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Scholarships for First-generation Aggies

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Cameron Do, right, and Jean Lui, both managerial economics majors and first-generation college students, say their Boyd scholarship offers opportunities to give back to their families and community. Gregory Urquiaga/新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis photo

Being first in the family to attend college is life changing. It鈥檚 exciting both for the students and for the family members invested in the college student鈥檚 success. 

But the decision to get a college education can also present significant financial challenges.

That鈥檚 why 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis scholarships for first-generation college students are invaluable.

Several are available, including the , supported by unrestricted gifts to the , and the . 

 

Campus dedicated to social mobility 

新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis is recognized for its dedication to social mobility. This year, our campus  (New York Times 鈥淐ollege Access Index鈥), including those who are the first in their families to set their sights on a college education.

Through the Boyd Family Foundation, philanthropists Mary Ann and Lou Peoples, created the scholarship to help first-generation students from the Sacramento Unified School District attend 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis.

 

Scholarship established because of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis' reputation

The Boyd Foundation established the scholarship at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis in 2011 because of the university鈥檚 great reputation and proximity to Sacramento鈥攁 community that was near and dear to the late Eugene and Kathryn Boyd, longtime Sacramento residents whose estate funds these scholarships. 

鈥淚 give to provide scholarships to young people who are in the first generation in their family to attend college because I believe that this type of gift can sometimes change the future of an entire family,鈥 Mary Ann Peoples said. 

These funds are helping Aggies like Cameron Do 鈥16 and Jean Liu 鈥15.  Because their financial burdens have been lifted, our students can focus on academic pursuits and achieve success.

 

Chinese parents focused on education 

鈥業t鈥檚 hard when you鈥檙e the first. But I embraced the title when I was selected to be the first ever Boyd Scholar 鈥 the award picked me up and propelled me to my success here.鈥

鈥 Jean Liu

鈥業t鈥檚 hard when you鈥檙e the first. But I embraced the title when I was selected to be the first ever Boyd Scholar 鈥 the award picked me up and propelled me to my success here.鈥

鈥 Jean Liu

Liu was raised by parents who worked on farms in northern China. They wanted to better their children鈥檚 lives 鈥 lives they knew should begin with a good education.

The Lius鈥 perseverance led them to the United States and inspired a work ethic in all of their children, but especially in their eldest daughter, Jean, the first in her family to attend college.

Monetary security from the scholarship has allowed Liu to focus on finding her path at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis through exploring classes and student clubs. 

 

Hesitant in engineering to confident in business economics 

鈥淚 entered 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis as a hesitant engineering major because I enjoyed math in high school. But after taking many classes, Professor Maxey鈥檚 business economics course led me to accounting,鈥 Liu said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thankful for the opportunity to explore that鈥檚 encouraged at Davis and feasible because of the Boyd Scholarship.鈥 

During her time at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, Liu split her time between studies, her internship at a prominent accounting firm in Sacramento, her activities with 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 and reading her favorite novels on the Quad. 

 

Liu inspires her siblings 

Just as her parents鈥 example inspired her, Liu鈥檚 pursuit of a college education is inspiring all three of her younger siblings, who plan to follow suit. 

鈥淢y sister is already graduating from high school and wants to come to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis just like her big sis,鈥 says Liu, who is busy helping guide her sister through college admittance.

鈥淲hen I was in her shoes I didn鈥檛 even know what  was, and I had wavering confidence about my success in college,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 hard when you鈥檙e the first. But I embraced the title when I was selected to be the first ever Boyd Scholar 鈥 the award picked me up and propelled me to my success here.鈥

 

Can-Do attitude

The Boyd Scholarship program has also propelled Do to academic success.

As an award-winning valedictorian and cross-country athlete, Do鈥檚 only limit to continued achievement in college was financial.

As a high school student, he feared his parents鈥 struggles to support three older siblings鈥 educations would hurt his future. That concern disappeared when he received the Boyd Scholarship from 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis.

 

Great relief from stress

鈥淭he award gave a great relief from the possible stresses of making ends meet while you鈥檙e just starting to make out who you are,鈥 he says. 

鈥業 see myself in the families that come in鈥. A kid came in translating for his parents just like I did when I was younger.鈥

鈥 Cameron Do

With his limits lifted, Do is continuing his streak of exceptional achievement at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis. He spends his free time running and is on course to graduate in three years as a managerial economics major.

鈥淢y parents have always said that good comes to those who give, and I see that same philosophy here at Davis,鈥 Do says. 

 

Joined nonprofit student tax initiative 

That鈥檚 why he joined the nonprofit student tax initiative 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis .

鈥淚鈥檓 so thankful to the Boyd Scholarship, and I plan to give back to it when I can. For now I return the favor through giving my time to the Davis community through Students in VITA.鈥 

Through his work with the nonprofit, Do files taxes for lower income families. The work has solidified his interest in accounting and helped him get to know many of the clients. 

鈥淚 see myself in the families that come in鈥. A kid came in translating for his parents just like I did when I was younger. I hope there are always scholarships for first-generation college hopefuls,鈥 Do says. 鈥淏ecause to me, being a first-generation student isn鈥檛 a limit, it鈥檚 a motivation to excel for my parents, myself and future generations.鈥

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