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Gronningsater Selected Recipient of ACC’s Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
12/15/2020 12:26:00 PM | Fencing
DURHAM, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference, in partnership with the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation, announced the league's Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway recipients as recent Duke fencing graduate Eoin Gronningsater was selected one of the 15 recipients.
The tuition giveaway awards one $20,000 grand prize in addition to fifteen $2,500 scholarships to student-athletes pursuing careers in education.
Gronningsater graduated in May with a 3.81 GPA with a degree in political science, a psychology minor and an innovation & entrepreneurship certificate. Currently, he is working with Teach for America in New York City.
ACC student-athlete recipients were recommended by campus representatives based on their aspirations to pursue a career in teaching or coaching with the grand prize winner being selected by the conference's awards committee.
"The Atlantic Coast Conference has great respect for the teaching profession, and we are proud to support our student-athletes in their desire to become future educators," said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "ACC student-athletes embody teamwork, understand the importance of collaboration and have gained significant life lessons learned from athletics. With these talents and their passion to educate, they will undoubtedly go on to positively impact the lives of their students."
The CFP Foundation and Dr Pepper are dedicated to growing the Go Teach initiative to place qualified teachers in classrooms across the nation. Over the next six years, the CFP Foundation and Dr Pepper are awarding a collective $1.5 million in tuition to conference partners, the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC to provide support and recognition for student-athletes majoring in education. Each year up to 65 total student-athletes will be awarded $2,500 in tuition, and five grand-prize recipients will receive an additional $20,000 tuition grant – one student per conference.
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The tuition giveaway awards one $20,000 grand prize in addition to fifteen $2,500 scholarships to student-athletes pursuing careers in education.
Gronningsater graduated in May with a 3.81 GPA with a degree in political science, a psychology minor and an innovation & entrepreneurship certificate. Currently, he is working with Teach for America in New York City.
ACC student-athlete recipients were recommended by campus representatives based on their aspirations to pursue a career in teaching or coaching with the grand prize winner being selected by the conference's awards committee.
"The Atlantic Coast Conference has great respect for the teaching profession, and we are proud to support our student-athletes in their desire to become future educators," said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "ACC student-athletes embody teamwork, understand the importance of collaboration and have gained significant life lessons learned from athletics. With these talents and their passion to educate, they will undoubtedly go on to positively impact the lives of their students."
The CFP Foundation and Dr Pepper are dedicated to growing the Go Teach initiative to place qualified teachers in classrooms across the nation. Over the next six years, the CFP Foundation and Dr Pepper are awarding a collective $1.5 million in tuition to conference partners, the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC to provide support and recognition for student-athletes majoring in education. Each year up to 65 total student-athletes will be awarded $2,500 in tuition, and five grand-prize recipients will receive an additional $20,000 tuition grant – one student per conference.
#GoDuke
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