[NFB-Idaho] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Recognizes Thirty Outstanding Blind Students
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Thought members would like to read this announcement.
Dana Ard, President
National Federation of the Blind of Idaho
Main: 208-345-3906
Cell: 208-859-2828 (call only)
Email: president at NFBIdaho.org
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"The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
Blindness is not what holds you back."
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Thirty Outstanding Blind Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
National Federation of the Blind Recognizes Thirty Outstanding Blind
Students
Harry Staley, Jr. of Texas Awarded Top $12,000 Scholarship
Baltimore, Maryland (August 2, 2018): The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB), the nation's oldest and largest organization of blind
people, today announced the
<https://nfb.org/programs/scholarship-program/2018-winners>winners of
its 2018 scholarships, which were awarded at the organization's
recent national convention in Orlando. The winner of the
organization's top prize of $12,000, donated by the American Action
Fund for Blind Children and Adults, is Harry Staley, Jr., of Texas,
who is pursuing a computer science degree at Texas A&M and whose
career goal is to work in autonomous vehicle development.
"I am grateful for the scholarship, but more importantly, I am
grateful for the terrific leaders I have met throughout the National
Federation of the Blind," said Mr. Staley. "They have taught me to
dream bigger, pushing my dreams beyond what I once believed to be possible."
In addition to their scholarship, each student received a $1,000
check and plaque from inventor and futurist Dr. Ray Kurzweil, a
Google Chromebook laptop, a $1,000 cash award from Google, a
certificate towards the purchase of a Talking LabQuest from
Independence Science, and nine months of service from Aira, for a
total award for each winner with a minimum value exceeding $5,000.
Here is an alphabetical listing of the other twenty-nine winners,
with their home state and career goal or field of study. Unless
otherwise indicated, each student received a $3,000 National
Federation of the Blind Scholarship:
* Naim Muawia Abu-El Hawa, VA: Diplomat
* Alexandra Alfonso, DC: Music, Education, and Pre-law
* Tasnim Alshuli, AZ: Professor ($3,000 Expedia Scholarship)
* Millad Bokhouri, PA: Medical program designer
* Tyron Bratcher, MD: Rehabilitation counselor
* Chrys Buckley, OR: Physician ($10,000 Charles and Melva T. Owen
Memorial Scholarship)
* Ozgul Calicioglu, PA: Environmental sustainability specialist
($8,000 Oracle Scholarship for Excellence in a STEM Field)
* Olivia Charland, MA: Conservation biologist
* Purvi Contractor, TX: Aerospace
* Kenia Flores, NC: Civil rights attorney ($5,000 JAWS for
Windows Scholarship)
* John Harrison, WI: Advocate
* Eric Harvey, CA: Near East cultural specialist ($3,000 Adrienne
Asch Memorial Scholarship)
* Justin Heard, GA: Teacher
* J.D. Humphrey, MI: Ethnomedicine
* Trisha Kulkarni, OH: Software engineer ($8,000 Oracle
scholarship for Excellence in Computer Science)
* Amanda Lannan, FL: Teacher education
* Shane Lowe, KY: Cyber security and business administration
($5,000 Pehrson Scholarship)
* Seth Lowman, ID: Sound design and music production
* Sara Mornis, VT: Writing and psychology
* Connor Mullin, NJ: Cane travel instructor
* Sara Patnaude, VA: Victim's advocate ($3,000 E.U. and Gene
Parker Scholarship)
* Menuka Rai, ND: Physical therapist
* Elizabeth Rouse, IA: Attorney ($5,000 Mimi and Marvin Sandler
Scholarship)
* Yasmine Marie Sarraf, AZ: Forensic scientist
* Caitlin Sarubbi, NY: Physician ($3,000 Expedia Scholarship)
* Rilee Sloan, OK: Attorney
* Matt Turner, ID: Economics and technology ($3,000 Charles and
Betty Allen Scholarship)
* Cathy Tuton, OK: Dietician ($5,000 NFB STEM Scholarship)
* Paige Young, ME: Business administration
"The scholarship program is one of our most important initiatives,"
said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the
Blind. "We are proud to honor these blind scholars, who are studying
everything from aerospace to ethnomedicine, and in so doing raising
the expectations of what blind people can achieve. Their
accomplishments are proof of our conviction that we, the blind of
this nation, can live the lives we want; blindness does not hold us back."
Several hundred students competed for the scholarships. A committee
of blind people representing a diverse cross section of the NFB
membership, including several former scholarship winners, narrowed
the field to thirty finalists. Each finalist was then given roundtrip
transportation, hotel accommodations, and assistance to attend the
National Federation of the Blind National Convention in Orlando,
where the committee spent several days getting to know each student.
Only after that process was complete did the committee decide which
scholarship to award each finalist. Nearly three thousand blind
people, their families and friends, and other supporters attended the
convention.
Special thanks go to the Jesse and Hertha Adams Charitable Trust for
its support of the National Federation of the Blind scholarship program.
For more information about the National Federation of the Blind
scholarship program, please visit
<http://www.nfb.org/scholarships>www.nfb.org/scholarships.
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About the National Federation of the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in
Baltimore, is the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind
Americans. Founded in 1940, the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters,
and divisions in the fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico.
The NFB defends the rights of blind people of all ages and provides
information and support to families with blind children, older
Americans who are losing vision, and more. We believe in the hopes
and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them into
reality. Learn more about our many programs and initiatives at
<http://www.nfb.org>www.nfb.org.
CONTACT:
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org
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