Originally posted May 15th, 2014 on the Minnesota State University Mankato TODAY Magazine By Carol Jones Kady Johnson ’13 MA remembers crying the day she was accepted to college. She cried because she hadn’t expected it to be an option for her—and because she didn’t think that she would be able to pay for it. Johnson grew up in a home with limited financial resources. She had no expectation of being able to go to college, but she applied anyway. So when an acceptance letter arrived, she wept. “That was a defining moment in my life,” she says. A scholarship from the Annexstad …
Annexstad Scholar David Boone Is Already Changing the World
Annexstad scholar David Boone has been selected as one of DegreeSource.com's Top 11 Influential Students. A college student who has been offered a full scholarship to Harvard, David has overcome being homeless and survived being targeted that lead to gang violence. Although tough obstacles paved David’s path, he continued to bury himself in his studies and extracurricular activities which lead him to a full Gates Millennial Scholarship to Harvard. He is influencing lower-class and financially tight students to keep pursuing for a better future. …
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