2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients - College of Education

Program
Elementary Education
Why are you interested in teaching?
I‘ve found it important to influence children‘s development and
learning at a young age. And what can be more rewarding than
teaching young children? Human interaction, involvement, and
growth are the most inspiring things to me. This makes me want to
work harder to obtain my goal to teach kids and have a positive
influence on their lives.
Paul Mueller
Mary Elizabeth Baum
Hanks Scholarship
Tell us about your experience at the U.
I have realized the importance of applying the skills I learn to the
classroom. There‘s an infinite number of ways teachers can work to
benefit their students, and through the practices I‘ve learned, I find it
important to apply them to the school setting. By having a culmination
of inspiring teachers, mind-opening fieldwork, and supportive staff
and advisors, the U has influenced my learning in education
exponentially.
About Paul
Paul is from Salt Lake, but spent 6 months living in Stockholm,
Sweden, as part of a study abroad Program His mom is from England,
he has German roots, and he loves to travel.