BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Selected from hundreds of applicants by the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois and Teach For America programs, 10 Illinois Wesleyan students are honoring their commitments to provide students in schools of need with highly trained teachers.
Illinois Wesleyan class of 2008 graduates Amanda Cordes, an English and Spanish double major with a secondary education concentration from Naperville; Michael Lawton, a music education major from River Forest; Kristine Madigan, an educational studies and sociology double major from Skokie and Amy Sipovic, a history major with a secondary education concentration from LaSalle are fulfilling their promise to the Golden Apple Foundation as they embark on their teaching careers throughout the state of Illinois. Also, Sophomore Anne Marie Casa, an English major with a secondary education concentration from Berwyn was recently selected as a Golden Apple Pathway Scholar.
Illinois Wesleyan has additionally learned that three incoming 2008-2009 first-year students have recently joined the Golden Apple Scholars program: Claire Current, an educational studies major from Bloomington; Tristan Rogers, an educational studies major from Oak Park, and Rebekah Park, a biology major with a secondary education concentration from Wilmette.