August 21, 2006

Fuehne, Westphal win teaching scholarships

by K.C. Jaehnig

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Two Clinton County college students have won scholarships from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Lauren K. Fuehne of New Baden (204 N. Ninth St.) and Carrie L. Westphal of Breese (380 N. Ninth St.) each will receive $1,000 through a program aimed at producing math and science teachers.

Co-sponsored by SIUC's College of Education and Human Services and its College of Science with funding from the Boeing Foundation, the Teaching Excellence in Mathematics and Science initiative each year presents scholarships to as many as 20 aspiring teachers with grade-point averages of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

"These students represent some of the best and brightest students at SIUC and represent a positive future for our schools," said project director Trudi L. Volk.

Fuehne, a senior and the daughter of Jim and Judy Fuehne, plans to teach mathematics, while Westphal, a graduate student at SIUC working on a master of arts in teaching, plans to teach biology and chemistry.

Strengthening the undergraduate scholarship program is among the goals of Southern at 150: Building Excellence Through Commitment, the blueprint the University is following as it approaches its 150th anniversary in 2019.