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The Inaugural Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference
Scholarship Awards Dinner
Thursday May 15, 2008
Reception: 6:00 pm - 7: 00 pm
Dinner:
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Consort Ballroom - Third Level, Westin Oaks Hotel
The Westin Oaks is just a short walk through the Galleria Mall near the Ice Skating Rink. Please click on the following link for a map of the mall and the hotels.
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/meetings/overview_map.html?propertyID=1053
View the 2008 Scholarship Recipients
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About the Scholarship Program
The purpose of Texas Diversity & Leadership Conference scholarship is to recognize achievement in scholastics, leadership potential, and initiative to make students aware of the potential for success through the continued pursuit of higher education.
The Texas Diversity & Leadership Conference’s goal is to award ten $2000 scholarships good toward attending a four year accredited college or university to assist selected students with tuition, fees, books, and on-campus room and board. The scholarship is only open to students that will be full-time traditional college freshman entering a four year college or university for the first time in the 2008-2009 school year.
Recipients of the scholarships will be recognized during the scholarship dinner.
Click here to obtain further criteria and requirements for the scholarship.
We are pleased to announce the names of our 2008 scholarship recipients. Each will be recognized and presented with a $2,000.00 scholarship award at the Scholarship Dinner on the evening of May 15th during the upcoming 4th Annual Diversity & Leadership Dinner.
Special thanks are extended to the members of our Scholarship Committee for their dedication and diligence to reviewing all of the applications along with selecting the above well-deserving high school seniors. And the winners are…
Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Lauren Anderson |
Richland Collegiate High School |
Plano |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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University of Miami |
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Marine Sciences |
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“Diversity is refreshing. It is what makes this world turn, and what makes it interesting as it does….Diversity thrives in inclusion, and subsequently dies in exclusion.” |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Boshavar Callis |
Wagner High School |
San Antonio |
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Texas A&M University |
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Business |
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Not Applicable |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Makeda Easter |
Atascocita High School |
Humble |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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Georgetown University |
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International Relations |
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“Diversity is the basis of our society. It has helped shape who we are as people and what we have become. America, for example, was built on its diversity…I believe, that if everyone interacts with diverse people, they will become more informed, thus making our whole world more aware of each other.” |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Brooke Kelley |
M.B. Lamar High School |
Missouri City |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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University of Southern California |
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Business |
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Not Applicable |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Veronica Lizaola |
Sandra Day O'Connor High School |
San Antonio |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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The University of Houston |
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“Both diversity and inclusion form the backbone in maintaining society’s internal balance. The compassion and respect within each gesture, conversation or any form of human interaction results in diversity and inclusion’s guidance toward an ethical realm of acceptance.” |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Arissa Nath |
Stephen F. Austin High School |
Austin |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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Texas State University |
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Biology or Psychology |
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| Essay Excerpt: | |||
“A successful relationship, whether it be with friends, family, or people we just met requires a feeling of acceptance or inclusion. Conversation starts off with the ‘get to know’ questions [,] which instantly displays differences among people. Society functions on these differences, ideas are never the same so people are always able to learn from each other.” |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Stephen O'Grady |
Stephen F. Austin High School |
Austin |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institue |
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Aeronautical Engineering |
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“The primary benefit I have witnessed of diversity is the openness it creates in those exposed to it. It breaks down the stereotypes and grudges that people might instinctively have had before they can be reinforced.” |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Sonya Panjwani |
Saint Agnes Academy |
Houston |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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Boston University |
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Pre-Medicine |
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| Essay Excerpt: | |||
“At this time in the world, the embracing of diversity is vital because as more and more people are coming in contact with each other, accepting the cultural diversity of peoples is vital in being able to share ideas, offering our talents and skills to one another, and creating a more pluralistic identity for the world.” |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 James Salazar |
James Bowie High School |
Austin |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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The University of Texas at Austin |
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Biomedical Engineering |
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Student |
High School |
City, TX |
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 Jonathan Tirk |
Lehman High School |
Kyle |
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| College/University of Acceptance or Intent: | Intended Major: |
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Tarleton State University |
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Criminal Justice |
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