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Bonner Scholars Program Welcomes New Members

The Bonner Scholars Program at Union College is proud to announce the addition of its newest members. A.J. Bennett (Maynardville, Tennessee), Haley Bowling (McKee, Kentucky), Danielle Campbell (Malabar, Florida), Kate Brashier (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Jordan Eaton (Bonham, Texas), Renee Hobbs (Manchester, Kentucky), Andrew Howard (Kenvir, Kentucky), Bubacarr Jallow (Lexington, Kentucky), Geri McCartney (London, Kentucky), and Elise Ratterman (Oxford, Ohio) join the prestigious community service-based program.

The Bonner Scholars Program, sponsored by the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation of Princeton, NJ, is a four-year community service scholarship that exists to provide high quality services to its community through developing well-trained, committed volunteer leaders. It offers financial support to students from low-income backgrounds who want to attend college and provides them with an opportunity to engage in community service activities while in college. In exchange for working weekly in local non-profit agencies, Bonner Scholars are awarded scholarship funds to defray education expenses. Union College is one of twenty-seven colleges nationwide that offer and support the Bonner Scholars Program.

New Bonner Scholars are chosen from applicants based on scholarship, leadership, and commitment to service. The new Bonners join: Ruthie Arnold (Frankfort, KY), Gary Bennett (Pineville, KY), Ashley Branstutter (Woollum, KY), Travis Carmack (Bimble, KY), Briana Dunn (Barbourville, KY), Rodrigo Forti (Campinas, Brazil), Lisa Fugate (Arjay, KY), Heather Leger (Barbourville, KY), Dudley McKenna (Mt. Sterling, KY), Kristi Merida (Bimble, KY), Chrystal Pridemore (Pineville, KY), Kayla Singley (Corbin, KY), and Kim Smith (Woollum, KY).

The Bonner Scholars Program is beginning its eighth year at Union College. It has seen nineteen graduates of the program: Aggeliki Alimonos (Broomfield, CO), Antonio Almeida (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Chris Bowling (Barbourville, KY), Karen Caldwell (Bristol, TN), Amy Cobb (Woollum, KY), Carolina Costa (Campinas, Brazil), Rodolfo Forti (Campinas, Brazil), Lucas Green (Harlan, KY), Malesore Hajdini (Pristina Kosovo), Karisha (Couch) Hayden (Booneville, KY), Chris Howard (Stinnett, KY), Hannah (Sizemore) McQueen (London, KY), Paulo Canineu Neto (Sorocaba, Brazil), Fernando Piza (Campinas, Brazil), Misty (Shepherd) Pool (Smilax, KY), Melissa (Day) Rodriguez (New Albany, IN), Ricardo Rodriguez (Norcross, GA), Chris Tuttle (Indialantic, FL), and Skyler York (Clarksville, TN). In addition to working in community non-profits, Bonner Scholars also sponsor and participate in such services as Timeless Tales Reading Center, the Children's Art Program, and Knox County Repair Affair.

July 18, 2005

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