LANDERLAUNCHED CAREER READY

Gemma Perez ’21 B.S., History, Secondary Education

Gemma Perez doesn’t mince words when asked why she majored history secondary education while at Lander—she wanted to share her love of history, tell people about it, and encourage people to appreciate it. She feels teaching is the perfect way to do just that.

Perez believes history is a story to be told, listened to and learned from. In her time at Lander she achieved at the highest levels, earning the Dr. John Marvin Rast Scholarship from the Department of History and Philosophy, the Mildred W. Green Education Scholarship, and regularly appeared on the President’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List.

“I want to teach at the high school level because you can get into more details and reach more complicated concepts. My professors taught me so much in my four years at Lander, and I’m so grateful for my experiences,” she said.