FRANKLIN H. PEARSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Recipient: Erin Mews Major: Elementary Education Minor: English as a Second Language
At age 19, Franklin H. Pearson began teaching in a one-room school in Marinette County where English was the second language for most of the students. Pearson could have done many things, but he chose teaching. He had immeasurable patience and was accomplished at helping young people think and learn. Established by the family and friends of Franklin H. Pearson, former faculty member at UWSP.
MARY SHOREY SAMTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Recipient: Lexandra Behling Majors: Elementary Education, Special Education Minor: Specific Learning Disabilities
Recipient: Katelynn DeLosh Major: Early Childhood Education Minor:Early Childhood Special Education
Recipient: Bekah Mootz Major: Elementary Education Recipient: Payton Wester Major: Elementary Education
This scholarship was established in 1992 by Mary’s son, Father James Samter, to honor his mother. Mary Shorey Samter graduated from the Stevens Point Normal School in 1927 and taught for many years at UWSP. She believed that all primary teachers should know how to teach reading and should consider it a foundation for all classroom learning.
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