Anna Sheppard Named Furman Fellow

Anna Sheppard, an Irmo native, is one of five students named Furman Fellows for the 2012-2013 school year. 

The fellowships are awarded annually to five members of the senior class who have shown unique leadership skills and an ability to make a difference in the world and in the lives of others, according to a news release.

Students are nominated for the fellowships by faculty and staff. A committee meets over the summer to make the selections.

The awards are made possible through the generosity of Bob Buckman, a Furman trustee, and his wife, Joyce Mollerup.

Sheppard is a physics major who plans to teach at the secondary level.

She has been president of the Student Government Association’s Peer Advisors Committee. She has also been a leader in the Furman Teaching Fellows program, which recruits outstanding students to the teaching profession.

In 2011 she represented Furman at the summer orientation program for the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement, which sponsors teaching fellows programs across the state.