Kudos: Doctoral candidate receives 2018 Mary Frances Early Scholarship
Claudette Tucker (MED ’07) fell in love with mathematics in the tenth grade. Even though she struggled with geometry, she enjoyed the challenge of uncovering the concepts and properties behind each problem.
So, when a teacher asked Tucker to write an essay about her future career, the answer was simple: She wanted to fuse her love of mathematics with her passion for helping others succeed.
“I fell in love with mathematics because I had to go home and actually work hard at it before it came easily to me,” said Tucker, a doctoral candidate in the College of Education’s mathematics education program. “That’s what keeps me going.”
Tucker recently received the 2018 Mary Frances Early Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to students completing advanced degrees. Thanks to the scholarship, she can focus on completing her research on secondary teachers and graduating from the College of Education.