BETHANY COLLEGE ANNOUNCES TEACHER OF PROMISE CANDIDATES
LINDSBORG, KAN., November 23, 2020 - Katie Fowler and Emily Ballantyne have been selected as Bethany's Teacher of Promise candidates. Twice each year, Kansas colleges and universities that offer teacher preparation programs are invited to identify and select two teacher education students as Teachers of Promise. These students are invited to participate in a specific professional learning and recognition opportunity. Bethany College’s Teacher Education Coordinators committee have chosen two outstanding teaching candidates for this prestigious award. The candidates are selected for their professional commitment, achievement, and leadership while in their teacher preparation programs. The award is given at the Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY) banquet in the fall semester, and at the Kansas Exemplary Education Network (KEEN) ceremony in the spring semester. These awards are one of the several honors presented by the Kansas State Department of Education to help recruit and retain the best Kansas teachers for Kansas children.
Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to educate, develop, and challenge individuals to reach for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning, and service. Bethany connects its past, present, and future with distinctive initiatives like the Good Life Scholarship, presenting all local high school graduates with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to the college. Bethany College is on the Web at www.bethanylb.edu and is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, the fine arts and crafts capital of the state.
