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Three Lamar University students have been awarded $10,000 from the Joy and Will Crenshaw fellowship as they kick off their journey as classroom teachers. Crenshaw award recipients American Sign Language major Sarah Anderson, English major Katherine Holly and Studio Art Education major Katrina Whitfield were awarded the funds in May as they wrapped up student teaching.
The award was established to honor the lives of Joy and Will Crenshaw – LU alumni that met as students and have shared a joint love for education for over 50 years. The endowment was established by their children to provide a $10,000 fellowship every semester to three Lamar teaching candidates participating in a semester-long student teaching assignment.
To be considered, students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and complete clinical teaching on a Beaumont ISD campus.