Shantel Rogers, a former student at Eisenhower High School and Richland Community College, has received a $1,000 scholarship to help cover educational related expenses for the upcoming school year. She will be studying business at Millikin University.
“Winning this scholarship means confirmation, for me.” Rogers went on to add, “Life has a way of switching our paths in unexpected ways. In these transitional periods we can doubt the work we’re putting in and feel it’s in vain. Winning this scholarship has shown me that no matter what may be in front of me, if I stay true to myself and keep pushing forward, things will work for my good.”
Her long term career goals have changed since the onset of COVID 19. Initially her goal was to climb the corporate ladder in a good company. However, COVID and the changes it brought to the workspace sparked her entrepreneurial spirit. Her goal after college is to build her own company that great people want to climb the corporate ladder at.
The Claud Thompson Decatur Industrial Electric Scholarship
This scholarship assists students seeking a career in business through the Tabor School of Business (PACE included) at Millikin University or students pursuing engineering technology degrees at Richland Community College. Additional criteria online includes financial need and students who are self-driven and leadership-oriented with a record of community service. High school seniors and college students may apply for the scholarship on the Community Foundation of Macon County website at www.endowdecatur.org.
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