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CU A&S students thank Scholarship Donors

Sasha, David and Genevieve at Scholarship Banquet

Zhashki Strong (left) poses with political science chair David Brown and Geneiveve Schneider at the scholarship celebration in October. Strong and Schneider are students who have received the Van Ek Political Science Scholarship.

In late October, Arts and Sciences hosted a special dinner to celebrate scholarship winners and thank the donors that make those scholarships possible. Among these, was Zhashki "Sasha" Strong who was awarded the Van Ek Political Science Scholarship. Sasha formally thanked the donors at the event:

“Without the university, and especially the Jacob Van Ek Scholarship, I would not be where I stand before you today. I might still be living paycheck to paycheck and working my minimum-wage job that made me miserable; I might still be living in a reality unaware of my talents and potential; I might still be wondering what I could do to provide a better life for my son.”

“But now, I have a vision. I will teach my son Blake that with hard work, ambition, and perseverance, adversity can be overcome. I will show Blake that as a male-minority in the country we live in today, that he can beat all odds and be successful. But above all, I will love Blake unconditionally and be able to provide him a life I never would have fathomed without the university and the Jacob Van Ek Scholarship.”

— Zhashki “Sasha” Strong, formally thanking the university and donors for helping her study at CU Boulder

The office of coordinates on-line applications for a number of scholarships available to both prospective and current CU students. Read the full story by Anthony DeCamillis in the