Your support through the NEED organization had made it possible for me to attend Princeton University, and I thank you for doing nothing less than changing my life. Here, I receive an unparalleled education and actively participate in the campus activities. In short, I love Princeton and feel I can flourish here. The educational and extracurricular resources available to me are numerous, and in my reach because of NEED. Thank you for your contribution to my education, and I hope one day to help another student like myself make his or her schooling possible.

I am the parent of one of the earliest Richard K. Mellon scholars, Joel B. Kemp, who graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in June 1993. He matriculated to Harvard College, graduated magna cum laude with a double concentration in History and Religion in 1997, and went on to Harvard Law School. Joel received his J.D. in June 2000 and has been working in the corporate division of the law firm, Hale and Door, LLP in Boston, since October 2000. I would like to thank NEED for playing a key role in helping Joel achieve his educational goals.

I am most fortunate for the support I recieved from NEED. Without it, my educational pursuit could have been disrupted. With NEED's help, I was able to continue and complete my degree program.

I want to personally thank Mr. Bryant for becoming a sponsor for the NEED program. As my sponsor, you have helped me to continue my education at Washington and Jefferson College. This contribution is very helpful to me as a student because I am going into the medical field. I plan to make these four years of college benefit my education in my chosen field. I chose Washington and Jefferson because it is a small liberal arts college with a variety of other elective courses in which to take. Medical schools do encourage students to take elective courses along with their major courses; therefore, a liberal arts college such as Washington and Jefferson will provide that for me. I will be able to discover other subjects of interest that will help me when I apply for medical school in the future. I want to thank you again for becoming my sponsor and for being associated with NEED.

I want to let you know much I appreciate the $1,000 NEED scholarship I received. The support that you and others have given, lets me know that my education is not only important to me, but to my community as well. This encouragement will help me to strive that much harder to succeed. Thanks again for the moral and financial support.

The financial aid I received from NEED was a part toward my educational experience in college. While it may have not been a significant amount, it did contribute to my overall financial aid package, and as my college experience continued, it was able to provide me not only financial stability, but allowed me to purchase books and supplies that were necessary for my classes as well.