Awards
Andrew P. Mullins Jr. Award
Awarded annually to a graduating MTC participant and selected by the graduating class. The criteria for the award is the participant who best exemplifies the values and ideals of the Mississippi Teacher Corps.
2024 – Ricky Fields & Emma Hale
2023 – Caroline Slay
2022 – Talia Pekari
2021 – Kristy Sanchez
2020 – Levi Mitze-Circiumaru & Kendall Hardy
2019 – Alexandria (Alex) Melnick
2018 – Robert (Bobby) Latona
2017 – Olivia (Liv) Gonsalves
2016 – Daniel Hart
2015 – Hunter Holt
2014 – Denver Wade
2013 – Aaron Heit
2012 – Bill Doar
2011 – Chris Curran
2010 – Aaron Johnson
2009 – Austin Walker
2008 – Jeremy Fiel
2007 – Jessica Wysopal
2006 – Joseph (Joe) Sweeney
Outstanding Academic Achievement
Awarded annually to a graduating MTC participant and determined by GPA and, as several students usually have a perfect 4.0, interviews with course instructors.
2024 – Henry Knight
2023 – Emiline Brown
2022 – Anna Samonds
2021 – John Fredericks
2020 – Sydney Brown
2019 – Kathryn James
2018 – Elizabeth Moore
2017 – Timothy Leake
2016 – Matt Strauser
2015 – Allison Peña
2014 – Camille Lesseig
2013 – Kristen Grauer-Gray
2012 – Quentin Sedlacek
2011 – Chris Curran
2010 – Jennifer Nelson
2009 – Danielle Hall
2008 – Jeremy Fiel
2007 – Tiffany Bartlett
2006 – Laura Manion
Class Speaker
Voted by the graduating MTC class.
2024 – Ricky Fields
2023 – Ivory Johnson
2022 – Carl Fisher
2021 – Quenton Gilmore
2020 – Doug Leeson
2018 – Katelyn Stevens
2018 – Kathleen (Kate) Workman
2017 – Nels Lund
2016 – Kristin McConnell
2015 – Jake Warren
2014 – Jeremy Jewitt
2013 – Austin Huffman
2012 – Matthew Gioia and Blake Ware
2011 – Trevor Jensen
2010 – Parks Smith
2009 – Pete Nelson
2008 – Jon Zarandona
2007 – Jake Roth
2006 – Joel Harris
Outstanding Portfolio
Awarded annually to a graduating MTC participant. Selected by the professor(s) responsible for grading the MTC Portfolios.
2024 – Emma Hale
2023 – Danielle Haas
2022 – Jasmine Habersham
2021 – Alex Bailey
2020 – Kendall Hardy
2019 – Christine Rickert
2018 – Haley Skiados
2017 – Megan Lindsay
2016 – Hannah Halford
2015 – Whitney Gilchrist
2014 – Molly Heit
2013 – Ashley Soto
2012 – Catherine Gray
2011 – Sara Ruddock-Harris
2010 – Jennifer Nelson
2009 – Angela Doyle
2008 – Stephen Scriber
2007 – Lily Chang-Chien
2006 – Joel Harris
2005 – Lauren (Glas) Zarandona
2004 – Carol Young
Nancy H. Brown Fellow
Awarded to an outstanding Jackson-area MTC teacher.
2024 – Andrew Garner
2023 – William King
2022 – Kathryn McGraw
2021 – Greg Powell
2020 – Sarah Ballard
2019 – Mollie Reeves
2018 – Shelby Clark
2017 – Summer Smith
2016 – Phoebe Quinn
2015 – Greg Howard
2014 – Raven Scott
2013 – Anna Heinz
2011 – Cloyd Garth Jr.
2010 – Elise Patterson
2009 – Amani Floyd
Germain McConnell Service to Mississippi Award
Awarded annually to an MTC alumna or alumnus who stays in K-12 public education in Mississippi (as a teacher or administrator) for at least three years beyond his or her initial MTC service.
2023 – Megan Duff
2022 – Amy Carter
2021 – Elizabeth Towle
2020 – Scotty Jimenez
2019 – Darell Moton
2018 – Hayley Hill
2017 – Jeffrey Heath
2016 – Michael Cox
2015 – Yolanda Logan
2014 – Landon Pollard
2013 – Sean McClish
2012 – Danielle Hall
2011 – Lauren (Glas) Zarandona