Degree and Campus Information: 19Th Annual Scholarship Luncheon

A recent crisp autumn afternoon seemed similar the perfect twenty-four hours to convey together scholarship donors together with recipients for a celebration of philanthropy together with accomplishment.

The annual scholarship luncheon is ever a heartwarming affair together with this yr was no exception amongst to a greater extent than than 180 people - donors, students, board members together with faculty taking part. The luncheon was the perfect setting for donors together with educatee recipients to view each other, many for the outset time. Smiles together with tears abounded every bit grateful scholarship students relayed the positive touching on the scholarships pick out had on their lives.

For the final academic year, the J. Sargeant Reynolds Educational Foundation awarded 256 scholarships totaling to a greater extent than than $557,000.

Luncheon speakers included Mitch Haddon, CEO of Colonial Webb, President of the J. Sargeant Reynolds Educational Foundation together with a Reynolds alumnus, Josephine Iwatsubo, a Reynolds alumnus together with scholarship recipient, together with Daniel Longest, a electrical current Reynolds educatee together with scholarship recipient.

Haddon told the students inwards the audience that, similar most of them, he worked piece aid classes at Reynolds. He noted, “Think nearly how hard scholarship donors pick out worked inwards their lives to non solely succeed themselves, but also hold upward able to laissez passer on out together with assistance yous produce the same.” He added, “It is nearly caring for yourself, your family, friends, peers, schoolhouse staff together with the community. At Colonial Webb, nosotros refer to this every bit The Courage to Care.”

Josephine Iwatsubo told the audience perseverance is the primal to her success. It began amongst a flyer on the bath wall at Reynolds seeking submissions to an annual essay contest. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 $5 gift carte du jour was offered for each entry. She noted, “For a college kid amongst no money, this seemed similar a pretty adept bargain for me.” She entered the contender together with won outset place! The win boosted her self-confidence together with gave her the decision to move hard for her goals. She applied for diverse scholarships together with was awarded the Dimitri together with Maggie Georgiadis award. She noted that receiving the scholarship was to a greater extent than than only the money. Her self-confidence together with self-esteem were lifted to the indicate “where I understood that anything was possible to those who had the courage to pursue their goals together with ambitions.” After completing her studies at Reynolds, Iwatsubo attended together with graduated from the University of Virginia together with published her outset children’s book. She currently has a chore she loves together with is working on a Master’s Degree inwards Education.

When scholarship recipient Daniel Longest started at Reynolds he knew he was making a huge step, non only for himself, but every bit a utilisation model for his 4 younger siblings. The Honors Program at Reynolds has helped him to connect amongst people of similar interests together with view students from all over the world. He noted that without scholarship donors all of his accomplishments would pick out been far to a greater extent than difficult. “All of the students inwards this room, no thing what course of report of report or programme we’re in, are hither because of the donors inwards this room. Someone, other than our parents, believed inwards us together with sacrificed for us to hold upward here.”

At the conclusion of the luncheon donors together with recipients paired upward for pictures to commemorate the day’s festivities. For to a greater extent than data nearly available scholarships, how to apply together with of import deadlines, see wwww.reynolds.edu/scholarships.