Nancy Larson had a unique opportunity this past May Day to visit Kansas State University and meet two of the Nancy Larson Scholars, Katie Cook and Clarissa Corkins. Kansas State University College of Education Dean Debbie Mercer and KSU Foundation College of Education Director of Development Marty Kramer invited Nancy to visit the campus, speak to a secondary science methods class, and attend the 2015 College of Education Scholarship Banquet…
Scholar Katie Cook featured in the Manhattan Mercury
Kansas State University student Katie Cook was named a Nancy Larson Foundation Scholar and awarded a $1,000 scholarship in recognition of an outstanding academic record and community service. The Nancy Larson Foundation supports students across the country majoring in elementary…
Scholar Matilda Hall featured in The Garden City Telegram
Local student named Nancy Larson Scholar Feb 18, 2015 GARDEN CITY — A local student was recently named a Nancy Larson Scholar and awarded a $1000 scholarship by the Nancy Larson Foundation. Matilda Hall, a resident of Garden City, is a Junior at…
Scholars Lucia Hernandez and Edith Ovalle featured in the Pan American
As daughters of hard-working, uneducated Mexican migrants, UTPA seniors Lucia Hernandez and Edith Ovalle understand the importance of education.
Motivated by her struggle assimilating to American culture and language, Ovalle was determined that she would focus her career on helping children of similar backgrounds. Hernandez, on the other hand, first developed a love of teaching after visiting classrooms in several schools throughout the Rio Grande Valley. After this experience, her choice to pursue a bachelor’s degree in bilingual elementary teaching was reinforced…
The Lyme Times: Foundation Gives Scholarships
Feb. 5, 2015 The Nancy Larson Foundation, based in Old Lyme, has awarded $1,000 scholarships to seven aspiring teachers from across the country. Each scholar was recognized for academic achievement and community service. The Nancy Larson Foundation, founded in 2006…
Scholar Lucia Hernandez featured in Your Valley Voice
Two students from the University of Texas Pan American (UTPA) were awarded $1000 scholarships from the Nancy Larson Foundation for their outsanding Academic record and community service.
San Juan native Lucia Hernandez, a junior at the University of Texas Pan-American majoring in bilingual elementary education, was raised in a family of eight children. After high school, she hoped to continue her education and attend college. A couple of weeks after graduation from high school, she began waitressing to help save for college…
Scholar Jessica Leichter Featured in The Manhattan Mercury
Kansas State University student Jessica Leichter was named a Nancy Larson Foundation scholar and awarded a $1,000 scholarship in recognition of her outstanding academic record and community service.
The Nancy Larson Foundation supports students majoring in elementary education across the country by awarding scholarships to deserving students each year.
Scholar Joe Couture Featured in Hartford Courant
University of Connecticut student Joe Couture has been named a Nancy Larson Foundation Scholar and awarded a $1,000 scholarship in recognition of his outstanding academic record and community service.
The Nancy Larson Foundation proudly supports students across the country majoring in elementary education by awarding scholarships to deserving students each year. Couture is one of seven recipients selected from the many applications received by the Foundation.
Scholar Edith Ovalle feartured in Your Valley Voice
Edith Ovalle is studying bilingual education and was motivated to pursue her career after struggling herself as a bilingual student. She was inspired by a fourth-grade teacher who taught her to always remind herself in times of struggle that “Education is the key to success!” “My teacher was my role model, and she will always be in my heart,” said Ovalle. “Her words made me realize that education was the only way I was going to be successful in life.”