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Essay Contest Winners Receive Fischler School Scholarships

NSU’s Fischler School of Education and Human Services recently announced the winners of more than $15,000 in scholarships from the annual Miami HEAT/Fischler School essay contest. The winners submitted a 250-words-or-fewer essay on the theme: “Tell us why you or someone you know would cause an effect and change the world with a college degree.”

The winners were:

  • Grand Prize: $10,000 scholarship to NSU’s Fischler School
    Yvonne Yearwood of Plantation
  • First-Place Prize: $5,000 scholarship to NSU’s Fischler School
    Eric Atkins of Miami
  • Second-Place Prize: $2,500 scholarship to NSU’s Fischler School
    Veranika Johnson of Miramar

The essays were judged by a panel of Fischler School faculty and administrators on the basis of content and overall theme concept.

Please visit www.fischlerschool.nova.edu for more information about the Fischler School’s program offerings.