Eugenia Floyd is the 2021 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year.  She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Following graduation, she became a teacher assistant at Morris Grove Elementary School within the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. She completed her K-6 teacher certification at North Carolina Central University in 2013. Eugenia then began her career as a fourth grade classroom teacher at Mary Scroggs Elementary School. Through a partnership with her district, she earned a gifted certification from Elon University. She then continued on to graduate with a Master’s degree in Gifted Education in 2020 from Elon.