Awards and Scholarships

Awards:-American Region 1st Place School Award 2005 (Only recipient in the entire Seminole Middle School)-5 Year Dancer Award- StarStruck Dance Studio -10 Year Dancer Award- StarStruck Dance Studio -Most Driven Dancer- Seminole High School Hawkettes Dance Team-Best Original Choreography- Seminole High School Hawkettes Dance Team-Certificate of Achievement in Poetry- Eber and Wein Publishing-Outstanding Academic Achievement- Seminole High School-College of Arts and Science's Dean's List of Scholars- University of South Florida-Top 4 for Outstanding Graduate Award of University of South Florida

Scholarships:

                                                                  -Florida Academic Scholars Bright Futures Scholarship

                                                                  -University of South Florida Director's Award

                                                                  -University of South Florida Honors College Scholarship

                                                                  -Kiwanis/Seminole High School Scholarship

                                                             -CHARLES SHAFAE SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY FALL 2011 CONTEST WINNER!

                                                                  -Zinch.com "Double Your Money" Scholarship Winner

                                                                  -University of South Florida Honors College Gelin Scholarship 2012

                                                                  -Orange Scholars Program Scholarship 2012

                                                              -University of South Florida Alumni Association LGBT Scholarship 2013

                                                              -F. John White Community and Public Service Scholarship 2014

LEADERSHIP

University of South Florida’s College of Nursing Program Tutor, Director

·         Autonomously provided  instruction and answered pertinent questions for nursing students in the Upper Division and Second Degree Baccalaureate programs

·         Created a schedule each semester to best work with the students’, provided updates on each respective Canvas course regarding tutoring dates, communicated with professors regarding expectations, and provided nursing-specific study skills that ultimately proved to be beneficial for the majority

College of Nursing Pinning Committee, Chair

·         In charge of communicating with College of Nursing’s Director of College Affairs regarding desired additions to the upcoming Nursing Pinning Ceremony Summer 2014

·         Responsible for choreographing a dance scene including 110 graduating nursing students to be presented to our nursing faculty at Pinning as a dedication

The picture above is the day I was presented the Kiwanis Scholarship by the Kiwanis of the City of Seminole, Florida!