2021 College Bound Scholarship
Elizabeth Adamson, Isle of Palms, SC (Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) National Technical Institute for the Deaf)
Kaleigh Brendle, Freehold, NJ (Villanova University)
Liam Cruz, Flushing, NY (New York University)
Cameron Fox, Northport, NY (Sacred Heart University)
Joel Gomez, Encinitas, CA (Purdue University)
Joshua Hoffman, Plantation, FL (Virginia Tech)
Glory Leachman, San Antonio, TX (Texas A&M University College Station)
Ryan Maxwell, Brooklyn, NY (Binghamton University)
Olivia O’Connell, Commerce Twp, MI (University of Michigan)
Grace Patterson, St. Petersburg, FL (Florida Atlantic University Wilkes Honors College)
Noah Schickler, Beaufort, SC (Furman University)
Kathryn Sevier, Fishers, IN (Harvard University)
Emily Smith, Hattiesburg, MS (University of Southern Mississippi)
Emily Tollar, Jamesville, NY (St. John Fisher College)
2021 Graduate School Scholarship
Muhammad Abubakar, Hartford, CT (Fielding Graduate University)
Emily Eagle, Keller, TX (University of Texas Law School)
Teerra Gillespie, Richmond, VA (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
Tabitha Kenlon, Virginia, VA (University College Dublin)
Syed Rizvi, Longmeadow, MA (Harvard Law School)
Maitraeya Shah, North Olmsted, OH (University of Pennsylvania Law School)
Listen to what this scholarship recipient has to say about our program.
Listen to what this scholarship recipient has to say about our program.
Listen to what this scholarship recipient has to say about our program.
I have been an ROTC cadet for all four years of high school and was selected as a Flight Commander, and then a Squadron Commander, leading mostly hearing male cadets. I have earned their respect as a female cadet and a deafblind person … I am proud of my service.
Elizabeth Adamson, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I aspire to be a disability rights attorney, and fight for individuals like myself in the courtroom.
Kaleigh Brendle, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
Using visual assistive technologies throughout my academic career has given me a unique perspective regarding such technologies.
Joel Gomez, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I faced my greatest challenge yet when I left the security of my home and school to be an exchange student in England… I came back with more confidence than ever.
Joshua Hoffman, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
With my education, I hope to open a nonprofit group practice and conduct research related to social anxiety and body image.
Ryan Maxwell, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I hope to continue my mission to educate others on disability and social justice issues at the collegiate level and into the future.
Olivia O’Connell, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I have exceedingly high expectations for my future and receiving this Lighthouse Guild scholarship will aid me in achieving these goals.
Grace Patterson, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
Hopefully, my example of overcoming adversity will be an inspiration to others and will reinforce that their visual impairment should not be an impediment for their future success.
Noah Schickler, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
When I think about becoming a speech therapist, my heart fills with pure excitement and determination because I would love to help those who struggle with communication and those who desperately want and need to improve their physical ability to communicate.
Emily Smith, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I know what it’s like to face challenges, but I also know that I am strong, and can do anything I put my mind to.
Emily Tollar, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I am eager to represent members of my community and to further the strides that so many disabled persons have made before me.
Emily Eagle, 2021 Graduate School Scholarship Recipient
With a Masters of Public Health, I plan to lead a team that will dismantle systems of oppression by working to implement policies that ensure minority communities have equal access to the same resources as other communities.
Teerra Gillespie, 2021 Graduate School Scholarship Recipient
I do whatever I can to make a difference. Every paper and project I focus on disability policy and education. I lecture an auditorium of professors on disability law. I travel around the country to meet with congress members to promote bills.
Syed Rizvi, 2021 Graduate School Scholarship Recipient
I yearn to study in an environment free of barriers, a privilege I never have had so far. The Lighthouse Guild scholarship would not only support me in removing the financial barrier to my education, but would also provide me an opportunity to learn from its diverse community of scholars.
Maitraeya Shah, 2021 Graduate School Scholarship Recipient
I adapted certain subjects, like math, to fit me. I not only kept up with the sighted kids with these new methods of learning, I started to excel past them.
Kathryn Sevier, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I am taking a new direction in my career, with a goal of working to support women and people with disabilities around the world by earning a master’s degree in international relations.
Tabitha Kenlon, 2021 Graduate School Scholarship Recipient
Coping with the challenges presented by my vision has shown me that my life will only be as good as I choose to make it. I now know that I can succeed despite my vision issues.
Cameron Fox, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
Regardless of where my academic journey leads, I’m sure it will include using computer science to help society.
Glory Leachman, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
Pursuing higher education is an important goal for myself that would put me in the right direction to improve on my skills.
Liam Cruz, 2021 College Bound Scholarship Recipient
I want to pursue a doctoral degree because this will give me the training and ability to gain licensure to fully treat people with disabilities.
Muhammad Abubakar, 2021 Graduate School Scholarship Recipient
