Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship means I can focus on my education without the constant stress of finances. It gives me the freedom to chase my goals and  prove that hard work really does pay off.

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship is an important and exciting step for me. It eases the financial burden, allowing me to focus more on my studies and personal growth. Knowing that the Foundation supports students like me means a lot and motivates me to take on new opportunities.

This scholarship also connects me to a community that values education and giving back—something I truly admire. I’m grateful for the support and encouragement, and it inspires me to keep learning and someday give back in meaningful ways.

This scholarship means a lot to me. It will will help me achieve my goal of becoming an ag teacher.

This scholarship genuinely means the world to me. I have been desperately trying to bridge the gap between my limited financial aid and the cost of attending college. Because of this support, a huge weight has been lifted off me and my family. I’m now one step closer to attending college debt-free and being able to fully focus on earning my degree in Mechanical Engineering.

I’m incredibly grateful that my story and potential were seen and believed in by the committee and donors. Thank you so much, bless everyone involved in making this possible. I truly hope to make you all proud.

Receiving the Angela Stanford scholarship means the world to me. It represents more than just financial support. It’s a reminder that my goals and hard work matter and that someone believes in me and my future. This scholarship allows me to focus on my education without financial stress and it motivates me to keep pushing forward, not just for me but for my family and my support system. I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity and committed to making the most of it. Thank you.

To me receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship signifies a connection to a community with people who have had similar situations to mine that values education and believes in supporting students like me in achieving their dreams.

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship is an answered prayer and will certainly allow me pursue my higher education goals with fewer financial concerns. As I continue to pursue my life goal of serving children through medicine, I am very thankful to have the support of the foundation.

To receive the Angela Stanford scholarship means that my mother and I can breathe again. I can now focus solely on academics rather than stressing on how I am going to pay for it all. I also can breathe knowing that my mother is not anxious and worrying about college and paying for all of it. This scholarship is just an enormous blessing and light that my family and I needed after several really hard and dark years.

My name is Samantha Gudenau. I will be attending Dallas Baptist University in the Fall with the goal of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in biology. I plan on gaining the foundational information that I need to become a member of the Health Care field. After earning my bachelor’s degree, I plan on attending Medical School, where I will continue my academic path of becoming a Pathologist. I am so thankful to be awarded this scholarship to help me pursue my academic career. I will forever and always be grateful towards the Angela Standford Foundation for this helping hand.

I am extremely grateful for this opportunity. Receiving the Angela Stanford scholarship truly is an answer to my prayers. This scholarship will allow me to fulfill my dream of attending Dallas Baptist university and pursuing a degree in elementary education. This scholarship will give me the opportunity to teach and love children and help them reach their full potential everyday. This scholarship has truly been such a blessing to me and it will help lessen the financial burden on me and my family.

I am extremely blessed, grateful, and honored to be chosen to receive the Angela Stanford Scholarship and represent such a wonderful foundation. By their support, I will be one step closer to completing my studies and stepping out into the world to carry out my desired purpose, calling, and passions - with less financial burdens and stress. It means so much to me that there is a group of individuals willing to gracefully help and support me. While pursuing a career in physical therapy, I aspire to be there for and help others through some of their toughest moments - the same way others have done for me.

For the longest time I dreamt of becoming a doctor or going into the medical field. After my mom got sick, I felt helpless when it came to making her better. Going into the medical field became much more of a goal rather than a dream for me. Even though I knew I couldn’t help my mom by the time I became a doctor, I could help other daughters like me, from having to go through life without their moms, and the Angela Stanford Scholarship is making this goal possible and is allowing me to pursue exactly what I want.

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship gives me an incredible sense of gratitude and motivation to succeed in college. I am humbled by the willingness of others to invest in my future. This scholarship means the ability to ease financial burden on me as well as the ability to give back to my parents.

