Giving Thanks: Scholarship Helps Biology Student Who Wants to be a Wildlife and Domestic Veterinarian

This holiday season, members of our Fulbright College Family are sharing expressions of gratitude, letters of thanks and their appreciation for those who have helped make their educational journey possible. 

Meet Chantae Jacobs, who thanks to the David R. and Marsha L. Crittenden Endowed Scholarship, is one step closer to her dream career as a wildlife and domestic veterinarian.

David R. and Marsha L. Crittenden Endowed Scholarship Recipient Chantae Jacobs

Hometown: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Graduation: 2021
Major(s)/Minor(s): Majoring in biology, minoring in general business
Activities/Interests: Hiking, campus activities, spending time with my dog, reading
Career Aspirations: Wildlife/Domestic Veterinarian

In her own words:

I would like to thank you for your generous contribution by offering me the David R. and Marsha L. Crittenden Endowed Scholarship awarded by the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

Your support in my academic career has been greatly appreciated by my family and me. I will be going into my third year this fall semester and I am extremely excited to continue my education and getting involved on campus.

This opportunity will help lift the financial cost of my education off of my parent’s shoulders. It will also allow me to focus on my studies and excel in the classroom.

I am currently majoring in biology and minoring in business with a pre-veterinarian focus. This fall I will be going into my junior year at the U of A. I chose to go to the University of Arkansas because I believed that it would be the perfect place to pursue my undergraduate career.

It truly has been an amazing place that has exposed me to unfamiliar places and people that have contributed to my growth as a person.

I can’t wait to continue to step out of my comfort zone inside and outside of the classroom.

I continue to improve each year with my study habits and classroom work ethic. Getting more into my major’s classes has been amazing and has actually improved my work ethic and procrastination.

With the challenges that are yet to come this year, I am sure I will be ready. Thank you again for believing and supporting me in my academic career.

Sincerely,

Chantae Jacobs

For more information about the David R. and Marsha L. Crittenden Endowed Scholarship, or to make a year-end gift to support it, please give online now, or contact Fulbright College’s Office of Development and External Relations at 479-575-3712 or email fulbright@uark.edu.