Giving Thanks: Scholarship Helps Psychology Major Reach Dream of Providing Quality Mental Health Care

This December, 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 Keyvashia Brown, who thanks to the David R. and Marsha L. Crittenden Endowed Scholarship, is one step closer to her dream of providing quality, affordable mental health care as a clinical psychologist and breaking down the stigma behind mental illness.

David R. and Marsha L. Crittenden Endowed Scholarship Recipient Keyvashia Brown

Name: Keyvashia Brown
Hometown: Jonesboro, AR
Graduation: 2025
Major(s)/Minor(s): Psychology major

Activities/Interests: I am a part of the B.S.A. and I am in the Philosophy Club. I am interested in social justice, the arts, African American studies, and mental health.

Career Aspirations: I hope to become a clinical psychologist. I want to help people improve their mental health so that they are able to live happy lives. I also hope to find ways to educate the Black community about the benefits of receiving psychological help, so that there is less of a stigma behind metal illness.

In her own words:

Dear Dr. David R. and Mrs. Marsha L. Crittenden,

I would like to thank you for your support with the David R. and Marsha L. Crittenden Endowed Scholarship. University of Arkansas academic counselor, Mr. Carl Riley, has informed me that I am the 2023 recipient for this scholarship.

I would like to express how grateful I am for your support and contribution to my education. I am a 2021 graduate from Jonesboro High School, in northeast Arkansas. I am currently a junior studying psychology, on the track of clinical counseling.

I would like to one day open my own business where everyone is able to have affordable and high-quality mental health care.

This year I am in a position where the previous scholarships that I have received were not enough to cover all of my books, so this scholarship will help me be able to purchase the rest of those, as well as help me with expenses at my apartment for a couple of months each semester.

So again, I would like to thank you for your recognition, support, and contribution to my education this year. I am very grateful and appreciate the opportunities that you have given to me!

Sincerely,

Keyvashia Brown

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