The 2012 CETA Scholarship Winners

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INCE 4HE #LEANING %QUIPMENT 4RADE
!SSOCIATION MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS #%4!
HAS BEEN FINANCIALLY AIDING COLLEGE STUDENTS
#%4! ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF THE #%4!
%DUCATION &OUNDATION 3CHOLARSHIP TO
STUDENTS WHO ARE OR WILL SOON BE IN COLLEGE 4HE WINNERS
MUST ALSO HAVE A CONNECTION WITH #%4! SUCH AS A PARENT
WHO WORKS FOR A MEMBER COMPANY %ACH SCHOLARSHIP IS
SPONSORED BY A DIFFERENT COMPANY
s 4HE 2OY #HAPPELL 3CHOLARSHIP WAS
by Olivia Wells
AWARDED TO -EGAN %LIZABETH 0URSWELL
s 4HE 7AYNE #OMBUSTION 3YSTEMS 3CHOLAR
SHIP WAS AWARDED TO !LEXANDRA +ARPA
s 4HE ,EASE #ONSULTANTS #ORPORATION 3CHOLAR
SHIP WAS AWARDED TO -ARY %LIZABETH ,OHBERG
s 4HE #%4! %DUCATION &OUNDATION 3CHOLARSHIP
WAS AWARDED TO 4IMOTHY + (ARDAWAY
s 4HE 27 "ECKETT #ORPORATION 3CHOLARSHIP
WAS AWARDED TO !DRIENNE 0EACOCK
s 4HE #%4! %DUCATION &OUNDATION 3CHOLARSHIP
WAS AWARDED TO "RIANNA -AE ,EENDERS
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Elizabeth
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Megan Elizabeth Purswell
-EGAN %LIZABETH 0URSWELL WAS AWARDED THE 2OY #HAPPELL
3CHOLARSHIP #ONNECTED TO #%4! BY HER FAMILY WHO OWNS
!LKLEAN )NDUSTRIES )NC AND WHO HAVE SERVED AND SUP
PORTED #%4! AND ITS MISSIONS FOR YEARS -EGAN 0URSWELL IS
A SOPHOMORE AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF -ARY (ARDIN"AYLOR
MAJORING IN 0RE0HYSICAL 4HERAPY HER GOAL IS TO GET HER
DOCTORATE IN 0HYSICAL 4HERAPY -EGAN WANTS TO USE HER
DOCTORATE TO HELP PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
-EGAN IS A PASSIONATE GIRL WHO ATTRIBUTES HER ACADEMIC
SUCCESS TO HER PARENTS h4HEY HAVE PUSHED ME TO DO MY BEST
SINCE DAY ONE AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS STRESSED TO ME THE
IMPORTANCE OF ACADEMICSv 3HE HAS LEARNED THAT A GOOD
EDUCATION CAN GET YOU ANYWHERE IN LIFE "EYOND HER PARENTS
THOUGH -EGAN WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER GRANDPARENTS *OHN
AND "RENDA 0URSWELL FOR THEIR SUPPORT WITHOUT WHICH
-EGAN FIRMLY BELIEVES SHE WOULD NOT BE THE SAME PERSON
SHE IS TODAY (ER HERO IS HER MOTHER WHO HAS PUSHED HER
TO DO HER BEST AND BE FULLY COMMITTED TO EVERYTHING THAT SHE
DOES AND SHE HAS LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HER MOTHER
&OR ENJOYMENT -EGAN PLAYS SOCCER FOR 5-(" SINGS
PLAYS TROMBONE AND SPENDS TIME WITH HER FRIENDS AND FAM
ILY (ER FAVORITE MOVIE IS The Notebook BECAUSE IT IS A ROMAN
TICˆYET TRAGICˆLOVE STORY (ER FAVORITE BOOK IS Redeeming
Love BY &RANCINE 2IVERS -EGAN SAYS IT IS A POWERFUL RETELLING
OF THE STORY OF 'OMER AND (OSEA IT IS A LIFECHANGING STORY
OF 'ODS UNCONDITIONAL REDEMPTIVE ALLCONSUMING LOVE
4HIS YOUNG LADYS FAVORITE QUOTE IS A "IBLE VERSE FOUND IN
)SAIAH h4HOSE WHO HOPE IN THE ,ORD WILL RENEW THEIR
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STRENGTH THEY WILL SOAR ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES THEY WILL RUN
AND NOT GROW WEARY THEY WILL WALK AND NOT BE FAINTv
