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Matt Fee '04 Education Hometown: Center Point, Iowa |
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When it was time for Matt Fee to transfer from an Iowa community college, he looked at several schools. But The University of Iowa stood out for a number of reasons -- many of which result from private support to the College of Education. Matt knew he wanted to be a high school English teacher, and the UI's strong English tradition -- especially its emphasis on writing -- appealed to him. He received the Duane D. Anderson Memorial Scholarship, established to help community college transfers to the College of Education. The scholarship helped ease Matt's transition. Once he enrolled at the UI, his expectations were confirmed -- he's found it to be an ideal learning situation. The college's two computer labs, maintained partly through consistent annual support for the College of Education Advancement Fund, allow Matt to keep on top of the emerging technology he'll need to be an effective teacher in the coming decades. And dedicated faculty members are helping him develop his own teaching style. More than simply being trained as a teacher, Matt is discovering an educational philosophy. "We learn to be lifelong learners. That's why support for the college is a good investment," Matt says. Having worked for a while in the UI Foundation's Telefund program, calling alumni and friends for private support, Matt looks around the college and campus and sees the effects of private contributions to the University everywhere. "I gained a real appreciation for the importance of participation," he says. "I look forward to giving back one day myself."
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