HOLMDEL, NJ — Two William R. Satz Middle School teachers are set to be honored at Princeton University’s 2026 Commencement.
Stephanie Fox and Devon Suppa, co-teachers of 7th-grade science at the middle school, will join Myra Bellamy of Achievers Early College Prep Charter School in Trenton, Amy Mosser of Seneca High School in Tabernacle and Angello Villarreal of Freehold Township High School for the commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 26.
The five educators are recipients of the Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching and will each receive $5,000, as well as $3,000 for their school libraries.
“I myself am a product of the New Jersey school system, and even more so of New Jersey teachers,” said Michael Gordin, dean of the college and the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History. “I know firsthand what kind of lifelong impact a dedicated teacher can leave with students.”
According to Princeton University, ten finalists were selected by the Program in Teacher Preparation staff and visited at their schools by program staff member Paul Chapin.
The winners were then selected by a committee, which also considered recommendations from colleagues and students, as well as evidence of the teachers’ accomplishments in the school and the community.
“These five awardees represent the very best of our state’s education and are exemplars for their colleagues everywhere,” Gordin said.
Known by colleagues for their "instructional synergy," Fox and Suppa have co-taught 7th-grade science at the middle school for over a decade.
The pair completed a two-year STEM fellowship at Montclair State University and recently oversaw the redesign and implementation of the school's new 7th and 8th-grade science curriculum.
In an online post, William R. Satz Middle School congratulated the two on their achievement.
"We are incredibly proud to announce that Mrs. Stephanie Fox and Mrs. Devon Suppa of W.R. Satz Middle School have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching presented by Princeton University," the school said.
"Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Suppa on this extraordinary achievement!"
To learn more about Fox and Suppa, or the other educators who will be honored at Princeton University's 2026 Commencement, you can click here.
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