At the end of a long workday in March of 2016, Mississippi State University lecturer Karly Lyons opened her inbox to glance over her non-work-related emails. The words, The President and Mrs. Obama caught her eye, and upon opening the message, she read her presence was requested at the White House.Â
At first, Lyons wrote off the email as a scam. Several correspondences later, she was contacted by phone call inquiring why she had not accepted the president s invitation. The invitation was authentic after all, and after searching, what to wear to the White House, Lyons attended the 2016 Teacher of the Year ceremony as a guest for the Ohio Department of Education.