[Nfb-greeley] Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of theBlind Announces2012 Scholarship Program Winners

[Diane]

Way to go Cody!!!!! My hero!!!!
You rock!!!!!
Diane and Tia

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theBlind Announces2012 Scholarship Program Winners


> congratulations Cody on being a finalist for the national Nfb scholarship.
> Way to go, we are proud of you here in greeley.
> See below to read the list of winners.
> Have a blessed day.
> Blessings,
> Melissa and Pj
> I'm opening up, letting go, hoping this will lead me to where I need to 
> go.
>
>
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> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 6:13 PM
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind
> Announces2012 Scholarship Program Winners
>
>
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> CONTACT:
>
> Chris Danielsen
>
> Director of Public Relations
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>
> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>
> National Federation of the Blind Announces
> 2012 Scholarship Program Winners
>
> Baltimore, Maryland (May 11, 2012): The
> National Federation of the Blind
>  (NFB), the nation's oldest and largest
> organization of blind people, today announced the winners of its
> 2012 Scholarship Program,
> which awards thirty scholarships each year to
> recognize achievement by blind scholars. The
> winners are listed below in alphabetical order with their home
> states and vocational goals:
>
> list of 30 items
> . Cody Bair, CO: certified public accountant (CPA)
> . Kimie Beverly, NV: lawyer, specializing in disability and employment law
> . Brandon Keith Biggs, CA: music teacher, opera singer, actor
> . Matthew Bowers, TN: professor of atmospheric sciences, climatology
> . Nallym Bravo, FL: university administrator or director of student 
> affairs
> . Chrys Buckley, OR: professional writer specializing in medicine and
> physics
> . Robert Campbell, OH: attorney
> . Jordyn Castor, MI: software developer
> . Christopher De Jesus, NY: psychiatrist
> . Michael Foster, NJ: CEO or CFO for a nonprofit
> . Harriet Go, PA: special education
> administrator, specialist in reading curricula and literacy
> . Sierra Gregg, MO: librarian
> . Rachel Grider, CA: professional singer, composer
> . Brandon "Trey" Lewis, OK: talent agent for musicians and actors
> . ShaQuantaey Mack, LA: administrator of
> nonprofit agency for community empowerment (MSW)
> . Alyssa Munsell, NH: clinical social worker (MSW)
> . Stephanie O'Donnell, NH: special
> education/elementary teacher in a public school
> . Valeria Paradiso, NY: psychiatrist
> . Emily Pennington, OH: lawyer, specialist in accounting
> . Briley Pollard, VA: federal special education policy analyst
> . Rylie Robinson, IN: teacher of blind high school students
> . April Scurlock, AR: special education teacher, grades 4-12
> . Jennifer Shields, VA: editor, writer, or publishing company executive
> . Michael Sipes, MO: attorney, specialist in public interest law
> . Rose Sloan, IL: director of an agency for
> education policy (government or nonprofit)
> . Kyra Sweeney, CA: psychologist or lawyer
> . Brandon Terry, UT: facilities manager or construction manager
> . Elizabeth Troutman, NC: lawyer, specialist in
> education policy and disability laws
> . Maria "Monica" Villarreal, TX: lawyer
> . Brandy Wood, AL: rehabilitation counselor or teacher
> list end
>
>
> "These students represent academic excellence,
> and many of them are doubtless future leaders of
> this nation's blind," said Dr. Marc Maurer, President of
> the National Federation of the Blind. "They are
> forging a path in disciplines as varied as
> climatology, software development, special education, law, and
> psychiatry. They are proof of our conviction that
> we, the blind of this nation, can compete on
> terms of equality with our sighted peers, and we are very
> proud of their accomplishments."
>
> In July each winner will attend the NFB's
> seventy-second annual national convention in
> Dallas, Texas, where the Scholarship Committee will spend several
> days getting to know each student and then decide
> which scholarship (ranging in value from $3,000
> to $12,000) to award each of them. The scholarship winners
> will then be announced at the banquet of the NFB
> convention on Thursday, July 5.
>
> For more information on the National Federation
> of the Blind Scholarship Program, visit
> www.nfb.org/scholarships.
>
> ###
>
> About the National Federation of the Blind
>
> With more than 50,000 members, the National
> Federation of the Blind is the largest and most
> influential membership organization of blind people in the United
> States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives
> through advocacy, education, research,
> technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.
> It is the leading force in the blindness field
> today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In
> January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the
> Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
> training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
>
>
>
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