Meet our new COE Advancement Director: Ms. Penny Murray Humphries!

We are so pleased to announce that Ms. Penny Murray Humphries has officially joined our COE Team as Director of Advancement! As such, Ms. Humphries will spearhead our fundraising efforts and ensure we are doing all we can to connect with our COE alumni by engaging, developing and cultivating relationships. She, too, will also be charged with helping tell the story of our COE.  Ms. Humphries is a 1979 Louisiana Tech University graduate and has over 20 years of service in Louisiana Tech Advancement. She will be meeting with faculty and staff over the coming weeks to learn more about what great things you are doing. We are so excited that she is on board and look forward to great things from Penny in the 2016 year!

                                 

 

COE Scholarship Deadline Extended

Don't forget that the COE deadline for scholarship application submission has been extended this year from December 31 to January 15 at 5 pm central.  We are very fortunate in our College of Education to have a large group of donors and supporters that want to help our students be successful! You have approximately one week left to complete and submit your applications. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Below are just a few of the many scholarships and endowments from our generous donors and friends in the COE that make these opportunities possible. A link to the webpage outlining the requirements for each scholarships follows: http://education.latech.edu/students/scholarships/list.php . Best of luck on your submissions!


Alex Laney Endowment
Ann Marilyn Melton Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Bessie Purdy Scholarship
Betty Edwards Owens Endowed Scholarship
Causey-Tanner Scholarship
Erma Flesher Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Morris Odom Endowed Scholarship
Emmons, Morelle and Trissielee Endowed Scholarship
Estelle Harris Memorial Scholarship
Evelyn Swihart Endowed Scholarship
F. Elizabeth Bethea Endowment
George Madden Lomax Scholarship
Gertie M. H.  & Eldrice H. Green Scholarship
Enid Gladden Butler Graduate Scholarship
James and Janis Pierce Endowed Scholarship
John Cawthon Scholarship
Knotts Memorial Scholarship
Lanette Southall Fisher Memorial Scholarship
Lu Iman Allen and Ann McCraw Stokes Scholarship in Education
Lucille Pierce Folk Endowed Scholarship
Mary Ann Smalling Scholarship (Kalil Scholarship)
Mary Ross Higginbotham Scholarship
Mary Wilson Scholarship
Miriam Davis Hogan Endowment
Pipes Memorial Scholarship
Ruston Sunrise Kiwanis Scholarship
Thomas Gaston and Hessie Gaston Watson Endowed Scholarship
Wilbur Bergeron Memorial Scholarship

 

Louisiana Tech COE Alum Wins Milken Prize!

Mr. John Lary, History Educator at Byrd, recieved a check for $25000.00 this week after being named a Milken Award recipent. To learn more about the award and Mr. Lary, check out the article in the Shreveport Times! The picture was also taken by staff at The Shreveport Times and ran with the article in the publication on Tuesday of this week.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/10/27/25000-milken-award-to-byrd-teacher-john-lary/74683044/

Louisiana's 2015 Elementary Teacher of the Year is our own Tammy Schales!

Louisiana Tech COE Family Member, Mrs. Tammy Schales, has been named the
2015 Louisiana Elementary Teacher of the Year!

Mrs. Schales serves as an outstanding Elementary school educator at Ruston Elementary in Ruston, LA. Mrs. Schales is a stellar example of educational leaders with Louisiana Tech University COE ties in the field who have made it their life's work to enhance the lives of those in which they come in contact. Mrs. Schales and the other awardees were recognized by Louisiana State Supt. John White during the summer of 2014. A second award event was hosted by the Lincoln Parish School Board to recognize Mrs. Schales's exemplary work educating Ruston's children. More information about this outstanding award can be found at the following link:

 2015 LA DOE Louisiana Believes Teacher of the Year Selection

In addition to her being named Louisiana's Elementary Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Schales also was awarded The Ruston Kiwanis "Educator of the Year" Award!

 Thanks, Mrs. Schales for making the COE and the University so proud!

Pictured above are Mrs. Tammy Schales, her husband Danny, and their girls, Ashlynne and Lara.