Tolliver receives scholarship from Sertoma
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Tolliver is entering her third year as an Au. D Graduate student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, TN.
She attended the University of Tennessee, where she received a bachelor of science degree in audiology and speech pathology.
This scholarship is one of many initiatives of The Sertoma Club of Nashville in the area of hearing health.
Headquartered and founded in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1912, Sertoma is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit national civic organization with members in chapters across North America.
Sertoma’ s national focus is on assisting the more than 50 million people with hearing-health issues and educating the public on the issues surrounding hearing.
For more information about Sertoma and its community clubs, visit sertoma.org or call 877- 737-8662.
One of Sertoma’s major initiatives was to create Hearing Charities of America as a means to expand its 50 years of service in the area of speech and hearing concerns by developing community engagement in communities not served by Sertoma members.
Hearing Charities of America activities will connect those who need information, education, hearing health services and assistive devices to those who can help meet their needs.
The mission of Hearing Charities of America is to raise awareness and promote collaboration toward a hearing healthy world.
ACS awarded
$50K grant
The Tennessee Department of Education announced that Anderson County Schools has been awarded $50,000 for the 2024-25 school year to support career and technical education by the Perkins Reserve Grant.
Anderson County Schools is one of 55 school systems across the state to receive the grant.
The grants support the implementation of programs of study aligned with emerging technology in regionally identified high-skill, high-wage, and/or in-demand occupations or industries, implement STEM in classrooms, and increases support for special education students.
Additionally, the grant opportunity is designed to support districts in rural areas and maintain high student participation rates.
“Career and technical education plays an important role in every student’s academic journey,” said Lizzette Reynolds, Tennessee commissioner of education.
“We look forward to seeing how districts utilize these grant funds to implement STEM curriculum, create career exploration opportunities for elementary and middle school students, and inform students on growing and new careers.”