Megan Rae Horton, an early childhood education and special education major at Mercer University in Macon, Ga., and Selena Lynn Parrish, a secondary history education major at Shorter College in Rome, Ga/, are this year’s recipients of the Student Professional Association of Georgia Educators (SPAGE) S. Marvin Griffin Scholarships. These scholarships are given annually through the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation to outstanding students who aspire to become teachers. Horton is a resident of Fayetteville in Fayette County, and Parrish is a resident of Adairsville in Bartow County.

These scholarships are awarded to outstanding students based on academic achievement and demonstrated good citizenship. The awards are made available through the PAGE Foundation from donations to the S. Marvin Griffin Memorial Foundation, which is endowed by friends of the late Georgia governor.

Tom Wommack, president of the PAGE Foundation, noted that each year PAGE awards more than $15,000 in scholarships to aspiring and veteran educators. “Our members take pride in helping educators achieve their academic goals. It is very satisfying to PAGE that our scholarship program, administered through the PAGE Foundation, can connect deserving students with those contributors interested in rewarding academic achievement,” Wommack said.

Through its sponsorship of Future Educators Association of Georgia (FEA of GA), Student Professional Association of Georgia Educators (SPAGE) and PAGE Foundation Scholarships, the PAGE Foundation works to recruit capable people to the teaching profession and provide career-long professional learning opportunities for educators. The PAGE Foundation also sponsors academic competitions for students including PAGE STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition), the PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon (GAD) and the PAGE Academic Bowl for Middle Grades.

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