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 this semester 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. Upon graduation, scholars will begin their teaching careers in the state. The award is available to students majoring in secondary mathematics, secondary science, secondary English, elementary education and special education.
āI am excited to welcome our new METP scholars. These scholars represent some of the best and brightest students from across the state and nation,ā said Teresa Jayroe, dean of the College of Education. āThese scholars, who will remain in the state after they graduate, are the future of education in Mississippi.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 GPA. 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 2021-2022 METP Scholars class includes (by hometown):
ACKERMANāAdrianna OāBryant, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
AMORYāMicah Goldman, a junior elementary education/middle school major.
COLUMBIAāMarlie Barnes, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
ETHELāCourtney Whitehead, a junior secondary education/mathematics education major.
FAYETTE, AlabamaāSavanah Stewart, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
FLOWOODāAudrie Sifford, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
FULTONāElizabeth Johnson, a freshman secondary education/biology education major.
GERMANTOWN, TennesseeāMorgan Davis, a sophomore special education major.
GULFPORTāAnna Claire Boggess, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
HARTSELLE, AlabamaāHannah Gregory, a sophomore secondary education/chemistry education major.
LUCEDALEāAbigail Hubbard, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
MANDEVILLE, LouisianaāHaley Strawn, a freshman secondary education/physics education major.
MERIDIANāDesarae Skinner, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major.
NIXA, MissouriāHubert āTreyā Loden, a junior secondary education/biology education major.
OCEAN SPRINGSāAnna Probst, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major, and Kylie Jackson, a sophomore secondary education/mathematics education major.
OLIVE BRANCHāKristen Oswalt, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
OWENS CROSS ROADS, AlabamaāAllison Prince, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
PARIS, TennesseeāAllissa Howze, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
PICAYUNEāJessica Helgerson, a junior secondary education/English education major.
PULASKIāAnna Chesnut, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
SALTILLOāKieredith Wilkins, a freshman elementary education/middle school major.
SAUCIERāAnna Conine, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major.
SELMA, AlabamaāMary Carolyn Jones, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
SOUTHSIDE, AlabamaāRussell Pair, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
STONEWALLāSarah Brannan, a junior secondary education/biology education major.
VANCLEAVEāJaida Trotter, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
VARDAMANāAmber McGreger, a freshman secondary education/English education major.
VESTAVIA HILLS, AlabamaāRebekah Bates, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major.
WAVELANDāJoshua Bell, a freshman secondary education/mathematics education major.
WAYNESBOROāSharityn Beasley, a junior elementary education/middle school major.
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