2001 Awardees
Abaco Pathfinders’ Scholarship Foundation, in its first year of operation, has enjoyed great success. Eleven scholarships have been awarded to local students to help them continue their formal education. This success is because of the generosity of local residents, visitors, businesses, and others who have come together in fund raising efforts.
Keora Brown, whose goal is to open a gynecological clinic in Abaco, will begin her college education in January.
Tabitha Cash will be studying business at Valdosta State University.
Rory Duggan will be building his skills in computer art and graphic design at Savannah College of Art and Design.
Darlene Higgs, whose goal is to someday go into medicine, will begin college this fall.
Madeleine Joseph, who has already received her B.S. in biology at Florida Memorial College, will begin medical school.
Bernadette Jean-Noel will be attending Florida Community College in Jacksonville to prepare for a career in physical therapy.
Jerome Menard, who has already had three years of training at The Bahamas Hotel Training College, will pursue a bachelor’s degree in the culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University in Miami.
Olivia Patterson, who has long had an interest in the protection of the local environment, will study marine biology this fall.
Waseela Rahim will be in Toronto studying graphic design at Humber College.
Tecuma Sherman will major in education while attending Palm Beach Atlantic College.
Diane Claridge was give a special award to honor and aid her continuing research
of marine mammals.
Each of these students was interviewed by a scholarship
committee following an evaluation of their application and was selected on the
basis of academic preparedness, motivation, maturity and need.
In keeping with the Abaco Pathfinders’ philosophy of giving its
scholarship recipients more than monetary help, a volunteer mentor who resides
near their schools will be paired with each student.
This mentor will maintain regular contact with his or her student and
will be one on whom the student can call for help or advise.
A reception is being planned to honor these fine young people. Abaco Pathfinders is also planning summer workshops on how to succeed in college. These workshops will be open to any student. Scholarship Recipients Honored at Reception
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