[Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Recognizes Thirty Outstanding Blind Students: Brianna Brown of Texas Awarded $12, 000 Scholarship
Kuhnke, Kristian
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National Federation of the Blind Recognizes Thirty Outstanding Blind Students
Brianna Brown of Texas Awarded $12,000 Scholarship
Baltimore, Maryland (August 12, 2015):
<https://nfb.org>The National Federation of the
Blind (NFB), the nations oldest and largest
organization of blind people, today announced the
winners of its 2015 scholarships, which were
awarded at the organizations recent national
convention in Orlando. The winner of the
organizations top prize of $12,000, donated by
the American Action Fund for Blind Children and
Adults, was Brianna Brown of Texas, who is
pursuing a career in special education. The other
winners are listed below in alphabetical order
with their home states, vocational goals, and
scholarship awards where applicable. Unless
otherwise indicated, each received a National
Federation of the Blind Scholarship in the amount of $3,000.
· Katie Adkins, KY: Teacher
· Douglas Alt, MI: College professor
· Karen Arcos, CA: Policy advocacy
· Annika Ariel, CA: Disability law
· Liliya Asadullina, PA: Naturopathic doctor
· Michael Ausbun, NV: Foundational professor
· Mary Church, CA: Psychology
· Chase Crispin, NE: Public school band
director ($5,000 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship)
· MarChé Daughtry, VA: Law ($3,000 Adrienne Asch Scholarship)
· Bryan Duarte, AZ: Software engineer
· Alexandra Engraf, ND: Human services, counseling
· Lashawna Fant, MS: Counselor ($3,000
E.U. and Gene Parker Scholarship)
· Robert Gulledge, AL: Secondary education
· Dezman Jackson, MD: Health education ($3,000 Pearson Scholarship)
· Mary Abby Jusayan, RI: Teacher of the
visually impaired ($5,000 Larry Streeter Scholarship)
· Kaitlyn Kellermeyer, TX: Government
service or investing ($8,000 Oracle Excellence in STEM Scholarship)
· Miriam Lozneanu, SC: Programmer
· Nefertiti Matos, NY: Helping/teaching profession
· Sarah Meyer, IN: Mental health
counseling ($10,000 Charles and Melva T. Owen Scholarship)
· Mark Myers II, MO: Computer and software design/development
· Crystal Plemmons, NC: Community college instructor
· Jason Polansky, MD: Youth ministry, counseling, or civil engineering
· Karolline Sales, LA: Braille teacher
($5,000 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship)
· Kaitlin Shelton, OH: Music therapy
($5,000 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship)
· Christopher Stewart, KY: Legal field
· Teri Stroschein, OR: School counselor
($3,000 Lillian S. Edelstein Scholarship for the Blind)
· Kelsi Watters, WI: Spiritual counseling
· Hannah Werbel, WA: Biomedical
engineering ($8,000 Oracle Computer Science Scholarship)
· Tamika Williams, AL: Blind
services/entrepreneurship/social services ($3,000
Charles and Melva T. Owen Scholarship)
The scholarship program is one of our most
important initiatives, said Mark A. Riccobono,
President of the
<http://www.twitter.com/NFB_voice>National
Federation of the Blind. We are proud to honor
these blind scholars, who are studying everything
from electrical engineering to horticulture, and
in so doing raising the expectations of what
blind people can achieve. Their accomplishments
raise the hopes and expectations of blind
Americans and prove our conviction that we, the
blind of this nation, can live the lives we want;
blindness does not hold us back.
More than seven hundred students competed for the
NFB scholarships. A committee of blind persons
representing a cross section of the NFB
membership, including several former scholarship
winners, narrowed the field to thirty finalists.
Each finalist was then given roundtrip
transportation, hotel accommodations, and
assistance to attend the NFB convention in
Orlando, where the committee spent several days
getting to know each student. Only after that
process was complete did the committee decide
which scholarship to award each finalist. Nearly
three thousand blind people attended the
convention, the largest gathering of its kind in the United States this year.
In addition to the NFB scholarship, each of the
thirty winners received a $1,000 check and plaque
from Ray Kurzweil, a Google Chrome laptop, and a $1,000 cash award from Google.
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About the National Federation of the Blind
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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