MISD Foundation for Excellence
Awards - Archive

2011 award recipients for 2011-12  

Robert Glin Jeffrey Scholarship 2011 Shannon McClellan
Clara Waldrop Griffin Humphrey 2011 Ryan Wezner
James H. Boone Scholarship 2011 Robert Olive

23 students from 15 families received tuition assistance grants for 2011-12.  
The Etherton Speech Fund made assistance available to speech students.  

Mark Schmidt Technology Award Doreen Johnston

The 2010 Mark Schmidt Technology Award went to Doreen Johnston, the librarian at Murray High School to purchase Kindle e-readers


2010 Award Recipients
Robert Glin Jeffrey Scholarship 2010 Hannah Boone
Clara Waldrop Griffin Humphrey Scholarships 2010 Autumn Darling
Wendy Waltrip
Sue and Earl Steele Scholarship 2010 Sean Samantha Tinsley
James H. Boone Scholarship 2010 Lonnie Martin
30 students from 17 families were awarded tuition assistance grants for 2010-11.
The Etherton Speech Fund provided assistance to speech students.
Mark Schmidt Technology Award 2010 Amy Cox

The 2010 Mark Schmidt Technology Award went to Amy Cox who teaches Forensic Science at Murray High School to purchase forensic software to assist her students in forensic analysis in the classroom.

2009 Award Recipients
Robert Glin Jeffrey Scholarship 2009 David Kuykendall
Clara Waldrop Griffin Humphrey Scholarships 2009 Nicole Payne
Sue and Earl Steele Scholarship 2009 Sean McClellan
56 students from 36 families were awarded tuition assistance grants for 2009-10.
Mark Schmidt Technology Award 2009 Debbie Burgess

The 2009 Mark Schmidt Technology Award went to Debbie Burgess who teaches Spanish at Murray High School to purchase the computer software Rosetta Stone (Spanish) which will enhance the opportunity for our students to learn Spanish.

2008 Award Recipients

Robert Glin Jeffrey Scholarship 2008 Mary Burgess
Clara Waldrop Griffin Humphrey Scholarships 2008 Casey Bouley
Chaley Roberts
Sue and Earl Steele Scholarship 2008 Julie Parrish
68 students from 43 families were awarded tuition assistance grants for 2008-09.
Mark Schmidt Technology Award 2008 Sherry Purdom


The 2008 Mark Schmidt Technology Award went to Sherry Purdom, the school’s Public Information Officer for the project: “The Tiger Stripes” Monthly Magazine Show. The award will be used to upgrade the editing software equipment at WMHS TV 13. This is expected to enhance the show which will be aired to over 9,000 homes in the area.