[nfbwatlk] 2014 NFB of Washington Scholarship Winners

Julie Warrington jdwtlc at frontier.com
Fri Sep 26 15:10:43 UTC 2014


Congratulations!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marci Carpenter via nfbwatlk" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 2:17 PM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] 2014 NFB of Washington Scholarship Winners


>I am very excited to announce the winners of our 2014 scholarships!
>
> Our scholarship winners are Alicia (Ali) Steenis and Cindy Bennett.
>
> Ali Steenis is a Sophomore at Seattle Pacific University majoring in 
> Business. Her career goal is to be a Massage Therapist for people and 
> animals.
>
> Cindy is in the first year of her PhD at the University of Washington in 
> Human Centered Design and Engineering. Her goal is to be a User Researcher 
> and Technology Designer.
>
> We are awarding 2 scholarships totaling $5,000. As is our custom the 
> winners also receive a full convention scholarship so they can experience 
> the full breadth of the NFB of Washington and meet other blind students 
> and blind mentors. One student will receive a $2,000 scholarship and the 
> other a $3,000 scholarship. The amount each will receive will be decided 
> prior to our banquet on Saturday, October 4 by the Scholarship Committee 
> after having the opportunity to get to know each student.
>
> The scholarship program is one of the most important components of the 
> National Federation of the Blind of Washington. Through this program we 
> honor and assist blind scholars and invest in the future of our affiliate.
>
> Both Cindy and Ali are bright and interesting young women. Each will be 
> introduced to the convention during the Board of Directors meeting on 
> Friday evening, October 3. Each will have the opportunity to speak to the 
> convention at that time. I hope everyone will take the time to get to know 
> these fine blind scholars.
>
> I want to thank the members of the Scholarship Committee for their hard 
> work and thoughtful consideration of all of our applicants. They are; 
> Sushil Oswal, Corey Grandstaff, Maria Bradford, Doug Trimble and Bennett 
> Prows. It has been a pleasure serving with this committee as we look to 
> the future of the National Federation of the Blind of Washington and help 
> blind people realize dreams and live a full life.
>
> Marci Carpenter
> Chairperson
> Scholarship Committee
> NFB of Washington
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