Lovorn Named NCA Headmaster & Executive Director

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North Cedar Academy is pleased to announce we have named Dr. Michael "Mike" Lovorn our new Headmaster and Executive Director. He will begin his role in April 2023. Dr. Lovorn has 30 years of experience in education. He taught middle and high school social studies for over a decade before earning a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Tennessee in 2003. Since then, he has worked in teacher education and international programs, offered graduate coursework to teachers in K-12 international schools on five continents, and recruited students to study in the United States. Over the past 20 years, Mike has also written extensively on teaching and learning in international contexts, historiographical analysis, and humor in the classroom. 

A native Texan, "Mike," as he prefers to be called, grew up in Tennessee. He has lived and worked across the U.S. and abroad and traveled extensively for both work and pleasure, having taught and/or served as a guest lecturer in South Africa, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Qatar, Russia, and Ireland, among many other countries. He comes to us from Winona, Minnesota, where he was the Dean of the School of Education at Saint Mary's University. 

When asked why he chose NCA, Mike replied: "It was clear from the moment I stepped onto campus that NCA is a unique and special place. The students and teachers here have built a real learning community; a stimulating-but-serene learning environment, much needed in today's world. I am pleased to join NCA and honored to lead our efforts to welcome students from around the world to study and grow with us in Northern Wisconsin. I'm very happy to be here."