Brookfielder Kevin Schulze
has earned some help as he continues his studies in
By
Natalie Goodskey, National MS Society,
Schulze, 18,
will attend the
At a young age,
Schulze is an active member of the
In 2002, Schulze’s
mother, Dawn, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating
disease. A couple years later she was also diagnosed with
diabetes.
“Thinking about all
these things happening to my mom, I realized that I wanted to become a
bio-medical scientist,” said Schulze, who took on a great deal of responsibility
at an early age. “I really didn’t want to see my mom suffer anymore, so I
realized I wanted to pursue this field to help discover cures for many diseases.
I promised my mom that I would try to find a cure for her
disease.”
More than 6,000
Kevin Schulze was
recognized by the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, at its annual
Hayley’s Hope and Michaela’s Miracle MS Memorial Scholarship Reception, which
was held at the Country Club of Farmington, Thursday, June 7. He is one of 10
high school graduates receiving a 2012 Hayley’s Hope and Michaela’s Miracle MS
Memorial Scholarship and one of 14 students overall receiving a college
scholarship from other chapter funds, including the Jo-Ann Concilio Memorial
Fund and the Corn-Carter Family Scholarship.
Petit family
scholarships are made possible through the Hayley’s Hope and Michaela’s Miracle
MS Memorial Fund, which specifically supports National MS Society, Connecticut
Chapter, family programs. The fund was established in 2007 by the Petit family
to honor the memory of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, who had MS, and her daughters,
Hayley and Michaela, who were active with the chapter, helping to raise funds to
support scientific research for a cure and local programs and services. The
National MS Society scholarship program is offered annually to vocational,
technical, or college-bound high school seniors diagnosed with multiple
sclerosis or to applicants whose parent has multiple sclerosis.
Scholarship applications
for the 2013 school year will be available online in October. For more
information on MS or for additional information on 2013 MS scholarship criteria,
contact the Connecticut Chapter at 860-913-2550 or visitwww.ctfightsMS.org.
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