Methodist Alumnus Endows Scholarship for Teacher Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 14, 2007
MARIA SIKORYAK-ROBINS
DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS

FAYETTEVILLE, NC—G. Gordon Dixon, a 1966 graduate of Methodist College (now Methodist University), has endowed the G. Gordon Dixon ’66 Endowed Education Scholarship, which will recognize the student enrolled in the Teacher Education program with the highest cumulative grade point average.

Dixon, who served as the College’s second registrar from 1974 through 1983, established the scholarship in memory of his parents, Jasper and Jacqueline Dixon, and in honor of Margaret Hyde Dixon ’81 and Beverly Dixon Cleverley ’79. All have served as educators. Jasper and Jacqueline Dixon spent 15 and 25 years, respectively, as teachers. Gordon Dixon ’66 invested 38 years in area public schools. Margaret Dixon ’81 and Beverly D. Cleverly ’79 are also veteran educators who are now in their 26th and 28th years of teaching, respectively.

“We are deeply grateful for Mr. Dixon’s generosity with this scholarship and hope that it will be an enduring incentive for students to consider education as a career, especially in light of teacher shortages in our state,” said Dr. M. Elton Hendricks, president of Methodist University. “We are also pleased that Mr. Dixon’s award will encourage students in teacher education to excel in their studies.”

Methodist University is an independent four-year institution of higher education with over 2,100 students from 41 states and 30 countries. Methodist University offers over 70 majors and concentrations, three master’s degree programs, and 19 NCAA III intercollegiate sports. For more information, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at (910) 630-7200 or via e-mail at .