2005 Guistwhite Scholar Named

Abeer Abdalla, a sophomore at Valencia Community College East-Campus has been selected as a 2005 Guistwhite Scholar from the state of Florida and will receive a $5,000 stipend from the Guistwhite Scholarship Foundation. The Guistwhite Scholarship Program annually awards 20 Guistwhite Scholars with scholarships of $5,000 each based on scholastic achievement and participation in Phi Theta Kappa.

Abeer has not only set the bar for Valencia Community College, but has set the bar throughout the Florida Region in both service and academics. Forty years after first opening its doors to eager students, Valencia Community College was honored to recognize Abeer Abdalla as the first recipient of such a prestigious award.

In 2003, Abeer co-wrote Millennial Manifesto, a critically acclaimed book about youth activism, student service, and generational politics in America. Hans Reimer, the Washington Director of Rock the Vote stated, that “Millennial Manifesto is an outstanding tool for both students and young professionals who want to get involved and make a difference as well as for older people who want to understand this activist generation.”

Abeer is the Senator of Service for the Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, and is an active member in Student Government Association and the Valencia Honor’s Program. Abeer will be attending the University of Central Florida in the fall pursuing a Major in Radio and Television, and a minor in Middle-Eastern studies.

Learn more about the Millennial Manifesto at MillennialPolitics.com