Battle Creek Enquirer, MI
Oct 8 2005
Words of inspiration honored
Katie Oliveri
The Enquirer
Amber Suedmeyer for the Enquirer
>From left, the Kellogg Career Scholarship recipients – James Doty,
Dympha Martin and Maurice Anderson – stand next to Julie Bosley of
the Kellogg Co., which awarded a scholarship at the event.
The Enquirer
Photo: Atoyan
Nona Atoyan, 17, was inspired by 10 words written below a painting
hanging in the hallway of Kellogg Community College.
“Somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.”
It was that quote which made Atoyan, who grew up in Armenia, realize
that “one benefits from life exactly what they put into it.”
“No one was born a teacher…a lawyer…a president,” she wrote in a
personal statement. “We all are born with equal opportunities and
abilities to make the right choices and actually become
somebody…I’m a strong-willed, focused individual…on her way to
becoming a somebody.”
It was Atoyan’s words that earned her the Robert L. and Lois H.
Brenner Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $1,500. Atoyan, in her
fourth semester at Kellogg Community College, received one of about
170 scholarships awarded to students this year at the third annual
fall scholarship luncheon Friday, hosted by the KCC Foundation.
“I’m so very happy to receive the award since I’m an international
student,” she said. “It’s a great help.”
Some recipients Friday had the opportunity to meet and thank donors
at the luncheon.
“It’s kind of like an inspiration to meet someone from the company,”
said Maurice Anderson, 19, who was awarded the Kellogg Careers
Scholarship. “I feel really important.”
Julie Bosley, manager of corporate public relations at Kellogg Co.,
said it’s a great opportunity to actually meet the students receiving
the money. The scholarship pays for a student’s full tuition and
recipients also intern at the company.
“It’s great and I’m happy to meet them,” Bosley said. “And also
giving them a chance to intern (at Kellogg) adds value to the
scholarship.”
“I’m just excited to meet anyone (from Kellogg),” said James Doty,
17, of Olivet, who also received the Kellogg scholarship. “I was
shocked when I actually won. It’s pretty overwhelming.”
The scholarships awarded for the 2005-06 academic year totaled
$213,150. The KCC Foundation, established in 1998, exists to
exclusively raise funds for students and programs.