{"id":16279,"date":"2022-06-28T23:33:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T23:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/?post_type=stories&p=16279"},"modified":"2022-06-28T23:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T23:34:44","slug":"killin-scholars-ay2019-2020","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/news\/killin-scholars-ay2019-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Killin Scholars – AY2019-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year the EWU Honors Program selects three outstanding applicants to receive one of Eastern\u2019s most prestigious scholarships, the Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship.<\/p>\n

In selecting our Killin Scholars, who receive full in-state tuition for four years, we consider demonstrated intellectual engagement and curiosity, demonstrated commitment to community, resilience (including persistence in the face of challenges), and transformative power of the scholarship for the student.<\/p>\n

\"Isabel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Isabel Flores<\/strong>\u00a0has the goal of becoming a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.\u00a0 She has expressed an affinity and desire to help others, especially children.\u00a0 Her work with her local church, in volunteering with the religious education classes, has provided her the exceptional opportunity to become familiar with working with a diverse group of children at the same time.<\/p>\n

Flores has also demonstrated her commitment to community involvement by volunteering as a translator for parent-teacher conferences at her local school district.\u00a0 As she said in her own words, \u201cI know there are many parents in my community who only speak Spanish and I decided to help them out.\u00a0 It was challenging because I didn\u2019t know how to properly translate certain phrases, but I was able to communicate properly with the teachers and parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flores was able to demonstrate that volunteering isn\u2019t always doing something perfectly, but having a willingness to try to make your community, home or school a better place.<\/p>\n

\"Ivan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivan Cibrian\u00a0<\/strong>is currently exploring different majors, with the goal to help both people and animals.\u00a0 He has demonstrated this commitment by volunteering at his local food bank, as well as volunteering at his church to cook and serve food for people at a safety shelter.<\/p>\n

In his own words, \u201cThis experience has helped me to see things from a different perspective, and realize that not everyone is as fortunate as you.\u00a0 This is why I am interested in a profession where you help others, and why I would someday like to help animals\u2026 I will work hard to continue to get good grades, and I will always continue to help other people out as much as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Dawn<\/a><\/p>\n

Dawn Rose Ratcliff<\/strong> plans to major in business administration and minor in psychology, so she can open a counseling center.\u00a0 \u201cGrowing up I have seen many people struggle.\u00a0 My goal is to provide a safe place for people to go when they need support and guidance.\u00a0 I want to spend my life bringing happiness and strength into people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ratcliff ran a business for her high school senior project called the $1 Christmas Store, where children buy presents for their families.\u00a0 While running her business, she obtained experience with, among other things, advertising and marketing.\u00a0 Ratcliff also acted as a mentor for sixth grade elementary students in her school district.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the EWU Honors program head on over to: ewu.edu\/honors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each year the EWU Honors Program selects three outstanding applicants to receive one of Eastern\u2019s most prestigious scholarships, the Orland and Bernice Killin Scholarship. In selecting our Killin Scholars, who receive full in-state tuition for four years, we consider demonstrated intellectual engagement and curiosity, demonstrated commitment to community, resilience (including persistence in the face of…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":9717,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-16279","stories","type-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","stories_categories-honors","stories_tags-killin-scholars"],"acf":{"subheading":"","featured_image_format":"cover","display_byline":false,"display_date_published":false,"featured_video":"","Links":false,"Resources":false,"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/16279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/16279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16282,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/16279\/revisions\/16282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}