Education Notes
Jamie Phifer-Schimenti was named Science Educator of the Year for middle schools in Tennessee. Jamie teaches sixth grade at Meggs Middle School in Nashville and is a native of Warren County. She is the daughter of James and Kathryn Phifer.
Motlow recognizes students for Leadership Institute
Area students are included in the inaugural Presidential Student Leadership Institute at Motlow State Community College. Motlow president Dr. MaryLou Apple formed the institute to help students cultivate valuable skills needed through educational and career endeavors.
Area students honored are: Ronnie Haley, a business technology major with emphasis in accounting. He is a WCHS graduate and has a 3.9 GPA.
Callie Milburn is a 2005 WCHS graduate and the daughter of Darrell and Reba Milburn. Her major is English and she has a 3.7 GPA.
Emily Hobbs is a nursing major holding a 3.5 GPA. She is the daughter of Margaret and Michael Hobbs and is a Warren County High School graduate.
Shauna Wiley received an associates degree of science and nursing at TSU and is currently taking prerequisite classes at Motlow to obtain her goal of becoming a nurse practitioner. She is married to Gregory Wiley and they are parents to Gregory Jr., Brittany, Brandon, Ch? and Javier.
Fults accepted into People to People
Morgan Fults, a student at Eastside school, has been accepted into the People to People World Leadership Forum. She participated in the forum in Washington, D.C. and earned high school credit while studying leadership and exploring some of the United States? most prominent monuments and institutions.
She was nominated and accepted for the honor based on outstanding scholastic merit, civic involvement and leadership potential.
ETSU announces dean?s list
East Tennessee State University announces students who attain a GPA qualifying them for inclusion in the dean?s list for the summer 2006 session. To receive this honor, students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours of undergraduate course work with a GPA of at least 3.7 on a 4.0 scale.
McMinnville resident Christopher David Bailey was included on the list.
Crouch receives Tech scholarship
Lori B. Crouch of McMinnville recently received a $4,500, four-year scholarship to Tennessee Tech University from EdAmerica at a banquet in the Marriott at Cool Springs.
Crouch is the daughter of Sheryl and Tony Crouch and the granddaughter of Twila and Carl Underwood. She plans to major in nursing at TTU.
Currently a member of the Student Nursing Association, Crouch also received a $1,000 scholarship from River Park Hospital and the Tennessee Hope Scholarship.
Five TTU incoming freshmen were honored at a banquet. Headquarted in Knoxville, Edamerica is the eighth largest student loan provider in the nation. EdAmerica has given more than $350,000 since 2003 to 25 TTU students to further their education.