MTSU event honors local students and teachers
Four local students and teachers were honored as outstanding in the fields of math, science and technology earlier this month during MTSU’s second annual Breakfast with Champions.
Recognized were Warren County High School students Sarah Hoover and Brittany Rodriguez and calculus teacher Linda King, as well as Boyd Christian School biology teacher Twan Majors.
Held in conjunction with the university’s Women’s History Month activities, Breakfast of Champions was started last year as a way to honor outstanding female students and teachers in the traditionally male dominated subjects of math, science and technology. In all, 22 students and 13 teachers from Bedford, Cannon, Rutherford, Warren and Wilson counties were honored.
The program was brought to MTSU by Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross, associate professor of chemistry, who also coordinates MTSU’s Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science program for girls in grades five through eight.
“We are delighted to share the knowledge once again about the wonderful opportunities for women in science and math and technology at MTSU, and to honor both the high school teachers and students who are champions in these fields,” she said.
The honorees were treated to a breakfast at the university during which time they heard they heard the remarks of the event’s guest speaker, Dr. Diane Miller, MTSU’s interim vice provost of academic affairs and a professor of mathematical sciences.