Wright second “Mister” to be inducted at SWU
Tyson Wright, an elementary education major from Greer, was inducted into the Call Me Mister program during a ceremony Jan. 30 at Freedom’s Hill Church on the campus of Southern Wesleyan University in Central. At right is Harvey Choplin, SWU adjunct faculty member and Call Me Mister mentor.
Wright is the second person to be inducted into the program since Southern Wesleyan began its partnership with Call Me Mister (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models), a program aimed at training and placing teachers from a diverse background into the state’s lowest-performing elementary schools. Accompanying Wright in the induction were members of his family: his wife, Ashley; his daughter, Elise; and his mother, Deborah Wright.
“We are proud of Tyson and his accomplishment,” said Dr. Todd Voss, president of Southern Wesleyan University, encouraging him to tap into the power God has given him as he serves as an educator and role model.
In 2011, Chancey Latimer of Belton was the first person to be inducted into the Call Me Mister program at Southern Wesleyan University.
For details about the Call Me Mister program, contact Dr. Paul Shotsberger, dean of Southern Wesleyan’s School of Education, at (864) 644-5354, email or visit swu.edu.