Retired teachers present scholarship to Emly Clark Bell

Alan Zerkel, on behalf of the Putnam County Retired Teachers Association, presents Emily Clark Bell with the 2017 scholarship certificate.

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The Putnam County Retired Teachers Association has awarded the 2017 Putnam County Retired Teachers Scholarship to Emily Clark Bell.

The scholarship is annually awarded to an individual who graduated from a Putnam County high school and is enrolled in an Indiana college or university undergraduate program that will result in a degree in education.

Bell, a 2014 graduate of South Putnam High School, attends Indiana State University where she is pursuing a degree in elementary education with certifications in reading and special education.

She will be student teaching at Tzouanakis Elementary School in Greencastle in the 2017 fall semester .

The Putnam County Retired Teachers Association is open to all retired teachers, guidance counselors and administrators.

The next meeting will be Sept. 11 at Putnam Inn. Visit http://www.putnamrta.com/ for additional information.