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The Center of Excellence Essay Contest is designed to give Teacher Cadets, current undergraduate and graduate students at Francis Marion University, as well as in-service P-12 teachers in COE Partner Districts, the opportunity to write about the challenges of working with children of poverty.

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2012 Graduate Essay Winners with COE Associate Director Markey L. Bee

The topic selected each semester is intended to encourage participants to develop their own views about a central idea while concurrently substantiating these views with references to current research. In addition to the opportunity for written expression, participants have the opportunity to win cash awards.

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Announcement (2013)

spg2013-essay-guidelines Guidelines (2013)

2013 Winners

Graduate  

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1st Place

Sara Gregson
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2nd Place

Gregory Herb

2012 Winners

Graduate  

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1st Place

Tamela Barfield George
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2nd Place

Gaye H. Graham
Teacher Cadet
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1st Place

Matthew Lee Woodward
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2nd Place

Ansley Newell

2011 Winners

Graduate        
txt-2 1st Place Stacy Fitts, Turbeville, SC
txt-2 2nd Place Lena McDonald-Greene, Georgetown, SC
txt-2 3rd Place Verbiatene F. Weaver, Hemingway, SC

Teacher Cadet

txt-2 1st Place Joye Nettles, Darlington, SC
txt-2 2nd Place Dexter Benjamin Gore, Aynor, SC
txt-2 2nd Place Kayla Jeffords, Florence, SC
txt-2 2nd Place Brooke Mogy, Hartsville, SC

2010 Winners

txt-2 1st Place Cynthia McDuffie, Graduate Student
txt-2 1st Place Katherine Nichole Watson, Teacher Cadet
txt-2 2nd Place Erica Shervon Brown, Teacher Cadet