{"id":1656,"date":"2025-04-17T14:12:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T23:11:08","slug":"the-w-recognizes-outstanding-teacher-candidates-and-interns-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/uncategorized\/the-w-recognizes-outstanding-teacher-candidates-and-interns-for-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The W Recognizes Outstanding Teacher Candidates and Interns for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><br>April 17, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/491763295_1793531734761181_6386546935115625597_n-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/491763295_1793531734761181_6386546935115625597_n-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/491763295_1793531734761181_6386546935115625597_n-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/491763295_1793531734761181_6386546935115625597_n-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/04\/491763295_1793531734761181_6386546935115625597_n.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Block 4 Intern Honorees Spring 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COLUMBUS, Miss.\u2014<\/strong> The School of Education at Mississippi University for Women proudly recognized exceptional students during its Spring 2025 Awards Day ceremony. Awards were given across Block I, II, III, Internship, and Graduate programs to celebrate academic achievement, professional growth, and leadership in the field of education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each awardee represents The W\u2019s commitment to preparing high-quality educators who lead with purpose and passion in Mississippi\u2019s classrooms and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Block I Honorees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Laney Boatner<\/em> \u2013 Overall Awardee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chynah Hornburger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Lenoir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Block II Honorees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Maggie Montesi<\/em> \u2013 Overall Awardee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lexie Angle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elizabeth Arrexi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alyssa Steinport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Block III Honorees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Jayde Richardson<\/em> \u2013 Overall Awardee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sierra Poire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mallory Lauderdale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Harrison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Internship Awardees (Elementary Education):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Audrey Foreman<\/em> \u2013 Overall Awardee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makenzie Kennard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haley Kelley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Madisyn Lee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kayla Branham<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reagan Greenhaw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laila Luckett<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chloe Minich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rachel Sargent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Secondary\/K\u201312 Internship Honorees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Jeanie Simmons<\/em> \u2013 Overall Awardee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allissa Howze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Honorees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Krystal Wheat<\/em> \u2013 Overall Awardee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jaden Craven<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Master of Education (M.Ed) Honoree:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Catherine Studdard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early Childhood Development (ECD) Honoree:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alondra Reza<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese students represent the best of The W \u2014 committed, reflective, and ready to make a lasting impact in education,\u201d said Dr. Marty Hatton, Dean of the School of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bob Fuller, Chair of the School of Education, added, \u201cOur award recipients exemplify what it means to lead with integrity, compassion, and a strong sense of purpose. We are honored to celebrate their achievements and proud to know they\u2019ll be shaping the future of our schools and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The W\u2019s School of Education continues to lead the way in preparing Mississippi\u2019s future educators through rigorous academic preparation, field-based learning, and mentorship with dedicated faculty and partner schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about teacher education programs at The W, visit <a class=\"\">www.muw.edu\/education<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 17, 2025 Block 4 Intern Honorees Spring 2025 COLUMBUS, Miss.\u2014 The School of Education at Mississippi University for Women proudly recognized exceptional students during its Spring 2025 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":1683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,24,5,6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources","category-updates","category-support","category-newsletter","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1656"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1661,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1656\/revisions\/1661"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}