-EGAN SAYS OF HER SPONSORS h) WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM
FOR PROVIDING ME WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE MY DREAMS
OF BECOMING A SPECIAL NEEDS PHYSICAL THERAPISTv
Alexandra Karpa
!LEXANDRA +ARPA WAS AWARDED THE 7AYNE #OMBUSTION
3YSTEMS 3CHOLARSHIP !LEX IS CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT 'EORGE
7ASHINGTON 5NIVERSITY IN 7ASHINGTON $# AND MAJORING
IN ANTHROPOLOGY 7ITH THIS MAJOR SHE PLANS TO SHED LIGHT
ON ARTS AND CULTURE IN COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY ARE A CON
STANTLY INFLUENTIAL GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ALWAYS BE
REMEMBERED 3HE ALSO MINORS IN ARTART HISTORY AND
!MERICAN STUDIES
!LEX WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP BECAUSE HER FATHER
WORKS FOR %QUIPMENT 4RADE 3ERVICE 4HE ARTS ARE VERY
IMPORTANT TO !LEX WHEN SHE ISNT AT SCHOOL SPENDING TIME
WITH FRIENDS LISTENING TO MUSIC OR READING SHE WORKS AT A
LOCAL CERAMICS STUDIO 4HIS PAST SEMESTER !LEX ALSO HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO INTERN FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED
!MERICANS FOR THE !RTS AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR
THE PROSPERITY AND ENRICHMENT OF THE ARTS
'IVEN HOW ARTISTIC SHE IS !LEX WOULD USE hCOLORFULv AS
THE ONE WORD THAT BEST DESCRIBES HER h)F YOU LOOK AT MY
DESK YOULL SEE A COLLECTION OF PAINTS BRUSHES PENS PENCILS
AND LOTS OF KNICKKNACKS AND ART SUPPLIES THAT COME FROM
MY LOVE OF MAKING AND LOOKING AT ARTv
Alexandra Karpa
!LEX IS ALSO VERY CURIOUS ABOUT THE WORLD AND IT IS TO THAT
AND HER THIRST FOR LEARNING THAT SHE ATTRIBUTES HER ACADEMIC
SUCCESS 3HE ALSO RECOGNIZES THAT THE SUPPORT OF HER FAMILY
HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO HER SCHOLASTIC CAREER SPECIFI
CALLY SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER FATHER WHO hAS TOUGH AS
HE CAN BEv ALWAYS WANTS WHATS BEST FOR HER (ER MOTHER
HAS ALSO BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO !LEX WHO SAYS THAT SHE IS
HANDS DOWN THE BEST MOTHER EVER h)VE NEVER MET ANOTHER
WOMAN SO STRONG AND SELFLESS WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF HUMIL
ITY 3HES HELD TOGETHER A WONDERFUL FAMILY THAT SHE ALWAYS
MANAGES TO PUT BEFORE HERSELF ) ADMIRE THATv
! FEW OTHER PEOPLE WHOM !LEX FINDS INSPIRING AND WOULD
LIKE TO MEET INCLUDE
s %LLEN $E'ENERES BECAUSE SHE CONTINUALLY STANDS UP
FOR HER BELIEFS AND ALWAYS MANAGES TO SEE THE GOOD IN
PEOPLE AND IN THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE h.OT TO MENTION
SHES ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUSv
s *ACK +EROUAC BECAUSE SHE LOVES HIS BOOKS AND WOULD
ENJOY TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THE THINGS HES SEEN THE PEO
PLE WHO HAVE INSPIRED HIM AND THE PLACES HES BEEN
s )SRAEL .EBEKER BECAUSE HE IS THE LEAD SINGER OF "LIND
0ILOT ONE OF !LEXS FAVORITE BANDS 3HE WOULD LOVE TO
SIT WITH HIM AND TALK ABOUT WHAT INSPIRES HIS MUSIC
"ESIDES MUSIC AND ART !LEX ALSO LOVES TO READ One
