Considering I am in my thirties and still in school, I am what I like to call a “professional student” with a love for all things academia-related. I completed my undergraduate degree at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where I played collegiate water polo and graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology. […]
Alexah Coon, Study Abroad Scholarship Recipient
I am a music performance major. Music is everything to me. My goal is to become the best harpist I can be, as well as a wonderful music teacher, so that I can bring the gift of music into the lives of everyone I meet. Music brings me joy and I want to share that […]
Mary Kisor, Community Service Scholarship Recipient, Missouri State University
My name is Mary Kisor. I am starting my senior year this fall at Missouri State University. I have a loving, supporting husband and three beautiful girls. My girls are Amanda, 25, a student at Iowa University, Rachyl, 10, an upcoming soccer star, and Emily, 8, a fantastic cheerleader and softball player. I have had […]
Saes Kim, Graduate Achiever Scholarship Recipient, Ohio State University
I am so thrilled and excited to accept the graduate student achievement scholarship this time from Honor Society. I grew up in Korea and came to the States for studying purposes last year, 2018. With the educational background both in social welfare and education, I developed further interests in micro-perspective of inner dynamics and developmental […]
Mariah Schindler, Core Values Scholarship Recipient, Wichita State University
My name is Mariah Schindler and I am the recipient of the Core Values Scholarship of 2019. I am majoring in Social Work and minoring in Sociology at Wichita State University. I have just completed my first year of college and I really enjoyed the experience! Wichita State University has a welcoming environment that makes […]
Valea Metzger, Society Involvement Scholarship Recipient, Texas State University
My name is Valea Metzger, and I am a junior at the Texas State University in San Marcos. I am majoring in Political Science and minoring in Public Administration. I was born and raised in Germany and transferred to the Texas State University in Fall 2018 from the Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf to better myself. […]
Taylor Swearingen, Community Service Scholarship Recipient, Sam Houston State University
I attend Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX where our school’s motto is “A Measure of Life is its Service”. I am a business management major and a dance minor, and I also work two part time jobs while attending school full time. As you can see, I am used to a busy lifestyle, […]
Sofia Robles, Community Service Scholarship Recipient
I recently graduated from Burlingame High School, where I was involved in various clubs: dance, the Alzheimer’s Research Club, and the Leo’s club. Alzheimer’s club revolved around research and raising awareness, while dance was an experience to be social and connect with other students as I first entered high school. Then there is the Leo’s […]
Preston Bowden, Core Values Scholarship Recipient, University of Virginia
The challenges that I have endured has led me to accumulate the goals I strive towards, and has catalyzed perseverance as a personal trait. I was born into an economically burdened circumstance. A 17 year old teen mother still in highschool. My parents were never married, which left me to be raised by my teenage […]
Oshiomah Oyageshio, Graduate Achiever Scholarship Recipient, UCLA
My Name is Oshiomah Oyageshio and I am a first year Master’s student at UCLA in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program. I am in the Evolutionary medicine track which entails applying evolutionary biology principles to human health and disease. I am interested in the genetics of African and African American populations particularly, the link […]