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黑料社 welcomes 12th Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program cohort

黑料社 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.

Members of the 2024 cohort of Mississippi State鈥檚 Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program pose on the steps of a campus building.
Members of the 2024 cohort of Mississippi State鈥檚 Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program receive full tuition, room and board, books, a $1,000 technology stipend and a fully funded national or study-abroad experience in exchange for their commitment to teach in the Magnolia State in their program area for at least five years after graduation. (Photo by Madeline Blackburn)

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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