Fellowship awarded

Amy Elsass, a teacher at Miamisburg High School, has been awarded a James Madison Fellowship by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation of Alexandria, VA, in its 29th annual fellowship competition. A total of 49 fellowships were awarded in 2020. James Madison Fellowships support further study of American history by college graduates who aspire to become teachers of American history, American government, and civics in the nation’s secondary schools, as well as by the experienced secondary school teachers of the same subjects.

Named in honor of the fourth president of the United States and acknowledged “Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights,” the fellowship will fund up to $24,000 of Elsass’s course of study toward a master’s degree. That program must include a concentration of courses on the history and principles of the United States Constitution.

Elsass was selected for a James Madison Fellowship in competition with applicants from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the nation’s island and trust territories. The fellowship — funded by income from a trust fund in the Treasury of the United States and from additional private gifts, corporate contributions, and foundation grants — requires its recipient to teach American history, American government or civics in a secondary school for at least one year for each year of fellowship support.

Additional information may be found at www.jamesmadision.gov. CONTRIBUTED