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MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (May 30, 2002) – Minority students in East Tennessee will have additional help in completing their college education at Milligan College. The college will again participate in the Minority Teacher Education Grant program sponsored by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Since 1989, 22 minority students at Milligan have benefited from this grant and most now teach in the state or region. The college has received over $200,000 since the grant program’s inception.
Due to the leadership of the late Dr. Paul Clark, a longtime professor and director of teacher education at Milligan for over 30 years, the college has participated in the Minority Teacher Education Grant program since its inception in 1988.
All Tennessee-resident minorities are eligible to participate in the grant program. The current grant provides $24,500 in aid and requires the college to match financial need 100 percent. The program provides tuition, fees, books and testing expenses.
“The Minority Teacher Education Grant has been of tremendous benefit to our college and has brought about more diversity on our campus,” said Dr. Billye Joyce Fine, interim director of teacher education. “Student grant recipients, after receiving their degrees, have become influential teachers in our community. We are thankful our mission can be accomplished through such grants.”
To learn more about the Minority Teacher Education Grant program at Milligan, please contact the Education Office at 423-461-8745. To find out more about admission to Milligan, please contact the Admissions Office at 423-461-8730 or on the web at www.milligan.edu.