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Founder's Award Scholarship Fund
Recipients |
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Brandon
Campbell
Brandon, a Home Educated student
and a big brother to 16 foster
children, has done many volunteer
activities during his high
school years. His volunteer
work includes, the Denver
Homeless Shelter, feeding
the homeless in San Francisco,
working on a Navajo reservation
in Arizona, teaching in Juarez,
Mexico, Hurricane Katrina
clean up and volunteering
for the Sports & Recreation
Department. He received the
Phineas F. Brezee award and
received an Honorable Mention
to the State All Conference
Team. For three years he lettered
in football through Elizabeth
High School. Brandon was selected
to enter the 2008 Aerospace
Engineering class at the University
of Colorado at Boulder. |
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Timothy
Andrew Johnson
Timothy is the third born
in a family of eight Home
Educated children. He loves
the outdoors and caring for
his cows and goats. He is
an experienced beekeeper and
owns and operates Busy Bee
Enterprises which produces
natural honey and beeswax
products. Timothy shares his
knowledge of honeybees with
children in the local elementary
schools and public libraries.
He received the “2005 Young
Entrepreneur of the Year”
award by Young America Bank
of Denver. He is also an avid
musician and enjoys playing
the cello in his family’s
string quartet and the Denver
Young Artist’s Orchestra.
Tim attends Red Rocks Community
College and intends to complete
a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration degree. |
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Colleen
Marie Sanderlin
Colleen is the oldest in her
family and has a sister and
a brother. She is currently
a junior at the University
of Northern Colorado where
she is studying to become
a Physical Education teacher.
She is the Variety Events
Coordinator on the University
Program Council and is a volunteer
with the National Society
of Collegiate Scholars. She
is a member of UNC’s cross
country and track teams. She
received the YNX Service Leadership
Award at UNC for the 2006/2007
academic year. |
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Julia
Lynn Williams
In May 2008, Julia graduated
as Valedictorian of Ralston
Valley High School. Julia
played mellophone in the high
school marching band and French
horn in symphonic band. She
was selected as an All-State
musician on French horn, in
2008. While she devotes much
of her time to music, even
more is devoted to art. She
has won several awards, including
Scholastic Gold and Silver
Keys as well as a first place
award in the Jefferson County
High School Art Exhibit. Her
love of music and art prompted
her to attend Colorado State
University this fall, to major
in art and minor in music.
Ultimately, she wants to become
a children’s book author and
illustrator. |
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