As Board President of Northside Independent School District, Katie Reed has seen countless teachers begin their careers–many of them UTSA alumni.
“Because of my work with the board, I know that we get many teachers and student teachers from UTSA,” said Reed, who has served on the Northside Board for 27 years.
Seeing the impact UTSA has had in the community, Reed decided to help the next generation of educators studying here. In 2011, the former English and physical education teacher established the Katie N. Reed Endowed Scholarship at UTSA.
How do you honor someone special? For San Antonio couple Steve Griffin, ’92, M.S. ’93, and Tami Griffin ‘94, they decided that a scholarship to help others at The University of Texas at San Antonio would best honor their mothers.
“Both of our mothers believed strongly in giving back, so I think they would be very happy about this scholarship,” said Tami, a counselor at Northside ISD, who along with her husband established the Betty Lou Griffin and Bertha Rae Damon Endowment for Education.