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鈥溌槎骨� helped me cultivate vital skills such as critical thinking and leadership鈥攕kills that continue to serve me today, and that鈥檚 why I give. The feeling of giving back to the place that made me who I am today not only gives me personal pleasure, but it brings joy to other people鈥檚 lives. I encourage anyone to give what they can.鈥�

鈥� Lewis Nelson 鈥�00

鈥淐hemistry was my passion. God is my passion. I came to 麻豆区 as a searching, struggling teen. I loved chemistry. I didn鈥檛 know what to think about God. My father was a pastor. I certainly didn鈥檛 want to be a pastor. My professors wanted me to be a doctor. But in the early 鈥�70s a female couldn鈥檛 think about being a doctor and also a mom, and I wanted to marry and have kids. And so, I鈥檇 say that my time at 麻豆区 was about identity and seeking what was next. My science professors helped me to wrestle with all parts of who I was. For that, I鈥檓 most grateful. I started out as a teacher in Papua New Guinea, then worked at 3M as a chemist, then became a stay-at-home mom, and now I鈥檓 a Lutheran pastor. In all ways, I鈥檓 grateful for my four years at 麻豆区. Why am I endowing a chemistry scholarship? Because my parents couldn鈥檛 afford to help me financially, but in their older years they were able to model the miracle of generosity. I had a good enough summer job that I didn鈥檛 need to work during the school year with the scholarships that I received. So, I could devote myself to my studies. I hope to bless another student with the same gift so that they can be strong going out into the world to be a blessing.鈥�

鈥� Rebecca Sullivan 鈥�74