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        <a  href="/news/edirivere-okoro-scholarship-story">Edirivere  Okoro  –  Scholarship  Story</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">How  I  chose  my  field  of  study



From  a  young  age,  I  have  always  loved  being  accountable  and  found  great  joy  in  helping  others  in  different  areas  of  money  management  and  putting  ideas  together.  As  I  grew  up,  I  got  to  understand  the  meaning  of  accounting  and  how  it  is  not  just  limited  to  one  aspect  or  one  routine.  I  came  to  realize  that  accounting  is  a  vast  and  exciting  field  to  study  because  it  is  filled  with  specialized  career  paths  tailored  to  each  individual’s  goals  and  interest.</div>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Dear  Chancellor  Whitney,



My  name  is  Brandon  Smith,  and  this  fall  will  mark  the  beginning  of  my  senior  year  at  UIS.  The  past  three  years  that  I  have  spent  at  this  university  have  been  incredibly  beneficial  and  productive.  I  have  lived  in  Springfield  my  whole  life  and  I  am  very  grateful  to  have  such  a  wonderful  university  right  here  in  my  hometown.  At  UIS,  I  have  been  able  to  be  a  part  of  an  exceptional  learning  community  while  also  being  able  to  remain  close  to  my  loved  ones  in  the  Springfield  area.</div>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">How  I  chose  my  field  of  study



My  chosen  major  is  elementary  education.  I  chose  my  field  of  study  when  I  was  in  seventh  grade.  I  had  always  planned  to  go  into  the  education  field  but  was  unsure  if  that  was  what  was  really  for  me.  When  I  was  younger  I  would  use  old  math  and  reading  books  from  previous  grades  and  “teach”  my  younger  sister  what  I  was  learning.  I  had  a  pretend  classroom  and  I  would  make  up  assignments  and  tests  and  grade  her.</div>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Dear  Butler  Family,



Thank  you  for  the  generous  scholarship  you  have  provided  me  for  the  upcoming  school  year.  My  name  is  Andrew  Cunningham,  and  I  am  from  Decatur.  I  come  from  a  large  family  who  always  championed  community  involvement  and  helping  others,  which,  in  a  way,  led  me  to  UIS.</div>
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I  chose  this  degree  path  because  I  feel  that  my  service  to  society  was  not  complete.  After  I  retired,  I  was  missing  something  and  after  soul  searching,  I  realized  I  was  missing  serving  something  bigger  than  me.  For  20  years  I  helped  mold  some  of  the  finest  warriors  in  the  U.S  Army.  As  I  write  this,  my  oldest  biological  son  is  serving  under  one  of  the  soldiers  who  I  trained.  I  want  to  give  back  to  the  veterans  who  may  need  it.  I  was  fortunate  with  the  way  I  turned  out.  I  cannot  say  that  about  all  my  brothers  and  sisters  in  arms.</div>
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