[Ohio-talk] Introducing the 2018 NFB of Ohio Scholarship Winners

[Smith, JW]

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From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 3:35 PM
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	JW I would like to take the time to thank you and the committee for all your hard work. I think this year's selection of winners reflect who we are and just how important this program is. Great job team I can't wait until the state convention.


Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368 Rchpay7 at gmail.com 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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To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List (ohio-talk at nfbnet.org) <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>; Michael Molchan <mmolchan908 at gmail.com>; Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington323 at gmail.com>; Robert Sabwami <robert.jawstec at gmail.com>
Cc: Smith, JW <smithj at ohio.edu>
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Introducing the 2018 NFB of Ohio Scholarship Winners

Dear NFB of Ohio Family, Friends, and Colleagues,

As some of us prepare to head to Orlando, FL next week for our national convention, I would like to introduce you to our NFB of Ohio Scholarships winners for this year. First, I am indebted to my scholarship committee members Barbra Pierce, Bob Pierce, Emily Pennington, and Lucas Cassi for their hard work and diligence to this point. It is a joy to work with them and as you might expect, our task was not an easy one. After reviewing all of the submitted applications, the following three excellent students were selected.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!

The winners are, in alphabetical order:
Michael Molchan, Lillie Pennington, and Robert Sabwami.

Michael Molchan is a double major in Finance and Business Economics at Miami University. As a teaser, here are the first few lines from Mr. Molchan's submitted essay:
"'Steve Jobs once said: You cannot connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.' Steve Jobs had to trust that somehow, someway, his dots would connect. How I deal with blindness can be explained in two words: dots and trust'"

Lillie Pennington will be attending Northern Kentucky University next year and majoring in Social Work. As a teaser, here is a paragraph from the letter recommendation for Ms. Pennington from Anil Lewis:
"In my opinion, Lillie works best alone, and requires little supervision.
Her strength is research and when given a task, she performs best when she has the opportunity to investigate the various parameters in order to gain an enhanced understanding of the project. Lillie also works well in a group, and she generally serves as the anchor of the group. Her reasoned approach toward a task helps to balance those that may attempt a riskier solution"

Robert Sabwami is going to school at Wright State University to be an intervention specialist in special education. As a teaser, please check out the link to this provocative documentary which features Mr. Sabwami:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNAufJwvOT8

Undoubtedly, you will be hearing more about these excellent students and I know you join me in congratulating them and conveying to them how excited we are to have them be a part of our state convention this year in every aspect!

jw


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