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Sturgess, Shayla

 Person

Biographical History

Shayla Sturgess is an English teacher at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint's Missionary Training Center and a former student at Brigham Young University, Oxford, and the National Taiwan Normal University.

Sturgess came to Brigham Young University in Provo in 2006, where she majored in History Teaching. While at BYU, she worked at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint's Missionary Training Center. She was awarded a scholarship. She also worked as an intern for the Charles Redd Center, and conducted interviews for the "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project."

After graduating from BYU in 2013, Sturgess attended two universities outside of the United States. She first attended the National Taiwan Normal University as a part of a three-month Mandarin program in 2013. Afterward, she attended Oxford to major in Global and Imperial History in 2013-2014.

Citation:
LinkedIn, June 2, 2017 (Attended Brigham Young University between 2006-2013; Worked at the Missionary Training Center as an English teacher; Attended Oxford to major in Global and Imperial History between 2013-2014)

BYU.edu, June 2, 2017 (Shayla recieved a scholarship from BYU in 2013)

The China Post, Aug. 20, 2013 (Shayla attended the National Taiwan Normal University in 2013 for a three-month Mandarin program)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Shirley Ricks, 2012 March 19

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2554: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of Shirley Ricks administered by Redd Center intern Shayla Sturgess. Topics discussed in this interview include Shirley's early memories of her life in Provo, her experience in Provo education system from elementary school to University, Provo's live nativity, and her memories of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Provo. Material dated March 19, 2012.

Dates: 2012 March 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

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