[NFBNJ] NFBNJ Honors Five State Scholarship Recipients At 43rd State Convention Woodbridge

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
Received from Lia Stone, Chair of the State Scholarship Committee for 2019.
We were proud to announce and honor five state scholarship recipients 
throughout the weekend of the 43rd state convention of the NFBNJ, Live The 
life You Want; We Got This, with the highlight of the presentation of the 
class of 2019 at Saturday’s banquet.

Please share with others as the future looks bright as we give the gift of 
the Federation to all!

Warmly,
Joe



From: Lia Stone, Chair of the State Scholarship Committee
Hi Joe,


Below is the list of scholarship recipients. Please spread the good news by
forwarding this to the affiliate.

Amy Alban is a junior at Montclair State University studying psychology. She 
is interested in a career in the Human Services field where she can make a 
difference.  She is also the winner of one of this year's National NFB 
scholarships.

Mary Fernandez is in her final year of her MBA at Duke University. She just 
completed an internship at Cisco in  their marketing department. After 
graduation she hopes to work in management, sales or marketing at a Fortune 
100 company.

Natasha Ishaq is a freshman at The College of New Jersey majoring in physics 
with a minor in Law, Politics and Philosophy. She  is interested in doing 
work that helps people in either the government or non-profit sector.

Henry Young is a freshman at Drew University. He is double majoring in 
Computer Science and Political Science and hopes to continue on to a 
Master's degree in software engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology 
with the ultimate goal of working for a large tech corporation or the 
federal government.

Jonathan Zobek is a senior at The College of New Jersey where he is majoring 
in Communications.  He is interested in pursuing a career in the blindness 
field either as a vocational rehabilitation counselor or as an O&M 
instructor.


On a personal note, I want to thank the committee members and to the 
members who contribute funds to this valuable educational and leadership 
program.

Joe

We care. We share. We grow. We make a difference
Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
973 743 0075
nfbnj1 at verizon.net
www.nfbnj.org
Raising Expectations To Live The Life You Want!
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