Scholarship Recipients
Thomas Harrison
Junior, Theater and Dance, Dave Johnson & Michael Newton Scholarship
“During times like this with a tragic pandemic making its way around the world, one thing that has stood its place is art. Art can heal wounds not on the outside and bring hope to the world that medicine and physical objects will never heal. Thank you for allowing me to continue to live out my dream and bring joy to others, like you did with me.”
Cristal Campocasso, Master’s Candidate, Social Work
Regulus & Gilmore Social Work Student Award
“My parents immigrated to this country running away from a corrupt government, and all they ever wanted was to provide my brother and me the opportunity to achieve anything we set our minds to. I am proud to say that I am the first one in my family to graduate from a university in the United States and the first to attend a master’s program in this country.”
Abigail Schuneman, Senior, BSBA major with a specialization in marketing
Grady Family Foundation Entrepreneurship Scholarship
“Receiving this scholarship is such an honor, as I’ve put so much work into finishing school while running my business. It will help relieve some financial stress during my final semester.”
Lyric Barnes, BS Public Health ’20
Alice Prince Award
“This award has influenced me academically by helping me decide that I would like to pursue my master’s degree. Since Alice Prince was able to go back to school as a single parent, I am confident that I will be able to do so as well.”
Abidemi Ajayi, MBA ’19, Third Professional Year, PharmD
Walgreens Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Scholarship
“This award means so much to me. As a pharmacy student and a future pharmacist, it is important to be knowledgeable about cultural differences and their effects on attitudes and behaviors. We need to be able to gain understanding of patients, their health beliefs and culture, which has been shown to improve patient satisfaction, medication adherence and good health outcomes.”
Krista Russell, MS Environmental Sciences ’20
Research Grants for Graduate Students
“Receiving this grant will be beneficial to me as I move forward with my research. The support of student research projects can lead to insightful discoveries. Thank you for investing in my research and supporting the future generation of scientists.”
Eva Sedjo, Master’s Candidate, Art Therapy Counseling
Research Grants for Graduate Students
“This grant funding will be critical in my research. Thank you so much! I will be conducting research that explores scope of practice for an art therapist. This research may help better define art therapy as a field, which may have implications for attaining state-issued art therapy licenses.”
Sorenya Miller, Master’s Candidate, Kinesiology
Alumni Association Scholarship
“After getting the email that I received this scholarship, I became overwhelmed with emotions. Currently, my island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is going through a volcanic eruption, and as a nation, we are faced with a lot of uncertainties about the future. This award reminded me that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. It may seem like things are not going the way we planned, but there is always a silver lining. Once we have faith that this too shall pass, it will, and we’ll be stronger than before.”
