Ten East Central University students were recently awarded Noyce Teaching Scholarships for mathematics, including Cady Murphy of Aurora.

Each recipient is given $10,000 for up to three years while they work toward bachelor’s degrees in mathematics with a secondary teacher certification option.

Noyce Scholars are selected by faculty members in ECU’s Mathematics and Education Departments from students with a strong academic background in mathematics who otherwise would not consider teaching K-12 mathematics as a career. In exchange, scholarship recipients commit to teach mathematics for six years at any secondary school in the United States.