LeTourneau Student Recognized

LONGVIEW — Recent LeTourneau University graduate Matthew C. Bradley has been recognized as a 2011 Texas Student Teacher of the Year for the state of Texas. Bradley graduated in May and did his student teaching in the spring of 2011 semester at Pine Tree ISD, teaching fifth grade language arts and 7th grade Texas history.

State judging took place during the Consortium of State Organizations for Texas Teacher Education (CSOTTE) summer conference recently in Austin, Texas. Bradley has been hired by Tyler’s Hogg Middle School to teach seventh grade language arts beginning in the Fall 2011 semester.

Dean of LETU’s School of Education Dr. Wayne Jacobs said Bradley’s honor is indicative of the quality of the school’s students and its program. “We are proud of Matthew’s accomplishments in student teaching,” Jacobs said. “He is an example of the quality of students we are blessed to have in our program. Our teachers are some of the best in the state, and we are excited to have another ‘shining star’ recognized in this way.”