Heather Miller receives scholarship from Central Penn College

2014 Mar 26

Heather Miller, of Enola, Pa., a business administration with a concentration in human resource management student at Central Penn College, was one of three continuing education students awarded a $250 Non-Traditional Student Week scholarship last term. When reading the entry below, it's easy to see why this motivated, busy adult was selected out of the 126 total entries.

"My motivation comes from a couple of areas in my life. My first motivation to get my degree is to feel the accomplishment that I finished what I started and was able to gain the confidence to do it. I always felt like something was standing in the way and there wasn't the "right time" to start college again because of working full-time and having four young children. I started to look around at better paying jobs to support my family and they all needed a bachelor's degree. I saw people advancing while I felt stagnant, and I really didn't like that feeling. That is when I decided I had more in me and I could go back to school, because now is the time to complete my dream. My other motivation is my four young kids. They see me not being happy in my present job and situation, and I started to think that I could be a better role model if I felt better about myself and did what I needed to do to advance in my career. My kids are ages three, six, 11 and 13. My two older ones already know they want, and need, to go to college to get a good-paying job, because life is expensive. They are proud of me for going back, and my family fully supports me, which will help throughout my college career. I feel very blessed to realize the motivations I have to go back to school and complete my dream are to become a better mom and better person, and to motivate my kids and other people to dare to dream and live it."