[BlindMath] [nfbcs] Science division reach its 2017 STEM scholarship goal

[William Grussenmeyer]

Good.  I am tired of seeing all those scholarships going to people in
majors like English, social work, and other humanities crap where they
will never find a job.

On 5/9/17, John Miller via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our successful effort to
> collect donations for a 2017 NFB Science, Technology Engineering, and
> Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship.
> The STEM scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $3000 to a worthy
> blind student at the 2017 NFB convention.
>
> We have made significant progress towards raising funds for a 2018 STEM
> scholarship as well.
> I want to let you know that we started the 2017 fundraising effort with $940
> in the scholarship fund in July 2016.
> At this time we have raised $1565 towards a 2018 STEM scholarship.
> I feel confident that working together we can again award the STEM
> scholarship in 2018.
>
> We know that blind professionals and students are succeeding in biology,
> chemestry, and natural science.
> We know that blind individuals are performing at a high level in
> mathematics, physics, engineering, and related fields.
> Donations came from blind individuals working in these fields, our friends,
> and our family.
> This year one corporate donation came from E.A.S.Y. LLC,
> www.easytactilegraphics.com<http://www.easytactilegraphics.com>, an
> organization committed to blind individuals creating technical drawings
> independently.
>
> I am so grateful to be part of an organization that has a belief in the
> abilities of blind people and a commitment to helping the next generation of
> blind students.
> I am also so thankful to those who patiently listened to my pitch for the
> scholarship and then generously made it happen.
>
> Very Best,
> John Miller, President
> Science and Engineering Division
> of the National Federation of the Blind
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-- 
William Grussenmeyer
PhD Student, Computer Science
University of Nevada, Reno
NSF Fellow