New fellowship established through the UCA Foundation for graduate students
CONWAY, October 24, 2014–Mrs. Tommie Sue Anthony, UCA alumna and noted Arkansas educator, recently endowed a fellowship for gifted education candidates at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) through the UCA Foundation. The fellowship will be used to support tuition, travel to national conferences, books, and/or other relevant student support to students pursuing graduate studies leading to gifted education certification, Master’s degree (M.Ed.), Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree, or Ph.D. in Leadership Studies with a cognate in gifted education. “This fellowship provides an opportunity for more individuals to pursue the field of gifted education” said Ms. Anthony.
Ms. Anthony was honored as the 2014 UCA Distinguished Alumni this past spring. She is a two-time graduate (BSE-1963, MSE-1973) of UCA. She is the Immediate Past-President of the Arkansas Advanced Initiative in Mathematics and Science, Inc. (AAIMS). Before becoming the President of AAIMS in 2007, Ms. Anthony was the Director of Talented and Gifted Programs for the Pulaski County Special School District from 1983-1998. Applications for the fellowship will be accepted in the spring for the 2015 fall term.
UCA Foundation
Ms. Shelley Mehl, President and Vice-President for Advancement, UCA
(501) 450-3197
shelleym@uca.edu
This article also appeared in the Log Cabin Democrat under the title Alumna endows education fellowship through UCA Foundation.