Change is in the offing — again — for the National Teachers Hall of Fame.
Ralph Draper has officially submitted his resignation, doing so last month. Draper was named as the Hall of Fame’s leader in early 2023 but suffered a stroke in May.
Carol Strickland has been serving as interim CEO in Draper’s absence, but she is now serving as a consultant as Maddie Fennel has agreed to serve as acting leader.
Fennel currently serves as the executive director of Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice. Before assuming that role, she was the Nebraska State Education Association’s executive director. She was also an elementary teacher for Omaha Public Schools for 27 years.
Strickland says there is an active search for a permanent CEO at this time.
