Dillin Randolph, Ed.M. '20 EPOL and current doctoral student in EPOL, was selected as a finalist for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
Randolph teaches English at Niles West High School in Skokie, IL. He was named Cook County Co-Regional Teacher of the Year in 2024 by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching honors outstanding teachers for having lasting, positive effects on students’ lives and school communities. Teacher finalists demonstrate—in their teaching and results—a significant, positive impact on their students’ growth and learning.
Thirty teachers in all were selected for the 2025 list of finalists.
The selected 2025 Golden Apple Award recipients will be surprised in the spring. Northwestern University generously provides a spring sabbatical to award recipients at no cost. Each recipient receives a $5,000 cash award. Award recipients become Fellows of the Golden Apple Academy of Educators, a community of educators who play an important role in preparing the next generation of teachers in the Golden Apple Scholars and Accelerators programs—initiatives dedicated to addressing the teacher shortage in Illinois.
