汤头条 welcomes 12th Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program cohort
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳hirty-one Mississippi State students are new scholarship recipients in one of the state鈥檚 most prestigious teacher education programs.
Housed in the university鈥檚 College of Education, the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program is a collaborative endeavor with the University of Mississippi. The scholarship, available to majors in K-12 education, includes full tuition, room and board, books, a $1,000 technology stipend and a fully funded national or study-abroad experience.
Funded by the Jackson-based Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation, the scholarship is valued at approximately $100,000 over four years.
鈥淲e are excited to welcome these future educators and our 12th cohort of METP scholars from across the state and nation,鈥 said Teresa Jayroe, dean of the College of Education. 鈥淭he support from the Robert M. Hearin Foundation for our outstanding METP scholars positively impacts education and communities across the state of Mississippi.鈥
Competitive applicants should have at least a 28 ACT鈥攐r 1310 SAT鈥攕core and a 3.5 high school GPA. Applicants participate in an interview with faculty, submit an essay on their interest in the teaching profession and commit to teaching in Mississippi in their program area for at least five years after graduation. This obligation may be deferred if students decide to enter graduate degree programs.
鈥淭hese recipients of the METP scholarship will make a difference in the lives of their students and change the future of education in Mississippi,鈥 said Kim Hall, associate dean of the College of Education and coprincipal investigator for the METP grant. 鈥淎lready, we have seen the tremendous impact graduates of this program have had on the lives of children and within their communities.鈥
Recipients include:
AMORY鈥擜nna Claire Tutor, freshman elementary education major
BOONEVILLE鈥擟aitlyn King, sophomore elementary education major
BRANDON鈥擝radley Burke, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in English
COLLINSVILLE鈥擲arah Cooksey, junior elementary education major
COLUMBUS鈥擥illon 鈥淕race鈥 Massey, senior special education major
CORINTH鈥擜ndrew Carpenter, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in English
DECATUR鈥擡than Bunty, sophomore secondary education major with a concentration in English
EADS, Tennessee鈥擫illian Bartlett, freshman elementary education major
EUPORA鈥擬addie McMullan, freshman elementary education major
FRANKLIN, Tennessee鈥擨sabelle 鈥淕race鈥 Connors, freshman elementary education major
GAUTIER鈥擶esley Job, sophomore music education major
GRENADA鈥擬alaree Williams, freshman elementary education major
GULFPORT鈥擪ennedie Jordan, freshman elementary education major
HATTIESBURG鈥擜nna Pace, sophomore elementary education major
HOMEWOOD, Alabama鈥擲ophia Outman, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in English
KILN鈥擭athan Andrews, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in chemistry
KOSCIUSKO鈥擟aitlin Settlemir, junior secondary education major with a concentration in English
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas鈥擥race Garrity, freshman elementary education major
MERIDIAN鈥擜vrie Boles, sophomore elementary education major
O鈥橣ALLON, Illinois鈥擟harles Gilliam, sophomore elementary education major
PASS CHRISTIAN鈥擬aria Schuyler, sophomore elementary education major
QUITMAN鈥擪endal Davidson, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in math
SOUTHAVEN鈥擬ichael Mahnken, sophomore secondary education major with a concentration in social studies
ST. PAUL, Minnesota鈥擣rederick Kinney, junior special education major
STARKVILLE鈥擳y Boren, senior special education major, and Ava Johnston, freshman elementary education major
TUPELO鈥擫ia Darracott, sophomore secondary education major with a concentration in English, and Annsley Hill, sophomore special education major
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama鈥擟ampbell Booth, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in math
VANCLEAVE鈥擬aison Evans, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in math
WAVELAND鈥擡mily Collins, freshman secondary education major with a concentration in English
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