[Nfbf-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the BlindAnnounces 2012 Scholarship Program Winners

[Judith Hamilton]

Congratulations to Nallym Bravo on your achievement.
Judy, Gainesville Chapter




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> Date: 5/11/2012 8:46:53 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the
BlindAnnounces	2012 Scholarship Program Winners
>
> Good evening all,
>
> If you look through this scholarship winners list, you'll see that our
very
> own Nallym Bravo, from Miami, and very active in our student division, has
> won a national scholarship. We all are very proud of you, Nallym!!
>
> Sherrill
>
>
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> 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:
>
> 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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