Phyllis Washington is the winner of the 2018 Tempest Award, presented by AAUW Murfreesboro and the Middle Tennessee Fund for Women & Girls.

The Tempest Award is given annually to honor an individual in Middle Tennessee who has acted to address the systemic barriers to equity for women and girls and thereby has contributed to the mission of AAUW.

A long-time educator, Washington was honored at the second annual Equali-TEA, held Tuesday, April 10 on MTSU campus, for her dedication throughout her career to students, first at MTSU where her work enabled her to help thousands of African-American students and then for Rutherford County Schools.

Read Dr. Washington’s full profile on the Middle Tennessee Fund for Women & Girls website.

AAUW Murfreesboro, in partnership with the Middle Tennessee Fund for Women and Girls, will award $1,000 per semester scholarships to two deserving female students at Middle Tennessee State University. These awards are renewable each semester until graduation.

The Ruth-Houston Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship is open to nontraditional female undergraduate students, age 24 and older, while the Butler-Fouts Memorial Graduate Scholarship is open to female graduate students belonging to an under-represented ethnic or racial group who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. The Ruth Houston and Butler-Fouts scholarships will be awarded to the applicant who best demonstrates academic promise and financial need.

For more details, including how to apply for a scholarship, visit the Middle Tennessee Fund for Women and Girls website. Questions may be directed to scholarships@aauw-murfreesboro.org. Good luck, scholars!

Volunteers needed! AAUW Murfreesboro continues our tradition of partnering with the American Democracy Project to register voters on MTSU Campus, and we need you! Volunteers wanted for a 2-hour shift on Monday, August 27; Monday, September 17; or Tuesday, October 9. Click here to sign up.

Students on MTSU campus are eager to register to vote, and you can help them do it. All materials and instructions will be supplied, and when you arrive for your shift, someone will be there to train you on the (simple) voter registration process.

Check out our new Fall 2018 Election Calendar for all the information you need about where and when to vote this fall.