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Whitney Drewrey

  • Hometown

    Oxford, MS ()

  • Quick Intro

    I taught for 21 years in the k-12 setting before moving to Ole Miss as an instructor. I taught 6th grade science for 12 years and 5-6th grade math inclusion for 2 years all in the Oxford School District. I then taught in the self-contained special education grades K-6 for 4 years and behavior intervention for 2 years in the Lafayette County School District. In 201& I was named the Mississippi Teacher of the year and in 2019 the California Casualty Teaching in Excellence Award from Mississippi
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Meet Whitney

Whitney Drewrey holds a master's in special education from Arkansas State University and a Specialist degree in emotional and behavioral disorders from William Carey University. She is currently enrolled in the Ed.D. in special education program at the University of Mississippi. Whitney joined the Board of Advisors in Fall 2020. 

What led you to want to serve on the School of Education Board of Advisors?

When I joined the BOA, I was employed in the public school setting so I was excited to give back to Ole Miss and have as much input in the education of our future teachers as possible.

Tell us about your proudest moment in education.

As teacher of the year, I was able to share the stories of my students with special needs and advocate for all student with disabilities across the United States.

Do you have any advice for our current students?

Build relationships with your students and their family. Learn their stories, their strengths, their fears, and their needs and use that information to shape them into hard-working and kind humans.