University of Nebraska at Omaha student Heather England and Saint Louis University student Barbara Knezetic were recently awarded the Rhoda Davis-Blatt Scholarship.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha student Heather England, right, was one of two people to recently receive a scholarship named for Rhoda Davis-Blatt, left. The other scholarship recipient, Barbara Knezetic of Saint Louis University. |
Below are brief excerpts from each recipient’s scholarship application essay.
England wrote, “For as long as I can remember, I had always wanted to be an architect. I was going to go to a top architect school and work in a busy city where I could design hotels and business offices as well as high end houses. My junior year of high school . I volunteered at a special needs day camp. I wasn’t sure how to work with these individuals but through observing and coaching, I got to know a group of campers quite well. I discovered that architecture was no longer my love. I wanted to be a special education teacher. Working at Munroe-Meyer has not only made my passion for teaching special education grow stronger, but it has also opened my heart to the wonderful individuals who attend Camp Munroe. Through camp and teaching I know I can help these individuals to have a good day, learn a new skill, make a friend and so much more that other people have deemed impossible for them to do. This is not an easy career choice, but it’s that one that I fell in love with and cannot wait to do for the rest of my life.”
Knezetic wrote, “Since beginning work at Munroe-Meyer, I have grown as a person and have learned many life lessons through my interactions with the children. The children at Camp Munroe have taught me to be more compassionate and will truly always be in my heart. I am majoring in physical therapy with a minor in special education, so I hope to be able to work with children with disabilities after I graduate. I believe that I will take the knowledge I have gained about being a leader through working at Munroe-Meyer into any job I decide to do. Working at Camp Munroe was an exhausting job, but it was the first job that I was excited to wake up to.”