"Ultimately humans are responsible. The best way to predict the future is to create it."

Megan Ashley Perry Memorial Scholarship Winners

2010 Recipient Shana Mattes

Shana Mattes is a 2010 graduate of Newark High School in Newark, Delaware. Shana is currently a student at the University of Delaware where she is studying Elementary Education with a specialization in middle school Social Studies. Shana hopes one day to be an inspiring teacher and mentor to students of all backgrounds. Shana gained experience working with children through her job as a teacher's assistant and now as a part-time teacher at Temple Beth El Religious School. Shana has also independently tutored several children in Hebrew over the past two years. Her interests include yoga, cooking, and travel and she hopes to study abroad during college.

2010 Recipient Stephanie Nally

Stephanie Nally is a 2010 graduate of St. Mark's High School. Stephanie is currently a student at the University of Delaware where she is studying Psychology. Stephanie was quoted as saying, "I believe that I will be a very good advocate for the Megan Ashley Perry Foundation. Just as Megan did herself, I have a great enthusiasm for life; my own as well as the lives of each and every person around me. By furthering my education in the field of psychology I will be able to continue in a professional manner my love and desire to help people who are troubled. I pride myself in being someone who tries to see the best in every person I come into contact with and who looks at the glass as 'half full' as opposed to 'half empty'. I believe I possess many of the same characteristics and attitudes that Megan did herself, and I know that I will be able to emulate these for the Foundation just as she did in her everyday life."