Meet Some of Our Scholars
Tom Prewitt, '07
PREWITT SERVED AS A HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR THE ARMY'S 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION -- SERVING IN OPERATION ANACONDA
"I knew the Operation Education scholarship was for me; I deal with pain every day of my life," said Prewitt. "I heard that the scholarship was established for disabled vets from Iraq and Afghanistan to pursue their education and not feel that their disability hinders them."
» Operation Education's 1st Scholarship Recipient
PREWITT SERVED AS A HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATOR FOR THE ARMY'S 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION -- SERVING IN OPERATION ANACONDA
"I knew the Operation Education scholarship was for me; I deal with pain every day of my life," said Prewitt. "I heard that the scholarship was established for disabled vets from Iraq and Afghanistan to pursue their education and not feel that their disability hinders them."
» Operation Education's 1st Scholarship Recipient
Chase Clark of Blackfoot, Idaho
CHASE JOINED THE IDAHO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND SPENT A YEAR IN IRAQ. HIS SERVICE LEFT HIM WITH SEVERE BACK INJURIES, BUT HE WAS DETERMINED TO GO TO COLLEGE AND WAS AWARDED AN OPERATION EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
"Operation Education is more than a scholarship - it's a support web. I can go out there and take risks, and it's going to be okay. I can focus on my education and not worry about how it's going to happen."
» Landscape Architecture Major, Class of 2010
CHASE JOINED THE IDAHO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND SPENT A YEAR IN IRAQ. HIS SERVICE LEFT HIM WITH SEVERE BACK INJURIES, BUT HE WAS DETERMINED TO GO TO COLLEGE AND WAS AWARDED AN OPERATION EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
"Operation Education is more than a scholarship - it's a support web. I can go out there and take risks, and it's going to be okay. I can focus on my education and not worry about how it's going to happen."
» Landscape Architecture Major, Class of 2010
Bart Gutke, Bob Woodruff Foundation Scholar
DURING HIS SECOND DEPLOYMENT BART WAS TRAVELING THROUGH DARKNESS IN A MILITARY VEHICLE IN WESTERN IRAQ AT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FELL 30 FEET
“I never in a million years thought that was the way I would get hurt,” said Gutke. Gutke hopes the Operation Education Scholarship program will bring awareness to the private battles soldiers face at home.
» Resource Recreation and Tourism Major
DURING HIS SECOND DEPLOYMENT BART WAS TRAVELING THROUGH DARKNESS IN A MILITARY VEHICLE IN WESTERN IRAQ AT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FELL 30 FEET
“I never in a million years thought that was the way I would get hurt,” said Gutke. Gutke hopes the Operation Education Scholarship program will bring awareness to the private battles soldiers face at home.
» Resource Recreation and Tourism Major