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H. Preston Herring Summary And Analysis

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When reflecting on choosing the first H. Preston Herring Scholarship recipient, in her husband honor, Ginny Herring recalls being drawn to Eric Schwartz and his life story. Several of the nominees would’ve been perfect but just kept coming back to Eric. Eric’s life story was compelling and really touched Ginny. Eric served his country, her had goals, was a non traditional aged student, and a true appreciation for a college education, and
Ginny wanted to reward the struggled he had gone through. It was important to her that the scholarship given in her husband’s honor showed Eric that students like him were valued, and that his journey had not gone unnoticed.

“Receiving the Dr. H. Preston Herring memorial scholarship was not only helpful
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