Meet June
 A Record for Making Education Work
Experience That Matters
- North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction since August 2005. Dr. Atkinson is the first woman elected to the post of State Superintendent. She oversees more than 1.4 million students in over 2,300 public schools.
- Director and Assistant Director, Division of Instructional Services – K-12, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Director, Career and Technical Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Section Chief, Business Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- High School Business Teacher, Charlotte, North Carolina and Roanoke, Virginia
Recognitions
- Women of Achievement Award, General Federation of Women’s Clubs
- Distinguished Alumna Award, North Carolina State University College of Education
- Inclusive Leadership Award, North Carolina Association of Educators
- Friends of Education Award, North Carolina Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Past President, National Business Education Association
- Past President, Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools that Work
- Past President, National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education
- Honorary Member of Career-Technical Education Organizations—CECNC, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, SkillsUSA
- Certificate of Appreciation, North Carolina Council on Economic Education
- Author, two textbooks related to computer technology
- Presenter, business and education groups in 43 states and throughout North Carolina
Scholarship
- Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy, North Carolina State University
- M.S. in Vocational and Technical Education, Virginia Tech University
- B.S. in Business Education, Radford University
Personal
- Married to Dr. William Gurley, a Cary orthodontist and former assistant professor at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
- Member of the First United Methodist Church of Cary
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