Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Announces First Recipient
Cassie Campbell is the first recipient of the prestigious Miami University Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship. She is a third-year undergraduate pursuing a dual degree in Integrated Mathematics Education and Mathematics with a minor in Creative Writing.
Originally from Dallas, Cassie decided to come to Miami because she fell in love with the campus and was impressed with the presentation made by her campus tour guide.
Cassie has made personal and professional connections through her involvement on campus. She is in the Urban Cohort Program, co-chair of the EHS Ambassadors, and serves on the board for the Miami University Council of Teachers of Mathematics. In her spare time, she is working on writing a fantasy novel.
About the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship
The MU-Noyce Scholars program, funded by the National Science Foundation and offered jointly through the College of Education, Health and Society and the College of Arts and Science, responds to the critical need for mathematics and science teachers by encouraging promising science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students and STEM professionals to pursue teaching careers in high-needs schools.
These schools are often located in communities that are