Wingate University honors longtime educator

WINGATE, N.C. — Wingate University honored one of its longtime educators.

“It’s more than a job. It has always been more than a job,” said Dr. Sylvia Little-Sweat, a professor at Wingate.

Little-Sweat started teaching at Wingate in 1963 when she was 21 years old, and she is still teaching 60 years later.

The professor said the secret to her longevity is a passion for her subject, English, and a love for those who want to learn.

“I really love students. I just get my energy from students,” Little-Sweat said Tuesday.

Little-Sweat is one of the longest-serving professors in the nation.

University officials said she has written countless poems and two histories of Wingate.

She still teaches two classes each semester and has no retirement date in mind.

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