[Nfbk] FW: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2012 Scholarship Program Winners

[Cathy]

Good Morning,

Here is the press release announcing our 2012 NFB Scholarship Winners. I
wish we were announcing winners from Kentucky. We had some really good
candidates. The only thing I can say is that the competition was fears. I
want to encourage those of you who applied to apply again next year. Just
because you weren't chosen this time around in no way means you are out of
the game. I know several students who applied as many as three and four
times before actually receiving a scholarship. I want to encourage all
college students to apply for our NFBK scholarships. The information was
posted to the list early in April. Contact Lora Felty at
lorafelty at windstream.net for further information. Happy Mother's day to all
of our Moms out there.

Cathy
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Subject: National Federation of the Blind Announces 2012 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:



  a.. Cody Bair, CO: certified public accountant (CPA)
  b.. Kimie Beverly, NV: lawyer, specializing in disability and employment
law
  c.. Brandon Keith Biggs, CA: music teacher, opera singer, actor
  d.. Matthew Bowers, TN: professor of atmospheric sciences, climatology
  e.. Nallym Bravo, FL: university administrator or director of student
affairs
  f.. Chrys Buckley, OR: professional writer specializing in medicine and
physics
  g.. Robert Campbell, OH: attorney
  h.. Jordyn Castor, MI: software developer
  i.. Christopher De Jesus, NY: psychiatrist
  j.. Michael Foster, NJ:  CEO or CFO for a nonprofit
  k.. Harriet Go, PA: special education administrator, specialist in reading
curricula and literacy
  l.. Sierra Gregg, MO: librarian
  m.. Rachel Grider, CA: professional singer, composer
  n.. Brandon "Trey" Lewis, OK: talent agent for musicians and actors
  o.. ShaQuantaey Mack, LA:  administrator of nonprofit agency for community
empowerment (MSW)
  p.. Alyssa Munsell, NH: clinical social worker (MSW)
  q.. Stephanie O'Donnell, NH: special education/elementary teacher in a
public school
  r.. Valeria Paradiso, NY: psychiatrist
  s.. Emily Pennington, OH: lawyer, specialist in accounting
  t.. Briley Pollard, VA: federal special education policy analyst
  u.. Rylie Robinson, IN: teacher of blind high school students
  v.. April Scurlock, AR: special education teacher, grades 4-12
  w.. Jennifer Shields, VA: editor, writer, or publishing company executive
  x.. Michael Sipes, MO: attorney, specialist in public interest law
  y.. Rose Sloan, IL: director of an agency for education policy (government
or nonprofit)
  z.. Kyra Sweeney, CA: psychologist or lawyer
  aa.. Brandon Terry, UT: facilities manager or construction manager
  ab.. Elizabeth Troutman, NC: lawyer, specialist in education policy and
disability laws
  ac.. Maria "Monica" Villarreal, TX: lawyer
  ad.. Brandy Wood, AL: rehabilitation counselor or teacher


"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.



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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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