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November 2004
The AC Phoenix
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DENNIS A. MOSER NAMED
2005 PRINCIPAl OF THE YEAR
Dennis A. Moser, the principal of the Career Center, was
named the 2005 Wachovia Principal of the Year for Winston-
Salem/Forsyth County Schools at a breakfast ceremony this
morning.
Moser was chosen among 70 principals in the district. He
has been the principal at the Career Center since 2001 and
was nominated for the award by teachers and by a
media-center assistant at the school.
At a lunchtime reception given by his staff, Moser said,
"This has been a fun day. Thank you all. This award means
a lot to me personally and it's wonderful to have the Career
Center family so involved."
As principal of the Career Center, Moser oversees a
wide-ranging program that is unlike any other in Forsyth
County. High school students from throughout the school
system choose to come to the Career Center for Advanced
Placement classes, higher-level career and technical educa
tion courses and other complementary courses. The school
also offers extended day classes for students who need to
make up a course required for graduation.
Moser began his career with Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools in 1983 as a high-school English teacher.
He also served as an assistant principal at Clemmons
Elementary School and Parkland High School. Before mov
ing to the Career Center, he was a principal at Jefferson
Elementary School.
Moser holds a doctorate degree from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro, and master's degrees from
UNC-Greensboro and the University of New Orleans.
He will compete with other local award recipients from the
central region of the state. The award program is co-spon-
sored by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction and the
Wachovia Bank Corporation.
This is the 21st year that Wachovia has sponsored the
financial awards. Local principals of the year receive $200.
The regional Wachovia principals of the year receive $1,500
for their school and $1,500 for their personal use. The 2005
Wachovia Principal of the Year will receive $3,000 for his or
her school and $3,000 for personal use.
Regional award recipients will be selected by February
2005 and the state Wachovia Principal of the Year will be
announced on April 7, 2005. The 2004 Wachovia Principal of
the Year is John R. Black of Longview Elementary School in
the Hickory City School System.
Finalists for Principal of the Year for Winston-
Salem/Forsyth County Schools included Marilyn "Tobie"
Arnold of Old Town Elementary School, Nathaniel Barber of
North Hills Elementary School, Steve Flora of Easton
Elementary School and Marion Pittman-Couch of Paisley
Magnet School.
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