Dear Mr. Smith,

Thank you kindly for your continued support of our graduate speech-language pathology program. With the skyrocketing cost of tuition, your scholarship is invaluable in helping us to recruit and retain exceptional students. The student that we chose for the 2007-2008 Blankenship Fellowship is Mr. Seth Hayden. His bio is below and is also attached. Seth is an outstanding student who has worked very hard to better himself and the lives of others. His strength of character and dedication to helping children is remarkable. We believe he will represent your organization well.

Thank you again for your support.
Warm regards,
Kristie A. Spencer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Speech and Hearing Sciences
University of Washington
1417 NE 42nd Street
Seattle, WA 98105
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Seth Hayden graduated from the University of Richmond (Richmond, VA) in 2003 with a B.A. in Journalism. During his time at Richmond, he fulfilled a scholarship from the Bonner Scholar Foundation by volunteering as the Family Services Assistant at the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity for four years. After graduation, Seth spent a year working as a special education aide in the intensive support class at a middle school in Greenwich, CT. He also worked as a youth advisor to a middle and high school Church youth group. Before Seth made his way to Seattle, he spent a summer working for City Kids Wilderness Project, an experiential education camp for inner-city youth from Washington D.C. As an Adventure Counselor, his goal was to build confidence and character through experiential education in the outdoor environment. Before he returned to school for his B.S., Seth worked as a classroom assistant and then lead teacher at a small private school for children from kindergarten through high school with special needs and behavioral issues. He received his B.S. in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Washington and hopes to work in an educational setting as a Speech-Language Pathologist.