Hundred Years of Solitude BY 'ABRIEL 'ARCIA -ARQUEZ
WAS RECENTLY CROWNED HER FAVORITE BOOK 3HE THINKS IT IS
BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED AND DOES A FANTASTIC JOB OF ILLUSTRATING
THE LONGEVITY OF MEMORY THROUGH AN ENTIRE CENTURY
!LEXS FAVORITE MOVIE IS Big Fish 3HE SAYS h) THINK ITS A
BRILLIANT TELLING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING AND THE
PORTRAYAL OF LIVING LIFE LIKE ITS A STORYv
(ER FAVORITE QUOTE IS ONE BY !MELIA %ARHART h) THINK
ABOUT THE HANDS )VE HELD THE PLACES )VE SEEN THE VAST
LANDS WHOSE DIRT IS CAKED ON THE BOTTOM OF MY SHOES 4HE
WORLD HAS CHANGED MEv
)N CONCLUSION !LEX WOULD LIKE TO THANK %43 h) KNOW
YOUVE BEEN A GREAT COMPANY FOR MY DAD THESE PAST PLUS
YEARS )TS BEEN YEARS SINCE )VE BEEN UP TO THE OFFICE BUT )M
ENTIRELY THANKFUL FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIP AND SUPPORTv
Timothy K. Hardaway
4IMOTHY + (ARDAWAY WILL BE A FRESHMAN AT THE 5NIVERSITY
OF /KLAHOMA IN 3TILLWATER /+ AND PLANS TO MAJOR IN AERO
SPACE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (E PLANS TO BECOME AN
OFFICER IN THE .AVY AND AFTER THAT WORK FOR ,OCKHEED -ARTIN
"OEING OR .!3! (IS CONNECTION TO #%4! IS HIS MOTHER
!NGIE WHO WORKS AS OFFICE MANAGER AT &ARLEYS )NC AND
HIS GRANDPARENTS WHO OWN &ARLEYS )NC
4IMOTHY WOULD DESCRIBE HIMSELF AS DRIVEN AND CREDITS
HIS PARENTS FOR CONSTANTLY SUPPORTING HIM IN EVERYTHING AND
PUSHING HIM TO BE THE BEST HE CAN BE 7HEN ASKED WHO HIS
HEROES ARE 4IMOTHY ANSWERS THAT BOTH OF HIS PARENTS ARE
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h4HEY DO EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY CAN TO SUPPORT MY BROTH
ERS AND ) 4HEY ARE GREATER HEROES THAN ANY COMIC BOOK OR
MOVIE COULD EVER DEPICT AND ) WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR
THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORTv &URTHERMORE 4IMOTHY WOULD LIKE
TO THANK HIS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS TEACHER -RS &OSTER hFOR
PUTTING UP WITH ME AND PREPARING ME FOR THE TRIALS FACING
ENGINEERING STUDENTSv
)N HIS FREE TIME 4IMOTHY ENJOYS WORKING OUT PLAYING
SPORTS SUCH AS FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL PLAYING VIDEO
GAMES LIKE Call of Duty AND READING (IS FAVORITE BOOK
IS The Heart and the Fist BY %RIC 'REITENS IT IS A BOOK THAT
DISCUSSES 3%!,S AND ALSO HUMANITARIAN WORK 4IMOTHY
APPRECIATES IT BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT TO BE A REAL WARRIOR
YOU MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND THE TRUE REASONS TO FIGHT
4IMOTHYS FAVORITE MOVIE IS Star Trek THOUGH HE LIKES
ANY MOVIE SET IN THE FUTURE
)F GIVEN THE CHANCE 4IMOTHY WOULD LIKE TO MEET .EIL
$E'RASSE 4YSON !DMIRAL 7ILLIAM ( -C2AVEN AND *OHN
& +ENNEDY 7ITH 4YSON HE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS HIS WORK
IN ASTROPHYSICS AND HIS THOUGHTS ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE
(IGGS 0ARTICLE 4IMOTHY WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO -C2AVEN
ABOUT HIS WORK WITH *OINT 3PECIAL /PERATIONS #OMMAND
