UC Bonner Program Welcomes New Members

The Bonner Program at Union College is proud to announce the addition of its newest members. Angie Armstrong (Wenonah, New Jersey), Manrohit Kooner (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada), Magdalyn Mayes (Middlesboro, Kentucky), Stephen O’Donoghue (Whitehead, Northern Ireland), Matt Johnson (London, Kentucky), Chevelle Jones (London, Kentucky), Mikey Anderson (Williamsburg, Kentucky), Ashley Brown (Dewitt, Kentucky), Ethel Collins (Bryants Store, Kentucky), Eden Ellison (Tamms, Illinois), Mollie Messmer (Scott City, Missouri), Nigel-Prince Moore (Louisville, Kentucky), Ali Sams (Lexington, Kentucky), and Amy Smith (Girdler, Kentucky) 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. In addition, Union College offers the Bonner Leaders Program for students who are good fits for the program but for whom financial assistance is not available.

New Bonners are chosen from applicants based on scholarship, leadership, and commitment to service. The new Bonners join: Ruth Arnold (Frankfort, Kentucky), Katherine Brashier (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), Miranda Brock (Pineville, Kentucky), Travis Carmack (Bimble, Kentucky), Briana Dunn (Barbourville, Kentucky), Rodrigo Forti (Campinas, Sao Paulo - Brazil), Renee Hobbs (Manchester, Kentucky), Bubacarr Jallow (the Gambia), Geri McCartney (London, Kentucky), Chrystal Pridemore (Pineville, Kentucky), Danielle O’Brien (Malabar, Florida), and Elise Ratterman (Oxford, Ohio).

The Bonner Program is beginning its eighth year at Union College. It has seen twenty-six graduates of the program: Aggeliki Alimonos (Broomfield, Colorado), Antonio Almeida (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Gary Bennett (Pineville, Kentucky), Chris Bowling (Barbourville, Kentucky), Ashley Branstutter (Woollum, Kentucky), Karen Caldwell (Bristol, Tennessee), Amy Cobb (Woollum, Kentucky), Carolina Costa (Campinas, Sao Paulo - Brazil), Rodolfo Forti (Campinas, Sao Paulo - Brazil), Lisa Fugate (Arjay, Kentucky), Lucas Green (Harlan, Kentucky), Malesore Hajdini (Pristina Kosovo), Karisha (Couch) Hayden (Booneville, Kentucky), Chris Howard (Stinnett, Kentucky), Heather Leger (Barbourville, Kentucky), Hannah (Sizemore) McQueen (London, Kentucky), Kristi Merida (Bimble, Kentucky), Paulo Canineu Neto (Sorocaba, Brazil), Fernando Piza (Campinas, Sao Paulo - Brazil), Misty (Shepherd) Pool (Smilax, Kentucky), Melissa (Day) Rodriguez (New Albany, Indiana), Ricardo Rodriguez (Norcross, Georgia), Kayla Singley (Corbin, Kentucky), Kim Smith (Woollum, Kentucky), Chris Tuttle (Indialantic, Florida), and Skyler York (Clarksville, Tennessee). In addition to working in community non-profits, Bonners also sponsor and participate in such community services as Timeless Tales Reading Center, the Children’s Art Program, and Knox County Repair Affair.

October 4th, 2006

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