Colorado State University Student Awarded Jackie Robinson Scholarship
Wednesday, October 29, 1997
FORT COLLINS--A Colorado State University student was
presented a Jackie Robinson Scholarship this month at Coors Field
by the baseball legend's daughter, Sharon Robinson.
April Garrison, a freshman studying biological sciences at
Colorado State, will benefit from one of 50 scholarships awarded
this year to students across the nation by the Jackie Robinson
Foundation. The 50 scholarships celebrate the 50th anniversary of
Robinson breaking the major-league baseball color barrier. The
scholarships were awarded on the basis of leadership skills and
academic excellence.
"I might not have been able to go to college without this
scholarship," said Garrison. "I'm extremely appreciative of the
foundation and the opportunity it's given me."
Garrison is from Colorado Springs and attended Falcon High
School where she was an outstanding student involved in the
National Honor Society, soccer and choir. Garrison also attended
Del Rio High School in Texas, where she was involved in Junior
ROTC. Garrison's hopes for the future include attending medical
school and becoming a pediatrician.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a public not-for-profit
national educational foundation established in 1973, the year
after Robinson died. Every year the foundation awards Jackie
Robinson scholarships to minority high-school seniors who show
exceptional promise and have a demonstrated financial need.
Jackie Robinson scholarship recipients are eligible to receive
support for four years of college. The foundation is currently
supporting 169 Jackie Robinson scholars attending universities
across the country.
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