[53] MTSU Students, Prof Reap Honors At National Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug. 23, 2011
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

MTSU STUDENTS, PROF REAP HONORS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Human Sciences Students, Faculty Acknowledged for Progress, Advising Skill

MURFREESBORO—Dr. Sandra Poirier, associate professor in the MTSU Department of Human Sciences, and three student representatives have two new honors following their participation in the 102nd annual American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., in June.

Poirier, a family and consumer sciences professor and adviser to the AAFCS student unit, received the Outstanding Adviser Award. Students Markeisha Hayward of Murfreesboro, Lauren Miller of Gainesboro, Tenn., and Charlotte Smith of Charlotte, Tenn., accepted the Student Unit Progress Award for the group.

Following the conference, Smith attended the Family Economics and Financial Education Conference in Tucson, Ariz., to learn more about personal finance curriculum. Smith’s participation was funded with a grant from FEFE, which is a program at the University of Arizona.

For more information, contact Poirier at 615-898-5201 or spoirier@mtsu.edu.


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