By Debra Kennard, Board of Directors Like many young children, Omida Shahab had a favorite piece of clothing. Most adults don’t know why this sparkly belt or that superhero shirt …
Kyle Lackey: Making the St. Louis Question Obsolete
By Debra Kennard, Board of Directors Kyle Lackey counts among some of the best advice he’s received about college the words of a high school social studies teacher who told …
Vivian Garcia Cruz: Keeping Your Heart Golden
By Debra Kennard, Board of Directors When Vivian Garcia Cruz was asked to participate in the Project Know Us digital storytelling project, she relished thinking about how to organize her …
Vincent Fedorko: “Where I Am Is Totally Different Than Where I’ve Been”
By Debra Kennard, Board of Directors French philosopher Diderot wrote an essay Paradox of the Actor, which asserts great actors do not experience on stage the emotions they are …
Claudia Romero: Pictures Make It Personal
By Debra Kennard, Board of Directors Photographs help Claudia Romero remember mileposts from her childhood. She has photos of family gatherings in Mexico, a birthday celebration in Georgia, beach …
Mikayla Jo Ecker: a Journey of Self-Discovery
In 2014, Mikayla Jo Ecker met Scholarship Foundation Advising Director Teresa Steinkamp who had visited Mikayla’s high school, Northwest R-1, to help students with the Free Application for Federal Student …
Mirabai Moseley
Class of 2019 Environmental Science Drake University “I learned that if you want something, you can’t let other people’s attitudes stop you. If you see that nobody else is working …
Rico Beuford
Class of 2020 Medicine University of Missouri- Kansas City I have been a recipient of the Ava’s Grace Scholarship and the Interest-Free Loan for many years and it has greatly …
Diego Piña
Class of 2019 Engineering Southern Illinois University Edwardsville “I am very excited to be able to do this… I will be working with real world engineers and learning from them.” …
Ethan Shavers
Class of 2017 B.S., Geology | M.S., Sustainability | PhD, Environmental Science & GIS Saint Louis University I have invested years towards educating myself and discovering which purpose I consider …
