Barry Stamps Leadership Scholar and ADSOE senior, Bethany Dill, is featured in the January issue of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation newsletter. In a Q&A, Bethany touched on topics ranging from her enrichment experiences to long-term goals, and anyone reading can see why this dynamic, passionate, and driven student is deserving of the scholarship. Barry University partners equally with the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, founded by Penny and E. Roe Stamps, to provide full-ride leadership scholarships programs for undergraduate students. As a recipient, Bethany has been afforded an education rich in cultural experiences and life-changing internships in support of her commitment to human rights.
A shared mission of promoting, seeking, and advocating for social justice brought Bethany to Barry University from her home state of Ohio. During her time at Barry she has interned with both International Justice Mission and Human Rights Watch. Her honors thesis focuses on the educational needs of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, especially in the context of refugee trauma. Bethany credits her scholarship and the Stamps’ generosity for the profound realization that the power of advocacy on behalf of others can make a difference.
Bethany plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Refugee Studies, a law degree, and maybe one day even a PhD. But for now, she wants to enjoy her last semester as a senior with friends and faculty. Bethany notes, “Encompassing it all, though, whatever professional goals I do or don’t meet, I hope that I will use the opportunities I have been afforded to benefit others, to let ‘even one life breathe easier,’ as Emerson wrote. That is the best kind of success.”
To read the entire Q&A, visit: http://www.stampsfoundation.org/2016/01/19/featured-scholar-bethany-dill/