2023 Class of Go Teach Tuition Giveaway Recipients
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FOUNDATION AND DR PEPPER AWARD TUITION ASSISTANCE TO DESERVING EDUCATION MAJORS
2023 Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway program.
Over 260 student-athletes across the country have received tuition support through the Go Teach Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway program since it was implemented in 2020.
In 2023, over $350K in funds was awarded to the third cohort of student-athletes from ten conferences and HBCUs that are pursuing careers in teaching and coaching.
The Grand Prize Winners of $10,000 tuition grants (one for each of Dr Pepper’s conference partners):
Name Conference School
Camryn Rogers PAC 12 UC Berkley
Maddy Boyd MAC Central Michigan
Erin Morden MW Boise State
Arianna Fisher SEC Missouri
Michelle Bacalla Big 10 Iowa
Carter Booth Big 12 Iowa State
Mackenzie Collins C-USA UTEP
Chayce Chalmers ACC UVA
Abigail HerringSunbelt Marshall University
Michael Rodriguez HBCU Delaware State
Rob Revels American Tulane
Nominees:
Name Conference School
Kayla Constandse PAC 12 Stanford University
Benjamin Bray PAC 12 Arizona State University
Jordyn Gasper PAC 12 University Of Utah
Zoe McElhaney PAC 12 University of Colorado Boulder
Suzy Pace PAC 12 Washington State University
Olivia Mikkelsen PAC 12 University of Washington
Trenton Munoz PAC 12 Oregon State, Academics for Student Athletes (ASA)
Michael Phillippy PAC 12 University of Southern California
Mackenna Orie PAC 12 University of Arizona
Camryn Rogers PAC 12 University of California, Berkeley GRAND PRIZE
William Frankenfeld PAC 12 University of California, Los Angeles
Emily Sexton MAC Miami University
JT Shumate MAC University of Toledo
Maggie Huber MAC Ball State
Abigail McHugh MAC NIU
Madelyn Boyd MAC Central Michigan University - GRAND PRIZE
Cali Harden MAC Eastern Michigan University
Andrea Scali MAC Kent State University
Curtis Harper MAC The University of Akron
Kai Ceasar MAC Ohio University
Riley Robertson MAC Bowling Green State University
Particia Arceri MAC University of Buffalo
Matthew Stuckey MAC Western Michigan University
Robert Revels American Tulsa
Kevin McNeal ACC Clemson
Lauren Lusardi ACC Miami
Gionna Quarzo ACC NC State
Melissa Sconone ACC North Carolina
Kathleen Morse ACC Notre Dame
Christopher Maloney ACC Pitt
Peter Fiorini ACC Syracuse
Chayce Chalmers ACC Virginia - GRAND PRIZE
Olivia Vergano ACC Virginia Tech
Annaliese Bush ACC Wake Forest
Khristopher Banks ACC Boston College
Gloria Muzito ACC Florida State
Katie Schneider ACC University of Louisville
Allie Walker ACC Georgia Tech
Ryan Thompson ACC Duke
Carter Booth Big 12 Iowa State
Michelle Bacalla Big Ten University of Iowa - GRAND PRIZE
Kathryn Mueller Big Ten Purdue University
Kirsten Baete Big Ten University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Allie Guagenti Big Ten The Ohio State University
Megan Wampler Big Ten Indiana
Danielle Wolfe Big Ten Michigan
Maggie Lamb Big Ten Rutgers
Sydney Stephens Big Ten Illinois
Name Conference School
Nicole PalmerC-USA The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Deshaun OliverC-USA University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Tara SpridcoC-USA Louisiana Tech University
Mackenzee CollinsC-USA University of Texas at El Paso - GRAND PRIZE
Ciarra Mata C-USA UTSA
Elizabeth Maradyn C-USA Florida International University
Gretchen Mead C-USA Middle Tennessee State University
Jennifer Rush C-USA Western Kentucky University
Riley Trout C-USA Florida Atlantic
Caige McComb Mountain West University of Wyoming
Isabella Sonkoly Mountain West Fresno State
Josien Wijkhuijs Mountain West Nevada (Reno)
Ashley Goard Mountain West San Jose State University (SJSU)
Erin Morden Mountain West Boise State
Christopher Humetewa Mountain West New Mexico
Elizabeth Menzmer Mountain West San Diego State
Arianna Fisher SEC University of Missouri - GRAND PRIZE
Caitlin Brooks SEC University of Kentucky
Jyllissa Harris SEC South Carolina
Kristen Rupinen SEC University of Alabama
Ryleigh White SEC University of Tennessee
Morgan Vaden SEC University of Georgia
Hannah Tarwater SEC Auburn University
Natalie Lugo SEC University of Florida
Kiara Gianfagna SEC University of Arkansas
Natalie Kucsan SEC LSU
Ricky Waer SEC Texas A&M
Sophie Daigle Sunbelt University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Thomas Wheeler Sunbelt Old Dominion
Kaleb Dawson Sunbelt Appalachian State University
Courtney Marten Sunbelt The University of Louisiana at Monroe
Kastin Belogorska Sunbelt Georgia State University
Julia Brooks Sunbelt Troy University
Nichole Harting Sunbelt University of South Alabama
Abigail Herring Sunbelt Marshall University
Terrance Dixon Sunbelt Georgia Southern University
Kayla Downey Sunbelt Coastal Carolina
Nia Jordan HBCU Bethune-Cookman
Zachariah HBCU Alabama State
Lawrenee Hart HBCU Southern
Kayla Ford HBCU Grambling
Michael Rodriguez HBCU Delaware State - GRAND PRIZE
Rachel Jordan HBCU Howard
Andrew Howell HBCU Morgan State
Fetuliaina Iosefa HBCU Norfolk State
Ethan Abner HBCU Tennessee State
Addy Warfield HBCUNC A&T
Mia Thompson HBCU Lane College
The College Football Playoff Foundation continues to recruit a highly qualified and diverse group of leaders to become teachers to support the need in the workforce thanks to additional Go Teach Tuition support partners.
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Student-Athletes Are Leaders in the Classroom
Whether or not your campus is actively involved in the recruitment of teachers on your campus, you can still be involved in Go Teach. There are a lot of ways to engage student-athletes as leaders in the classroom through the Go Teach project. Uplift teachers and students in the classroom with unique small activities that give student-athletes an opportunity to serve as a leader in the classroom within their community.
Send a video to encourage students to work hard in school that teachers can share with their students
Write letters to students or establish an old-fashion pen pal system with them and schools from their hometown.
Student-athletes can lead a read-aloud over Zoom or visit a classroom to read to the students (after completing the waivers, of course!)
Share an “about me” video with elementary school students