Hannibal-LaGrange University awards DEWEY scholarship to 10 recipients
HANNIBAL, Mo. — Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU) recently announced that it has awarded 10 students with a scholarship through the DEWEY (Developing an Educator Workforce that Expands Yearly) awards program.
These scholarships were made possible by a prestigious grant funded by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to support HLGU’s ongoing efforts to recruit and retain future educators, particularly in rural and under-resourced areas of Missouri.
Recipients of the Dewey Scholarship will receive tuition assistance during their student teaching semester, alleviating financial burdens and enabling them to focus on their educational experience.
The 10 Dewey Scholarship recipients are:
- Erin Threlkeld: senior from Shelbina, majoring in Secondary English Education.
- Logan Farris: senior from Macon, majoring in K-12 Physical Education.
- Tessa Huckstep: senior from Pittsfield, Ill., majoring in Elementary Education.
- Aymee Young: junior from Atlanta, Mo., majoring in Elementary Education.
- Asjia Troy: junior from Monroe City, majoring in Elementary Education.
- Zane Peuterbaugh: junior from Jerseyville, Ill., majoring in Secondary Social Sciences.
- Olivia Rawlings: sophomore from Hannibal, majoring in Elementary Education.
- Grace Thompson: sophomore from St. Peters, majoring in Secondary Social Sciences.
- Kennedy Smith: freshman from Kahoka, double majoring in Early Childhood and Elementary Education.
- Gracie Cole: freshman from Winterset, Iowa, majoring in Secondary Instrumental Music Education.
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