AND ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE ROLE HE PLAYED IN PLANNING THE
OPERATION THAT LED TO /SAMA "IN ,ADENS CAPTURE ,ASTLY
HE WOULD LIKE TO ASK +ENNEDY ABOUT HOW HE FELT THE MOMENT
AFTER HE KNEW HE HAD AVOIDED NUCLEAR WAR
/NE OF 4IMOTHYS FAVORITE QUOTES IS ACTUALLY BY *&+ h!S WE
EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT THE HIGHEST
APPRECIATION IS NOT TO UTTER WORDS BUT TO LIVE BY THEMv
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4IMOTHY IS INTERESTED IN SEVERAL HUMANITARIAN CAUSES
AROUND THE WORLD SPECIFICALLY THE (ABITAT FOR (UMANITY
7ORLD (EALTH /RGANIZATION THE 2ED #ROSS AND $OCTORS
7ITHOUT "ORDERS (E INTENDS TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE 2ED
#ROSS OR (ABITAT FOR (UMANITY WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS
4IMOTHY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK HIS SPONSORS h4HIS
SCHOLARSHIP WILL PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL BOOST TO JUMPSTARTING
MY COLLEGIATE STUDIES ) APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THE
DONORS PUT INTO GROWING THEIR BUSINESSES SO THAT THEY HAVE
THE RESOURCES TO FUND THESE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 4HIS
YEAR ) WILL UTILIZE ALL OF MY ABILITIES TO SHOW THAT ) TRULY
DESERVE THIS AWARD 4HANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
PROVIDE MYSELF AND MY FELLOW RECIPIENTS WITH SUCH A
CONSIDERABLYSIZED SCHOLARSHIPv
Mary Lohberg
-ARY ,OHBERG IS A DETERMINED STUDENT WHO FINDS HER
CONNECTION TO #%4! THROUGH HER MOTHER WHO IS THE ACCOUN
TANT FOR 3CHIEFFER #O )NT -ARY LEARNED OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
THROUGH HER BOSS *EFF 4HEIS THE -ANAGING -EMBER 4HIS
YEAR -ARY WILL BE A JUNIOR IN COLLEGE MAJORING IN OCCUPA
TIONAL THERAPY AS OF THIS FALL AT 3T !MBROSE 5NIVERSITY 3HE
IS PLANNING TO GRADUATE WITH A MASTERS IN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY AND A BACHELORS DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY
(ER ULTIMATE GOAL IS hTO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIVES
OF PATIENTS ) WORK WITH ACROSS THEIR LIFESPAN THROUGH A
REWARDING CAREER IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPYv 3HE LOVES WORK
ING WITH ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE FROM CHILDREN OVERCOMING
Mary Lohberg (right)
DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITIONS TO ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
BATTLING DEGENERATIVE DISEASES h) HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT
A DIFFERENCE THE RIGHT KIND OF CARE CAN MAKE AND ) WANT TO
BE THAT DIFFERENCEv
-ARY ATTRIBUTES HER SCHOLASTIC FERVOR TO HER PARENTS TO
WHOM SHE SAYS SHE OWES A LOT FOR THE WAY THEY INSTILLED
GOOD WORKETHIC VALUES IN HER 4HEY TAUGHT HER TO APPRECI
ATE ALL THAT SHE HAS AND TO WORK HARD TO EARN THE THINGS SHE
WANTS !LL HER LIFE THEY HAVE TOLD HER THAT HARD WORK WILL
PAY OFF AND HER ACCEPTANCE INTO THE -/4 0ROGRAM THIS FALL
PROVED THAT THIS IS TRUE
4HOUGH -ARY CERTAINLY THANKS HER PARENTS AND SISTER FOR
