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PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE STUDENT AND SAILOR WINS COCA-COLA MILITARY LEADERS OF PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP
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hen Cassidy Gadsby was in high school back in Pennsylvania, she heard all about the scholarships being pitched to upcoming Class of 2018 graduates. Then 17, Gadsby had already enlisted in the United States Navy in the Delayed Entry Program and was just waiting to graduate to start her military career.
“I thought ‘I’m going into the military,’” she said. “I don’t need any scholarship.” Today, Gadsby is an active duty Navy Corpsman and a Pensacola State College honor student. On July 14, she was named a 2021 Coca-Cola Military Leaders of Promise Scholar, one of 25 active duty members nationwide to receive the honor and the accompanying $1,000 scholarship.
The scholarships are provided by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, which awards 200 scholarships annually—25 of which are reserved for active duty military or veterans. All scholarship recipients must be members of their schools’ Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapters.
it shows the caliber of student that Cassidy is that she was one of only 25 military students who were selected from across the whole country to receive this scholarship.”
Gadsby is currently taking three classes, but, because of the scholarship, hopes to take four or five classes in the fall. “I had never won a scholarship or any- She’s currently a Navy Corpsman at thing like that,’’ said Gadsby, who Naval Hospital Pensacola and plans on is taking general education classes staying in the health field after she’s at PSC. “It’s neat to be selected for discharged from the Navy in 2024. “I like the business and administrative something like this.” She has been in Pensacola for more side of hospital work,’’ Gadsby said. “I work some patient care and adminthan three years. istrative work and I think I’m better Gadsby has a 3.5 grade point average and is a member of the PSC Pensacola She isn’t yet sure where she will pursue at the administrative side. But I love campus’ PTK chapter Theta Chi. her bachelor’s degree but plans on healthcare work and the medical side. studying Healthcare Management at I’m really interested in progress and advances in medicine and healthcare.” “This is great news,’’ said Theta Chi the university level. chapter adviser Jeff Wooters. “I think
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