2022 Florence Allen Scholarship Recipients
$1000 – Lydia Brewer | University of Alabama — nursing studies
Now completing her second year on campus, Lydia is in the first of five semesters in the Upper Division Nursing Program at the University of Alabama. She wants to work with patients who have limited access to prenatal care to ensure a healthy mom and baby. Nursing is a way she can help as many people as possible. After a few years’ experience, she would like to become a Nurse Practitioner.
Her busy family includes two children in high school and two more in college. In addition to her studies, Lydia has a job on campus and has participated in fundraising for the Arthritis Foundation and the Run for the Roses with her sorority. She is a member of Al’s Pals that mentors 5th grade students.
Her busy family includes two children in high school and two more in college. In addition to her studies, Lydia has a job on campus and has participated in fundraising for the Arthritis Foundation and the Run for the Roses with her sorority. She is a member of Al’s Pals that mentors 5th grade students.
$1000 – Maria Roa Evangelist, Denison University — pre-med
Maria is a Pre-Med student with the goal of becoming a surgeon with the specialty of pediatrics or trauma. She is finishing her freshman year at Denison University, majoring in Biology. As a woman in STEM, she is grateful for the guidance of a woman from Denison’s Knowlton Center for Career Exploration.
Maria’s parents immigrated from Peru but she was born in the United States. They are bilingual in English and Spanish and so is she. As her parents get older, they have developed some health issues. Her Mother has a hearing loss and developed Celiac disease. Both parents have arthritis.
Maria’s parents immigrated from Peru but she was born in the United States. They are bilingual in English and Spanish and so is she. As her parents get older, they have developed some health issues. Her Mother has a hearing loss and developed Celiac disease. Both parents have arthritis.
$1000 – Mary Harris | Columbus College of Art & Design — animation
As child who grew up watching animated television, Mary became frustrated that there were no characters that looked like her. As an African American woman, hardly anyone had her characteristics – skin color, hair texture, facial features, etc. That’s because most of the characters were designed by white males.
Ultimately, Mary would like to tell stories representative of the ones she fell in love with as a child, but with characters who look like her and other minorities.
She is one of five children of a single mother and is the first to go to college. She was selected to work with a group of high school and college students to design and produce a mural for downtown Akron, Ohio.
Ultimately, Mary would like to tell stories representative of the ones she fell in love with as a child, but with characters who look like her and other minorities.
She is one of five children of a single mother and is the first to go to college. She was selected to work with a group of high school and college students to design and produce a mural for downtown Akron, Ohio.
$1000 – Katelyn Russ | Cedarville University — secondary education/social studies
Katelyn has learned from her mother’s experience as a 6th grade teacher that many of the students live in a low income, food desert community. As a result, they think that there is no way out of their current situation.
Katelyn’s goal is to become an educator so that she can help students build their self-esteem and escape their current economic and environmental circumstances. She also thinks that there are extreme behavioral and mental health issues that affect not only the child but the school community
as well.
Ultimately, she’d like to get a position with the Ohio Department of Education so that she can collaborate with other professionals to develop a curriculum that meets the needs of all students.
Katelyn’s goal is to become an educator so that she can help students build their self-esteem and escape their current economic and environmental circumstances. She also thinks that there are extreme behavioral and mental health issues that affect not only the child but the school community
as well.
Ultimately, she’d like to get a position with the Ohio Department of Education so that she can collaborate with other professionals to develop a curriculum that meets the needs of all students.