The handwriting is neat and legible, the tone modest but confident. The message is of an ambitious high school senior intent on becoming a doctor, who knows she must persuade someone to help pay the considerable college expenses that such a goal will require. By the standards of handwriting analysis alone, Sabrina Kendrick’s 1981 application […]
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Pullman Scholar Alumna Bethsaida Arroyo Forges Her Own Path. All things considered, it would have been easy for Bethsaida Arroyo not to attend college. Her grandparents didn’t make it through grade school, and her mom earned her GED only after Betsy was in 6th grade. “She got pregnant at an early age and had to […]
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There was no doubt that Marcus Woods would go to college. And thrive there. His mother, Sheila, pretty much required it. But for an only child growing up in a single-parent family near 77th and Bishop streets, having a will didn’t necessarily guarantee having a way. When he was 14, Woods and his mother moved […]
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On May 29th, 2014 Pullman Scholars participated in the first-ever Pullman Scholar Symposium that offered panel discussions, networking opportunities, and career development workshops designed to give them the tools needed to thrive during college and beyond. Alumni, board members, and volunteers joined the scholars for an evening of networking and to hear keynote Pullman Scholar Alumnus Steven Fair speak […]
On June 11, 2013, the Foundation hosted its second annual Pullman Scholar Alumni Networking Night at Quay in Chicago. Alumni of all ages, backgrounds, and industries came together for an exciting evening of mingling and networking. Now, if we could only get all 12,000 of our alumni together! Next year? […]
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On June 13, 2012, the Foundation hosted the inaugural Pullman Scholar Alumni Networking Night event at the Mid-America Club in downtown Chicago. 65 Pullman Scholar Alumni and their guests attended. The event brought together Pullman Scholar Alumni from several generations, industries, and backgrounds. Thank you to those who joined us for a wonderful evening and […]
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