| Awards and scholarships are available
to all Colorado CEC members. Most applications are due by mid
November -- check the documents below for specific deadlines.
Available are the following:
DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO
DEC. 1, 2009
Please think about applying for one of
these awards/scholarships or nominating one of your peers.
Additional Scholarships Available:
| Scholarship Description |
Website Connection |
| The National Federation of the Blind
will give 30 college scholarships to the nation's top blind
students in its 2008 NFB Scholarship Program during NFB annual
convention next year. These awards include the $12,000 Kenneth
Jernigan Scholarship; 1 Scholarship for $10,000; 2
Scholarships for $7,000 each; 4 Scholarships for $5,000 each;
and 22 Scholarships for $3,000 each. Each winner will be
brought to the NFB annual convention next July at Federation
expense and will receive other useful gifts. Please help me
alert college-bound blind students in your community (along
with their teachers and parents) to the availability of these
30 scholarships. |
If you are an eligible student, please go to
www.nfb.org/scholarships
for more information and the online application form.
| And now a heartwarming story from National CEC...
We have returned from
the national CEC award ceremony and Grayson has written a little
piece for your website. I had him write it in a format they were
using at school because he likes the structure. What an awe
inspiring experience the ceremony was! The accomplishments of the
children were truly what life is all about. Thank you for
helping us to attend, it was an experience none of us will ever
forget. Sincerely, Janna
Marxuach
Grayson
Steur 10 yrs old
Steamboat
Springs, Colorado Recently, I
received the Yes, I Can! International Award from the Council for
Exceptional Children (CEC). This is an award given to children with
exceptionalities. My award was for academics in the field of science
and the poetry I have written. The award ceremony was held in
Louisville, Kentucky on April 20th, 2007. The CEC paid for our
flight to the Louisville airport, then for our hotel room. I was one
of 27 winners from USA, Canada, and Australia. I felt very
nervous, especially during the ceremony. I was still in shock that I
was to receive this award. When I got there and found that President
George Bush had written me a letter, I realized that whether I liked
him or not, this was a great honor. It is still very slowly sinking
in that I have received such an auspicious award. I'm very surprised
that I won, but I'm not proud of myself because I feel that this is
just who I am. I
think that what helped me to win was that I was hired by the county
extension agent to help with identifying the grasshoppers in the
grasshopper infestation. Because of this I got on Denver's 9news,
the radio and in the paper. I also gave a lecture to the Colorado
Native Plant Society about grasshoppers. These are the activities
that I enjoy doing, so if this wins me an award, I guess that's just
a bonus.
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