Aspiring HPE teacher honored with scholarship
Baldwin
Wallace
health
and
physical
education
student
Madeline
Ziccardi
'18
has
been
awarded
the
2017
Ohio
Association
for
Health,
Physical
Education,
Recreation
and
Dance
(OAHPERD)
Student
Memorial
Scholarship.
Students
with
senior
status
from
all
Ohio
colleges
and
universities
are
eligible
for
the
scholarship.
Award
selection
is
based
on
OAHPERD
participation,
scholarship,
leadership,
community
service
and
goal
statements
of
the
applicants.
A
member
of
the
BW
varsity
women's
track
and
field
team
and
vice
president
of
the
Health
&
Physical
Education
Club,
Ziccardi
was
one
of
four
students
awarded
the
scholarship.
Following graduation, Ziccardi hopes to become a health and physical education teacher and earn her master's degree in educational leadership, eventually becoming a school administrator.
Ziccardi attributes her success as an undergrad to the School of Health, Physical Education and Sport Sciences faculty. "Each and every professor has a positive attitude and is willing to help you in any way that he or she can. It is like having a whole team rooting for you along the way. I firmly believe that because of their endless support and the relationships I have created, I am prepared for my future goals."