THEIR SUPPORT SHE WOULD SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO THANK $R *ENNIFER
,EE ONE OF -ARYS PROFESSORS WHO SERVED AS A MENTOR TO
HER DURING HER LAST TWO YEARS OF SCHOOL h) HAVE GREAT RESPECT
TOWARD $R ,EE AND ALL THE WORK SHE DOES 3HE HAS MADE A
BIG DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE SINCE MY FIRST DAY IN HER CLASS &ROM
TAKING THE TIME TO MEET AND TALK WITH ME WRITING LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION OFFERING HER ADVICE AND MUCH MORE )
TRULY OWE A LOT TO $R ,EE FOR WHERE ) AM TODAYv
4HOUGH -ARY DID NOT MENTION A FAVORITE BOOK OR MOVIE
SHE DOES HAVE SEVERAL FAVORITE QUOTES
“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least
the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” ˆ!LBERT %INSTEIN
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent
people and the affection of children… to appreciate beauty, to
find the best in others. To leave the world a bit better… to know
that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.”ˆ2ALPH 7ALDO %MERSON
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that
happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked
me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’
They told me I didn’t understand the assignment. I told them
they didn’t understand life.”ˆ*OHN ,ENNON
4HREE PEOPLE SHE WOULD LIKE TO MEET ARE *ESUS WHOM
SHE WOULD LIKE TO ASK ABOUT OUR WORLD WHY SOME THINGS
ARE AND WHAT HE THINKS OF OUR WORLD TODAY -OTHER 4ERESA
BECAUSE -ARY THINKS IT WOULD BE A MOVING EXPERIENCE TO
MEET SOMEONE WITH SO MUCH FAITH AND COMPASSION TOWARD
OTHERS AND WHO DEDICATED HER LIFE TO LIVING FOR THEM 3HE
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MEET %LLEN $E'ENERES BECAUSE SHE LIKES
MANY OF THE CHARITIES THAT %LLEN ADVOCATESˆ-ARY LOVES
CAUSES WHO FIGHT TOWARD PROGRESS AGAINST ANY TYPE OF ILL
NESS OR MEDICAL CONDITION SUCH AS THE #HILDRENS -IRACLE
.ETWORKˆAND SHE WOULD LIKE TO ASK HER FOR HELP h)VE SEEN
AND WORKED WITH SUCH GREAT ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE
THROUGH SERVICE TRIPS TO WHOM ) WISH ) COULD GIVE MORE
BACK AND MEETING $E'ENERES COULD HELP PROVIDE EXTRA
MEANS TO DO SOv
-ARYS HEROES HOWEVER ARE HER GRANDPARENTS 3HE SAYS
THAT THEY ARE TWO OF THE MOST WONDERFUL LOVING AND HARD
WORKING PEOPLE THAT SHE KNOWS 3HE ADMIRES THEM FOR THEIR
VALUES ALL THEY HAVE DONE FOR THEIR KIDS AND GRANDCHILDREN
AND MUCH MORE -ARY LOOKS TO THEM AS ROLE MODELS OF
COMPASSION AND HOW TO LIVE A SUCCESSFUL MEANINGFUL LIFE
4HOUGH SHE DEFINITELY MAKES TIME FOR STUDYING -ARY
ALSO LOVES BEING ACTIVE 3HE ENJOYS RUNNING AND FINDING NEW
WORKOUTS TO TRY 3HE ALSO WORKS SEVERAL JOBS PRIMARILY AS A
WAITRESS AT A LOCAL SUPPER CLUB THAT SHE HAS WORKED AT SINCE
SHE WAS SIXTEEN
4O HER SPONSORS -ARY SAYS h) CANT SAY @THANK YOU
ENOUGH OR PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH THIS AWARD MEANS TO
ME 4HANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY THROUGH THIS
SCHOLARSHIP ) FEEL VERY BLESSED AND HONORED TO BE CHOSEN
