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AN EXEMPLARY ENVISION SCHOLAR

Brian Carrillo, Impact Academy
College: University of California, Davis

Brian is Impact Academy’s 2017 winner of the Bob Lenz “PDO” Scholarship.

Brian exemplifies all that it means to be an Envision Scholar. As a first generation college student, he has taken full advantage of the opportunities his education has provided. As a student, he is always respectful to his teachers and helpful to his peers, while maintaining a level of self-motivation that has helped him achieve a 3.78 GPA. He understands what it means to be a critical thinker in the classroom, a collaborative worker with his fellow students, and a powerful communicator.

Brian knows how to use resources effectively. He understands that everything, every tool provided to him, can been used as a resource: his notes, his peers, his teachers, the internet, and most importantly, life itself. Being a first generation student means an opportunity for him to succeed. He was able to persevere and succeed, as he completed his Dream Act Application, despite what was going on around him in the world of Immigration and Racism.

In his Portfolio Defense, he stated that education is important to him “because it has allowed me to continue to grow as a human, acquire new knowledge and contribute a different perspective.”

 

ABOUT THE BOB LENZ “PDO” SCHOLARSHIP
The Bob Lenz PDO Scholarship award of $1000 is given each year to one graduating senior from each school site who exemplifies the Calvin Coolidge phrase: “Persistence and Determination alone are Omnipotent (PDO).”  Erin Brockovich made these words her motto in her successful campaign to expose toxic water tables in the Central Valley.  Bob and his Envision co-founders adopted the motto as well, applying it to Envision’s tireless work to help students develop the persistence and determination to succeed in college. Each of our award-winning students:

 

  • Has gone through significant hardship and persisted through adversity;
  • Has been accepted to and plans to attend a 4-year university or college.
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