MS HC79

Commends Mrs. Millicent "Mandy" Gunter, a third grade teacher at Bayou View Elementary School in Gulfport, for receiving Mississippi's 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest award K-12 math and science teachers can receive from the U.S. government

Recognizes her 30+ year teaching career, including 18 years in the Gulfport School District, where she serves as both a third grade teacher and K-5 mathematics coach

Notes her educational credentials including a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi (1990) and a master's degree from Mississippi College (2020), plus highly qualified status in mathematics from Mississippi State University

Highlights her multiple Teacher of the Year awards (2000, 2004, 2011, 2016) and the Hannah Hatfield award (2006)

Directs copies of the resolution be furnished to Mrs. Gunter and the Capitol Press Corps