Secondary Education Industrial Technology Scholarship and Grant Recipients

2009

Scholarships

At its 81st annual convention and student competition on May 6-9, 2009 in Battle Creek, MI, the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society awarded scholarships to students interested in pursuing a professional career as an Industrial Education, Technology Education or Career and Technical Education teacher.  To qualify for consideration, students must be recommended by a MITES member and be maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in their major.

 

The students below received scholarships based on their educational progress and commendable academic performance.  All five are members of the NMU-Student Industrial Technology Education Society (SITES)

 

The amount of scholarship money awarded depends on a student’s grade level and is awarded as follows: Freshman-$500, Sophomore-$750, Junior-$1,000 and Senior-$1,500.  Congratulations to all!

 

Matthew Barbercheck, Sophomore

Columbus, IN

Michael Goldsworthy, Sophomore

Lake Linden, MI

Andrew Granger, Senior

Cheboygan, MI

Gary Herschell, Senior
Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Barrett Willard, Senior

Bemidji, MN

 

Grants

Award: Professional Development - Collaboration with 4 other universities to merge IX and TX teacher certifications.

To: Northern Michigan University

From: Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society

Amount: $366.66

 

Award: Program Development - Secondary Education Industrial Technology student organization - SITES

To: Michael Turino

From: Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society

Amount: $2,200

 

Award: CTE Teacher Recruitment and Retention

To: Northern Michigan University

From: MDE - Office of Career and Technical Education

Amount: $1,470

 


 

 

2008

 

Scholarships

At its 80th annual convention and student competition on May 7 -10, 2008, in Lansing, MI, the Michigan Industrial and Technology Education Society awarded scholarships to students interested in pursuing a professional career as an Industrial Education, Technology Education or Career and Technical Education teacher. 

 

To qualify for consideration, industrial technology education students must be recommended by an industrial education professor, obtain a letter of support from a MITES member, and be maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in their major.

 

The amount of scholarship money awarded depends on a student’s grade level.  The levels of funds awarded are as follows: Freshman - $500, Sophomore - $750, Junior - $1,000 and Senior - $1,500.

Of the seven students throughout the State receiving scholarships, three are enrolled in the SEIT teacher education program at Northern Michigan University.  The three young men pictured below are deserving recipients as they own grade point averages well above the 3.0 minimum required and consistently make the Dean’s List.  Congratulations to Michael, Gary and Andrew!

Michael Bryant, Junior

Iron Mountain, MI

Gary Herschell, Sophomore

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Andrew Richard, Sophomore

Florence, WI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grants

 

Award: CTE Teacher Recruitment and Retention

To: Northern Michigan University

From: MDE - Office of Career and Technical Education

Amount: $7,000

 


 

 

2007

 

Grants

Award: CTE Teacher Recruitment and Retention

To: Northern Michigan University

From: MDE - Office of Career and Technical Education

Amount: $7,000


 

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