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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Athens State University College of Education Alum Wins Alabama Power Award

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For immediate release
March 19, 2013

Athens State Alum Receives New Teacher Grant from Alabama Power
ATHENS, Ala. – Jackson Knox Schuster, a 2012 graduate of Athens State’s College of Education and a teacher at West Morgan High School, was one of twelve first-year teachers in Alabama schools have to receive a $1,000 grant for classroom materials and supplies from the Alabama Power Foundation.  Jackson was nominated by the faculty of the College of Education, as one of the most promising graduates of 2012.
The Alabama Power Foundation awards more than 1,000 grants annually with non-ratepayer money and has assets of more than $120 million, making it one of the largest corporate foundations in the state. The foundation funds The Alabama Power Foundation has given more than $135 million through more than 20,000 grants and scholarships.
Grant candidates were submitted by the state’s public teacher colleges.   Winners were selected by a committee that included education school deans. Each winner graduated from a state-approved teacher program at an Alabama public four-year college or university.
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Attached picture:  Jackson Knox Shuster




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