Three Caddo teachers receive fellowships 05/07/02

Three Caddo Parish middle school teachers have been selected for full fellowships from the LSUS International Lincoln Center for American Studies to attend the Colonial Williamsburg Summer Teacher Institute.

Michael R. Caldwell, Herndon Magnet School; Greta Whitlock, Ridgewood Middle School, and Catherine J. Green, Caddo Middle Magnet, will receive the fellowships, which cover tuition, evening programs, excursions to Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown, lodging, all meals, transportation and educational material.

Caldwell has taught American history for 11 years in local schools and holds a M.Ed. from LSUS. He has taught American history at Herndon Magnet School for one year.

Whitlock teaches American history at Ridgewood Middle School. She received her teaching degree from Louisiana Tech. She has taught for five years.

Green has taught for 26 years, the last 21 years as an American history teacher at Caddo Middle Magnet. She received her teaching degree from LSUS.

“We’re delighted with the quality of our most gifted local teachers who have worked long and hard to develop an interest in the American heritage among young students,” Dr. William D. Pederson, American studies chair at LSUS, said. “This is a way to show our appreciation to these teachers who are often the most active supporters of the International Lincoln Center.”

The International Lincoln Center for American Studies is the largest privately endowed program at LSUS. Founded in 1982, it offers a variety of year-round activities for students, faculty, and the community. It holds an annual fall Lincoln lecture, spring symposium, and summer Washington Semester. In 1998 it launched its fellowships for Caddo Parish middle school teachers to attend the Colonial Williamsburg Summer Institute.