Mr. DeWitt is a Liberal Arts-English major with a 3.5 GPA based on 12 hours completed.

Kenneth is a member of Student Support Services and is on the academic honors list.

Kenneth went from being an employee of the City of Philadelphia to a divorced single dad. Later he lived with a sister. He became disabled, depressed and dependent on alcohol. He depended on food stamps, public assistance and Social Security Disability.

He learned of VUB and entered the program to find encouragement and positive feedback. He has been alcohol free ever since and became an honor student as he realized his dream was possible and he did not have to depend on public programs to survive.

He receives some grants and other assistance but still needs more to pay for all his educational bills. That is where the NAVUBPP Scholarship will benefit this VUB alumni.

Mr. Gonyea is a Computer Engineering major with a 3.92 GPA based on 35 hours completed.

Richard has been on the Dean's List for three semesters and volunteers with the Fire Department and Toys for Tots.

He credits VUB with giving him much needed confidence. Before coming to VUB he had toyed with the idea of attending school but backed out several times. He states in his essay that VUB is still very supportive and continues to bolster his confidence.

Richard's wife works so he can attend school but her job does not even provide insurance so he must pay for insurance out of his school aid. With such financial difficulties the NAVUBPP Scholarship would not only be an honor but a necessary resource to help him pay educational bills.

He stated that he does not believe he would be successful without the assistance of VUB.

Ms. Martin is a Criminal Justice-Sociology major with a 3.59 GPA based on 68 hours completed.

Susan is a member of the Volunteer Rescue Squad, is very active at school in providing tutoring, working with Honor Society and holds a place on the Dean's List. She is in a non-traditional Adult Honor Society and was a team leader on a web page design project.

When she was discharged she believed all she could be was a wife and a mother for the rest of her life. After three marriages and 4 children she says her dream is now becoming a reality.

She credits VUB for helping her develop and maintain her self-esteem and in helping her determine her career path.

As a single mother and full-time college student she is unable to work outside the home so she depends on assistance and needs more help in paying for the bills. The NAVUBPP Scholarship will contribute to that much needed assistance.

She is now a junior and plans to help victims of domestic violence, and sex crimes and any other form of abuse.

Mr. Rocha is a Criminal Justice major with a 3.0 GPA based on 15 units completed.

Alejandro is a baseball coach. In addition, he is very supportive of VUB. He earned a perfect attendance award, became a liaison between VUB and PCC and leads VUB campus tours.

This three tour veteran of Iraq found VUB a few months after getting out of the military and credits the program with opening the door of education to him.

VUB inspired him to go to school, assisted him with his academic skills and developed his confidence. Without VUB he feels his chances of surviving were slim and he would most likely have re-enlisted in the military. But because of VUB he is a committed student.

He says he had to take baby steps to get where he is. He said that other than his father, VUB is his strongest role model.

Mr. Stork is a Nursing (BSN) major with a 3.93 GPA based on 120 hours completed.

Race is a VUB Alumni of the year. He coaches soccer and little league. He is the president of the KY Association of Nursing Students. Race also has an Associates Degree with High Distinction and has held a spot on the Dean's List.

In his essay Race said that VUB has always been there for him. He started VUB back in the 1990s and earned an Associate Degree in 1997. He credits staff with helping him make decisions but not making them for him, keeping tabs on him and continuing to encourage him.

In 2002 he returned to school to get an engineering degree but had to leave because of employment and fatherhood.

Never giving up, he came back to VUB in 2005 when the factory where he worked moved its operations to Mexico. Now he has nearly completed requirements for his BSN.

Upon graduation he hopes to become a nurse at a military installation where he can help veterans.

Mr. Valdez is a Criminal Justice major with a 3.32 GPA based on 51 hours completed. He received 16 hours of CLEP credit for Spanish.

Oscar has been selected into Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges.

He is a youth sponsor for several local churches, a peer to peer counselor for the Army National Guard and a Youth Mentor for the Panhandle Community Services.

Oscar is a single parent with one son. He works part-time while he attends school and depends on financial assistance to remain in school and support his son. He stated that without VUB he would be unable to attend school.

He states that his family is supportive of his educational goals but he depends on financial assistance. The NAVUBPP Scholarship will be a great asset as he meets his financial responsibilities to remain in school.