Ļć½¶Ö±²„Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program announces newest cohort
Contact: Camille Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.āThirty-one Ļć½¶Ö±²„ students are new scholarship recipients in one of the stateās most prestigious teacher education programs.
Housed in the universityās College of Education, the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, or METP, is a collaborative endeavor with the University of Mississippi. The scholarship includes full tuition, with room, board and books, a $1,000 technology stipend, and a fully funded national or study-abroad experience. The award is available to students majoring in secondary mathematics, secondary science, secondary English, elementary education and special education.
āWe are very excited to have these new students in the program. It is encouraging for Mississippi to have determined students that are extremely passionate and committed to the opportunity of educating our most valuable resource, our children,ā said Annice Jenkins, METP program manager. āMississippiās future lies in the hands of our children, and these new METP students are eager to rise to the challenge and prepare themselves for the service that lies before them. I am excited and look forward to working with them.ā
Funded by the Jackson-based Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation, the scholarship is valued at approximately $100,000 over four years.
Competitive applicants should have at least a 28 ACTāor 1310 SATāscore and a 3.5 high school grade point average. Applicants participate in an interview with faculty, write an essay about why they want to enter the teaching profession, and commit to teaching in Mississippi in their program area for at least five years after graduation, though the obligation may be deferred if students decide to pursue graduate degree programs.
The 2019-2020 METP Scholars class includes (by hometown):
BILOXIāMacy N. Chism, a junior secondary education/English education major.
BIRMINGHAM, AlabamaāRuby Alyssa Beard, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
BRANDONāBailey M. LaFontaine, a senior elementary education/middle school major; and Brooke Hodges, a freshman elementary education major.
BROOKSVILLEāReilly C. Mapp, a freshman special education major.
CANTONāMargaret E. āMegā Gordon, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
CLINTONāSavanna M. Clardy and Chelsie R. Hennen, both freshman elementary education/middle school majors.
FLORAāSamantha J. Caldwell, a freshman secondary education/chemistry education major.
GERMANTOWN, TennesseeāEmily L. Cardosi, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
LOUISVILLEāMakinsie B. Clark, a sophomore secondary education/English education major.
LUCEDALEāKatelyn M. Cooley, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
MADISONāSarah E. Franklin, a freshman special education major; and Emily K. Hudgens, a junior secondary education/biology education major.
MERIDIANāAlexis D. āLexieā Rawson, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major; and Dunnam O. Shirley, a senior secondary education/biology education major.
PASCAGOULAāCameron D. Wells, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major.
PASS CHRISTIANāMarly S. Crawford, a freshman special education major.
PELAHATCHIEāEthan T. Morris, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major.
PONTOTOCāJonathan P. Weeks, a junior secondary education/mathematics education major.
RIDGELANDāSusan Camille Felder, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TennesseeāHailey A. Fookes, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major.
STARKVILLEāWilliam T. āWillā May, a freshman elementary education/middle school major; and Maggie E. Miller, a freshman elementary education/early childhood major.
TERRYāLendon K. Chandler, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
TUSCALOOSA, AlabamaāKathryn A. Watkins, a sophomore elementary education/middle school major.
UNIONāMallory W. Malone, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
VANCLEAVEāMorgan R. Sanford, a freshman secondary education/English education major; Cari R. Sims, a freshman elementary education/middle school major; and Emma L. Wages, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
VESTAVIA HILLS, AlabamaāHannah Beth McCall, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
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