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Lindsey Nevels Turner Scholarship

Lindsey Nevels TurnerLindsey Turner '04 & '07 graduated from SFA with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies and a master's degree in education with a specialization in early childhood education.

In 2004, Turner began teaching at Huntington Elementary School in Huntington, where she was awarded teacher of the year in 2006. Five years later, she began teaching at Raguet Elementary School in Nacogdoches where she was awarded teacher of the year and district teacher of the year in 2012.

She became the assistant principal of curriculum in 2018, and then she was hired as the early childhood coordinator at Nacogdoches' Nettie Marshall Early Childhood Center in 2022.

Turner also serves as a Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Nacogdoches and is actively involved in other areas of service to the local community. She is married to Trey Turner and is mother to Avery, Sydney and Kennedy.

The purpose of the endowment is to provide an annual scholarship for an academically achieving undergraduate student pursuing any major within the James I. Perkins College of Education.


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If you are interested in creating a scholarship, call the Office of Development at 936.468.5406 or email givetosfa@sfasu.edu. Staff members in the Office of Development will be glad to discuss the ways you can make a positive impact on SFA students.

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