AS ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS 9OUR SUPPORT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE
SOME OF MY FINANCIAL STRESS AND ALLOW ME TO FOCUS MORE ON
SCHOOL ) CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ) WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD
BOTH IN SCHOOL AND AT WORK TO HELP FURTHER MY SUCCESS ) ALSO
HOPE TO USE SOME OF THE AWARD TO STUDY ABROAD IN %CUADOR
THROUGH THE -/4 0ROGRAM WHERE ) WILL HAVE THE OPPORTU
NITY TO INTEGRATE WHAT ) LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM WITH HANDS
ON SERVICELEARNING PROJECTS AND HOPEFULLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN A COMMUNITY VERY DIFFERENT FROM MY OWN
!GAIN ) CANNOT SAY ENOUGH HOW MUCH THIS AWARD MEANS
TO ME AND HOW ) APPRECIATE IT ) WAS ECSTATIC WHEN ) RECEIVED
THE GOOD NEWS AND AM STILL FEELING VERY HONORED 4HANK
YOU FOR BELIEVING IN THE GOALS ) HAVE SET AS ) CONTINUE MY
WORK TOWARD BECOMING AN /CCUPATIONAL 4HERAPISTv
Brianna Leenders
"RIANNA ,EENDERS IS CONNECTED TO #%4! THROUGH HER
STEPFATHER 0AUL ,INTON WHO WORKS WITH +ÊRCHER .ORTH
!MERICA 3HE IS CURRENTLY A SOPHOMORE AT 3EATTLE 0ACIFIC
Brianna Leenders
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A HOSPITAL AND SHE IS CONSIDERING GOING INTO THE 0EACE #ORPS
OR ANOTHER RELIEF ORGANIZATION
"RIANNA SAYS SHE HAS DONE SO WELL ACADEMICALLY BECAUSE
OF HER PARENTS SIBLINGS AND OTHERS THAT WERE AROUND HER IN
HER YOUTH THAT MOTIVATED HER AND DROVE HER TO SUCCEED
3PECIFICALLY SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER MOM 6ICKI ,INTON
FOR ALWAYS PUSHING HER TO GET THINGS DONE AND HELPING HER
TO MANAGE DEADLINES THOUGH THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO
HAVE PLAYED A PART IN "RIANNAS SUCCESS 7HEN ASKED WHO
HER HEROES ARE "RIANNA ANSWERS h-Y SISTERS +RISTINA 4HOM
AND 3ARAH 3IRIANNIv
4O DESCRIBE HERSELF "RIANNA USES THE WORD hSMILEYv AND
IN FACT SHE DOES LOVE TO LAUGH (ER FAVORITE MOVIE IS Dumb and
Dumber 3HE SAYS SHE KNOWS IT BY HEART AND IT ALWAYS MAKES
HER LAUGH #ONSEQUENTLY SHE WOULD LIKE TO MEET *IM #ARREY
BECAUSE hHE IS SO FUNNY ) LOVE EVERY MOVIE THAT HES INv
3OME OTHERS THAT "RIANNA WOULD LIKE TO MEET INCLUDE HER
GREATGRANDFATHER BECAUSE EVERYONE ALWAYS TELLS STORIES ABOUT
HIM AND SHE FEELS LIKE SHES MISSING OUT 3HE WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO MEET *ESUS BECAUSE SHE HAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR HIM
4HOUGH SHE HAS SEVERAL FAVORITE QUOTES ONE THAT "RIANNA
PARTICULARLY LIKES IS h$ONT EVER DOUBT IN THE DARK WHAT
'OD TOLD YOU IN THE LIGHTvˆ3TU 7EBER (ER FAVORITE BOOK
IS Redeeming Love BY &RANCINE 2IVERS A BOOK THAT TELLS 'ODS
LOVE STORY
)N HER LEISURE TIME THIS BRIGHT YOUNG STUDENT ENJOYS
PLAYING VOLLEYBALL SINGING DRAWING AND WRITING
Adrienne Peacock
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"RIANNAS FAVORITE CAUSE IS THE TREATMENT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE
3HE SAYS SHE HAS MET THE MOST UNIQUE BEAUTIFUL PERSONALITIES
IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY 3HE BELIEVES THAT THEY DESERVE
