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North Texas Daily
NT student awarded nationally competitive fellowship
Claudia Nwaogu
Staff Writer
An interest in American
history has paid off for Anisa
Coates, Weatherford senior,
Recently, Coates received a
2005 James Madison Memorial
Junior Fellowship for gradu-
ate study.
The James Madison
Memorial Junior Fellowship,
founded in 1986, is a two-
year, $24,000 fellowship for
college seniors who plan
to enter graduate school
full-time with majors or
concentrations in political
science or American history.
Only one recipient from
each of the 50 states is given
the fellowship.
"It is such a huge honor,
and I was so excited when
I received the package tell-
ing me I got it/' Coates said.
"I started screaming, and I
couldn't articulate anything
because I was so excited."
For five years, Coates
was a secondary school sub-
stitute teacher in Peaster
Independent School District,
where her two daughters
attend school. Coates taught
everything from English to
special education.
"I had heard horror stories
of what substitute teachers
have to deal with," Coates
said. "But I enjoyed my
experiences, and it made me
realize that teaching is really
what I want to do."
Coates had her own insur-
ance agency which she decid-
ed to close so she could return
to school.
"It was a big decision and
a very difficult one to make,"
Coates said.
Coates will graduate
with a bachelor's degree in
English with a minor in his-
tory at the spring commence-
ment on May 14,
Coates said it was the
support of her family that
helped her make it up to
this point.
"I have huge family support,"
Coates said. "I have wonder-
ful parents, in-laws and a hus-
band... without their support,
would have made it impossible
for me to finish school."
Coates will pursue her mas-
ter's degree in education with a
concentration in early American
history at NT, she said.
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Coates credits her profes-
sor, Dr. James Duban of the
English faculty, for encourag-
ing her to apply and helping
her fill out the application.
Duban, who
also serves as
the director
of the Office
for Nationally
Competitive
Scholarships,
said Coates
was a great
candidate for
the fellowship.
"Anisa has
is such a huge honor and
I was so excited when I re-
ceived the package telling me I
got it. I started screaming and
I couldn't articulate anything
because I was so excited."
- Anisa Coates -
Weatherford senior
articulate. Anisa was every-
thing the Madison Foundation
was seeking, since the founda-
tion seeks students who wish
to earn a master's degree in
American
history or
political sci-
ence and
then become
high school
teachers."
Duban
said that
any student
interested in
applying for
been a superb student in two the fellowship next year should
of my classes," he said. "She is contact him at jduban@unt.
very intelligent, insightful and edu.
The office of Nationally
Competitive Scholarships also
has a wide range of varies
scholarships and fellowships.
Coates said she is grate-
ful to Duban for all his help
in completing the fellowship
application and she encour-
ages other students to apply
for the various scholarships
that pertain to their study.
"I am so excited about
graduate school," Coates said.
"I cannot wait to get started.
If I had not won, I would not
have been able to go. Through
my experience, I hope that
other students will put forth
the effort so that they too can
receive a scholarship."
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