The Angela Stanford Foundation scholarship is a way that I can be at ease by continuing to achieve my higher education. I am thankful and honored that I was chosen as a recipient because it lessens the financial burden for my mom. Furthermore, thanks to this scholarship my brother can see that working hard truly pays off as our dad always said. I continue his legacy by focusing on my studies and with your opportunity I can pursue my dream with serenity.

I am very grateful to be receiving this scholarship because it will help me exponentially in my educational and career goals. This scholarship will aid in the journey of earning my bachelors degree in nursing, and it will also help me reach my goal of becoming a pediatric oncology nurse. This way I will be able to help other children and their families fighting childhood cancers.

Being a recipient of the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship means that I get the chance to attend my dream school. It also means easing the financial burden on my family
during a challenging time. I’m so thankful to be a recipient of this scholarship!

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship means so much to me because it helps make my education at TCU possible and eases the financial burden on my family. It also motivates me to work hard, make the most of this opportunity, and give back to others in the future.

The impact this scholarship had on me came before I was actually chosen as a recipient. Writing out and describing what breast cancer did to my mom and our family was extremely difficult. When I advanced to the next round of selections and was told I would need to participate in a Zoom interview, I did not realize how emotional I would become during that interaction. Oftentimes, we do not take the time to realize how something so impactful changes us, nor do we always have the space to discuss our feelings, especially when our loved ones who are affected firsthand rightfully deserve the empathy. This scholarship has been more than a blessing. It has been therapeutic and something that recognizes damage and starts the healing process. This scholarship is a win for my entire family, especially after having so many losses. It is the start of rebuilding a new generation of excellence that I intend to pass down to all of my descendants. Cancer will not stop my destiny. Receiving this scholarship is proof that tragedy can be traded for triumph. The Bible says in Isaiah 54:17, “No weapon formed against you shall prosper,” and Romans 8:28 says that “all things work together for good to them that love God.” Cancer has not and will not prosper, and like the scripture says, it is somehow working for my good.

Winning this scholarship means my parents get to breathe again.

That is the first thing I thought when I found out. Not about me — about them. About the mornings they turned down work to sit in a hospital waiting room with me. About the weight that has been on our family's shoulders since December 2023, when I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and everything changed almost overnight.

The Angela Stanford Foundation exists because cancer does not just affect the person in the hospital bed — it reaches every corner of a family's life. I know that firsthand. This scholarship tells me that someone looked at my story and decided it was worth investing in. That means more than I know how to say.

I am heading to Texas Tech to study finance and education and become a teacher and basketball coach. I want to be the person who shows up for kids the way people showed up for me when I was at my lowest. This scholarship makes that path real. It lifts a financial burden that my family has been carrying for two and a half years, and it allows me to walk onto that campus focused on becoming who I am supposed to be — not on how we are going to pay for it.

I do not take being chosen lightly. I intend to earn it every single day

I am so grateful. Being awarded this scholarship will help me achieve my goal of helping others by pursuing a career as a Chiropractor.

Receiving the Angela Stanford Foundation Scholarship is truly a blessing, and I am beyond grateful! To me, it means that someone cares enough to take an interest in not just my educational career but my personal struggles. The support I have received from the foundation gives me confidence in my future and the inspiration to take what I have learned and make a lasting impact on the world around me. As I begin my journey to becoming a pediatric surgeon, I hope to carry out the calling the Lord has laid on my heart and shine His light on the world around me!

A scholarship is given to a person whenever they do incredible work or have suffered a pain and manage to push through. The beauty of the scholarship that I received is that it was a combination of both. The community around me saw a young man who lost a key role model, and instead of failing, he rose against the odds to try to become someone. I am honored and very grateful. This scholarship is a reflection that no matter what happens, people within this community will have my back. It is also a token of trust that others have passed to me, which motivates me to stay committed to the one thing that is most important. Others. "Your legacy is every life you have ever touched" -Maya Angelou

Receiving the Angela Stanford Scholarship means so much to me because not only does it recognize what the Lord has brought my mother and family through, but it makes my education goals, such as becoming an elementary teacher, more attainable. I am so thankful for this opportunity and motivated to continue reaching towards success!