Scholarship Recipients
Partners of Strong-Garner-Bauer:
I would like to thank you for your kind donation to me through the Foundations
Scholarship Fund at Missouri State University. Without selfless donations
like yours, dreams would be harder to achieve for individuals like me.
I am the daughter of loving parents who struggled their entire life to
make sure my life was better than theirs. Neither of my parents made it
past a high school education. My mother is one of the strongest women
I know, making sure my sister and I were well taken care of throughout
my father's seven-year battle with cancer. She laid the foundation to
show me how to be a strong single mom after my father passed away.
After starting school in June of 2013, my world turned upside down nearly
over night leaving me with less that $50.00 to my name, no house, no vehicle,
only a dream to chase. By riding a bike to class 12 miles every day, working
two jobs, and saving like crazy, I was able to secure a 600 sq. ft., one-bedroom
apartment. It was not much, but it was our home. From the hopes of making
better life than living in extreme poverty, I worked hard to keep my grades
high and graduated in May 2015 from Ozarks Technical Community College
with a 3.3 GPA and enrolled at Missouri State University. I have continued
to work hard at MSU to maintain a competitive GPA.
Not only will the funds from your donation help with books and tuition,
but they also make it possible for me to continue to dedicate volunteer
hours to our beautiful community with Ozarks Food Harvest, The American
Red Cross and the Victim's Center. I feel I can truly make a difference
in our community through the unique life experiences, compassion and empathy
paired with a bachelor degree in the field of psychology with an emphasis
on cultural diversity. Ultimately I would like to attend graduate school,
and explore options beyond to be able to positively influence other with
my knowledge and ideas.
Again I would like to thank you for making it possible to continue my education
at MSU, and to help relieve some of the financial burden in obtaining
my degree.
Dear Strong-Garner-Bauer, Attorneys at Law,
Thank you so much for providing me with the "Be Strong Endowed" Scholarship.
I had a massive spinal cord stroke in 2012 that resulted in a spinal cord
injury that left me with no movement from the voice box down. Despite
my injury I am beginning my college experience with 33 college credit
hours. I am also exceeding expectations in the medical community with
my recovery.
At Kickapoo high school, I was also part of six clubs, even having leadership
roles in a couple of them. Although I have come very far since then, I
have a long way to go. This scholarship is extremely accommodating to
me because money is now one less thing that will weigh on me throughout
my college experience.
My goals with this scholarship are to use the money to pay for classes
and/or books to help fulfill my requirements. My goals it to graduate
with a double major in Fashion merchandising and Fashion Design/Product
Development.
I also want to continue learning to walk again and continue having a part
time job. I have always been the type to reach for the stars with my goals.
With your scholarship I have one less thing pulling my attention away
from my aspirations.
Thank you, once again, for your generous contribution to my college education.
