Chris Weaver

Weaver was selected as the Louisiana Teacher of the Year in 1981 while teaching at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport. After 13 years in the classroom, Weaver was named principal at the Caddo Career Center and later at Woodlawn High.

She was assistant superintendent of Vocational Education and director of Vocational Education at the Louisiana Department of Education and served as executive director of the Workforce Commission and the Workforce Development Liaison/School-to-Work Liaison in the Louisiana Governor’s Office.

Weaver has been an active supporter of Northwestern since graduating, attending university activities and events and assisting the university in professional activities.

Weaver was an inductee into the NSU College of Education and Human Development’s Hall of Distinguished Educators and received the Nth Degree in honor of her service to others. She was an active member of the NSU School of Education Advisory Committee for more than 20 years. Weaver established the Pat Weaver Fund for Educational Enhancement in 2022 in honor of her late husband to enhance learning, research, travel and/or professional development to meet the needs of the School of Education. She earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing education and a master’s in education at NSU. Weaver did additional graduate work at Northwestern and the University of North Texas.