Philanthropy.
What Your Scholarship Support Means to Me... IN THE WORDS OF OTTERBEIN STUDENTS Each spring, Otterbein brings together our generous scholarship donors with the students they support. While safeguards required the cancellation of this year’s scholarship luncheon, Otterbein scholars were eager to share their gratitude in writing. We are sharing a selection of those letters here. Otterbein celebrates those who give — and those whose lives are changed — now and for the future.
FERNANDA DE LA FUENTE ’22 Columbus, Ohio
MAJOR Mathematics
DA’VIONA FOWLER ’22
SCHOLARSHIP Norris Family Scholarship
Columbus, Ohio
MAJOR Public Relations and Health Communication
SCHOLARSHIP Kaitlin Steinour ’15 Communications Endowed Scholarship
“When I was applying to go to school, I was always afraid that I would not be able to go to college to pursue my career. Receiving this scholarship has helped me tremendously and I do not have to worry about how I am going to pay for school. I am in the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and have visited places like L Brands and The Blue Jackets arena to see how public relations works behind the scenes. I have an internship in the Office of Marketing and Communications at Otterbein and they are helping me so much with getting real-world experience. By doing this, I can build up my resumé, so I can reach my goal to work for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. I am very thankful for this scholarship and without it I probably wouldn’t be here at Otterbein University. Thank you so much for this scholarship!” 16
OTTERBEIN TOWERS SPRING/SUMMER 2020
“I would like to thank you for your generosity in your donations. I am very honored to have this scholarship opportunity. I will be graduating early — this would not have been possible without you. You have made it affordable for my parents and me, and I can’t stress enough how thankful we are. This semester I was able to pay for college without the help of my parents which is important for me because they can focus on my sister’s tuition; she is in her first year at college and her expenses are higher than mine. The fact that I can relieve my parents of the stress of my own tuition makes me happy. I am motivated to do my best here at Otterbein and I hope to make you and my family proud.”
The Otterbein community continues to ask how they can help. Thank you for supporting our students through Cardinals Care. See page 26 for more information!
