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"Brilliant Past, Brighter Future" was the theme for the event, and while this was the 14th year scholarships were provided, the luncheon celebrated 20 years of its existence as it initially started as a means to show appreciation to the women of the Gainesville community who made an impact.
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Retired President Dr. Martha Nesbitt, the luncheon's founder, served as the keynote speaker. She served as president of what was then Gainesville State College from 1997-2012.
"This is truly a grassroots effort of women helping women," Nesbitt said. "These scholarships don't just provide money, but give the recipients the confidence that someone else believes in their success."
Students were chosen for their academic promise and demonstration of financial need as a nontraditional student. Elise Goudy, a scholarship recipient pursuing a degree in communication who expects to graduate in May 2024, was able to give the student address.
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Elise Goudy
Scholarship recipient
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"I love that I'm the chair of a group of women who truly have the volunteer spirit. They work to improve the community and the college because it's the right thing to do," Scott said. "We love this particular scholarship because it's given to nontraditional students, which speaks to me because my daughter was a nontraditional student at 麻豆精品在线播放 who graduated in 2017."
The Women's Educational Scholarship is accepting monetary gifts for the upcoming academic year, and donations can be made or by emailing the scholarship luncheon coordinator, Kimberly Miller, at kimberly.miller@ung.edu.
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