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Alumnus Travis Burns '04, Ed.D.'12, named 2025 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia

Summary

Selected by the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals, Burns will be recognized at state and national conferences this summer.

Full Description

Congratulations to School of Education alumnus Travis Burns ’04, Ed.D. ’12, on being named the 2025 Outstanding High School Principal of Virginia! Burns was selected by a panel of principals and superintendents representing the Principal Awards Committee of the Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals. 

Burns credits his W&M Educational Policy, Planning & Leadership (EPPL) professors Michael DiPaola ’69, Megan Tschannen-Moran,  Christopher Gareis M.A.Ed. ’92, Ed.S. ’93, Ed.D. ’96, P ’22, P ’25, P ’27, James Stronge P ’02 and Steven Staples ’76, M.Ed. ’83 for doing a fantastic job preparing him for the challenges of principalship. Burns will be honored at the June 2025 Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition, June 23-26, in Portsmouth, VA. He will also be recognized nationally at the 2025 National Principals Conference with other state principals of the year, July 11-13, in Seattle, Wash.