CARE AND INTERACTION AS MUCH AS THOSE IN HOSPITALS DO
! WORD FROM "RIANNA TO HER SPONSORS h) WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE AN IMMENSE THANK YOU TO #%4! FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
THEY HAVE SO GENEROUSLY AWARDED ME 4HIS MONEY IS SUCH
A BLESSING TO MY FAMILY AND MYSELF ) AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE
YOUR GENEROSITY BACKING ME IN MY PURSUIT OF MY EDUCATIONv
Adrienne Peacock
!DRIENNE 0EACOCK IS A FRESHMAN WHO PLANS TO ATTEND
"RIGHAM 9OUNG 5NIVERSITY (AWAII 3HE WOULD LIKE TO MAJOR
IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WITH A MINOR IN #HINESE HER GOAL
IS TO GET INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS !DRIENNES CON
NECTION TO #%4! IS THROUGH HER FATHER THE REGIONAL SALES
MANAGER FOR +ÊRCHER OVER THE -IDWEST .ORTHEAST AND %ASTERN
#ANADA WHOM SHE WOULD LIKE TO THANK FOR HIS SUPPORT
7HEN ASKED ABOUT HER ACADEMIC SUCCESS !DRIENNE
ATTRIBUTES IT TO HER PARENTS HER TEACHERS HER WORK ETHIC AND
HER DEDICATION !DRIENNE SAYS SHE HAS MANY HEROES BUT THE
MAIN ONE RIGHT NOW IS HER BROTHER *OSEPH 0EACOCK h(E IS
TRULY ONE OF THE BEST PEOPLE ) KNOWv !DRIENNE SAYS
"ESIDES HER BROTHER !DRIENNE ALSO ADMIRES 7INSTON
#HURCHILL BECAUSE HE KNEW HE HAD A PURPOSE EARLY IN LIFE AND
REMAINED DEDICATED TO FULFILLING IT .ELSON -ANDELA BECAUSE
HE SAW INJUSTICE AND TOOK ACTION THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE LIFE
REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES !RON 2ALSTON BECAUSE HE
SHOWED AMAZING DETERMINATION WHEN HE CUT OFF HIS OWN ARM
TO SAVE HIS LIFE WHEN TRAPPED UNDER A ROCK )F SHE COULD
!DRIENNE WOULD LIKE TO MEET THESE THREE ROLEMODELS
!DRIENNES FAVORITE QUOTE IS BY !MBROSE 2EDMOON
h#OURAGE IS NOT THE ABSENCE OF FEAR BUT RATHER THE JUDG
MENT THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FEARv
)N FACT !DRIENNE WOULD USE THE WORD hGROUNDEDv TO
DESCRIBE HERSELF
&OR FUN !DRIENNE LIKES TO PLAY SOCCER RUN HIKE WITH
FRIENDS WATCH MOVIES AND READ (ER FAVORITE MOVIE IS
Slumdog Millionaire hBECAUSE IT IS SO WELL DONE INSPIRING
AND MEANINGFULv AND HER FAVORITE BOOK IS The Help BY
+ATHRYN 3TOCKETT BECAUSE SHE THINKS IT IS ENTERTAINING
MEANINGFUL AND hJUST AWESOMEv
!DRIENNES FAVORITE CAUSE IS CHARITYWATER BECAUSE THEY ARE
DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES OF CLEAN DRINK
ING WATER TO AREAS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT ARE IN NEED
4O HER SPONSOR !DRIENNE SAYS h) AM SO EXTREMELY GRATE
FUL TO #%4! FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TOWARD MY
EDUCATION 4HIS SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING FOR ME
AND ) HOPE ) WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW MY GRATITUDE BY WORKING
HARD IN SCHOOL AND GIVING BACK ONCE ) HAVE EARNED MY DEGREE
4HANK YOU SO MUCHv
!S ALWAYS THE #%4! %DUCATION &OUNDATION HAS
SELECTED SOME OUTSTANDING STUDENTS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP
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