Camarillo, CA - CSU Channel Islands (CI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Math and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI) Scholarship for 2011-2012.

The scholarships are awarded to students who have committed to become math or science teachers and are enrolled in a teaching credential or prerequisite program at CI. This year, 15 students received a total of $32,000 in MSTI scholarships.

CI congratulates the following student awardees:

Bryn Aquino – Science

David Biblin – Math

Crystal Buckley – Science

Christele Cardenas – Math

Charles Ellis – Science

Allison Fredrick – Math

Danielle Hartley – Math

Rana Kalaj – Math

Roberto Martinez – Math

Jamiee Morrison – Math

Adam Northrup – Science

Kellie Sheehan – Science

Lidia Tawill – Math

Courtney Watkins – Science

Linnea Wentworth – Math

The Math and Science Teacher Initiative at CI is funded by a systemwide effort of the CSU Chancellor's Office to remedy the national shortage of math and science teachers through student recruitment and support. CI has received funding from the Chancellor's Office since 2006 for its own Math and Science Teacher Initiative. Over the past six years, more than 60 CI students pursuing their teaching credentials in math and science have received $149,000 through the initiative. The scholarships help ease students’ financial burdens as they go to school and work full-time to complete their student teaching requirements.

“CI is making great strides in preparing quality math and science teachers to address the shortages in our state,” said Dr. Jeanne Grier, Professor of Secondary Education and Director of the Math and Science Teacher Initiative at CI. “By providing support to math and science credential students toward a career path in teaching, we are promoting and forwarding the excellence of our programs into our local K-12 schools and community.”

For more information on CI’s Math and Science Teacher Initiative and scholarship opportunities, contact Dr. Jeanne Grier, Professor of Secondary Education and Director of the Math and Science Teacher Initiative, at 805-437-8987 or jeanne.grier@csuci.edu.

About California State University Channel Islands
CSU Channel Islands (CI) is the only four-year, public university in Ventura County and is known for its interdisciplinary, multicultural and international perspectives, and its emphasis on experiential and service learning. CI’s strong academic programs focus on business, sciences, liberal studies, teaching credentials, and innovative master’s degrees. Students benefit from individual attention, up-to-date technology, and classroom instruction augmented by outstanding faculty research.