Ms. Jenkins Receives National Recognition

Ms. Jenkins Receives National Recognition

Deidre Jenkins,a local teacher from Crete Monee Middle School,  has been selected as an NEH Summer Scholar from a national applicant pool to attend one of 32 summer seminars and institutes supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  The Endowment is a federal agency that, each summer, supports these enrichment opportunities at colleges, universities, and cultural institutions so teachers can study with experts in humanities disciplines.


Deidre Jenkins will participate in an  institute entitled

"Stony the Road We Trod . . ." Exploring Alabama's Civil Rights Legacy."  Birmingham, Alabama will be the home base for this three -week Institute which includes travel to Selma, Montgomery, and Tuskegee.   The Institute will be directed by Dr. Martha Bouyer the Institute developer.


The 30 teachers selected to participate in the program each receive a stipend of $2700.00 to help cover their travel, study, and living expenses.  The approximately 462 NEH Summer Scholars who participate in these programs of study will teach almost 68,000 American students the following year.