Dr. Otelia A. Royster
Dr. Otelia Royster is an educator, scholar, and leader. Over the past twenty-eight years she has served as a role-model for students and colleagues. She prides herself on being a successful African American, a daughter, a sister, a mother, and a professional Inclusion Curriculum Language Arts Instructor. She focused on the individual, precisely on the importance of making a difference in oneself. Otelia was born in North Carolina, and grew up in Airlie, a rural area of Littleton. She spent summers working to help her parents. She graduated from high school then became married. In 1978, she was employed with Halifax County Board of Education. She attended Shaw University and earned her BA in 1990. After graduating, she attended North Carolina Central University and Nova Southeastern University, achieving honors for her MEd, MA, and EdD in 2011
