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 …
Aly Gatwood
Class of 2018 Political Science Missouri State “Nothing will get better by staying bitter.” Aly Gatwood has become an expert at finding silver linings, though there are likely times when …
Tarun B. Rana
Class of 2009 Bachelor of Arts, History / Saint Louis University Juris Doctor, Law / University of Missouri-Columbia “… it opened a door that would have otherwise been closed.” The …
Margaret Baskin
Class of 1993 Bachelor of Social Work / University of Missouri Master of Social Work / Saint Louis University Never give up when faced with obstacles and stay focused. Margaret …
Kimmie Sorden
Class of 2016 Associate of Arts, General Studies / St. Charles Community College Bachelor of Science, Nursing / University of Missouri-St. Louis “Never forget where you came from, and remember …
