All Learners
  • Anika Vinard – Teaching All Learners

Honorable mentions:

  • Andrew Bishop – Elementary
  • Taylor England – Elementary
  • Rose Huff – Visual Arts Grad Cert Program
  • Emma Johnson – Elementary
  • Tatum Montague – Elementary
  • Natalie Oler – Elementary
  • Quinn Sever – Teaching All Learners
  • Jaida Zito – Elementary