Christian Record Services Announces 2018 Ann Lowe Scholarship Recipients

Christian Record Services for the Blind (www.christianrecord.org) publicly announced four collegiate recipients of the 2018 Anne Lowe Scholarship on Monday, July 23.

Lauryn Boyle has been accepted into college and university voice and theatre programs. Her goal is to perform in a variety of theatre productions and then establish an arts academy for children, including those with disabilities.

Jamian Phillips was a star high school athlete and model citizen in Dallas, Texas. He will be going to college this fall and plans to study business electronics. Of his vision loss he said that he will embrace his disability and he will not allow it to get in the way of his success.

Matthew Turner is studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He’s working toward a degree in mathematics with computer science and a minor in economics. This fall, he will participate in undergraduate research on technology used to provide spatial awareness for people with visual impairments.

Thomas Woodyard is an International Affairs major at the University of Georgia, Atlanta. His ultimate goal is to obtain a Juris Doctor. He was the first legally blind student in 25 years to participate in Florida State University’s College of Law Summer for Undergraduates in which students took legal writing courses and participated in mock trial simulations.

To learn more about Christian Record Services for the Blind, please visit www.christianrecord.org.