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Past GFGSF Scholarship Recipients

Haley Kyles
2005-2006 Grace Fort Gouldsby Scholarship Foundation Scholar

Haley Kyles, the 2005-2006 Grace Fort Gouldsby Scholarship Foundation Scholar recipient is a Junior at The University of North Texas in Denton, Texas where she is majoring in business. She shares her college experiences and the goals she has established.

To begin, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to the Grace Fort Gouldsby Scholarship Foundation for selecting me as the 2005-2006 Scholar. It is a privilege to be among the ranks of other recipients who were deemed to have the ability and promise to not only pursue a college education to prepare themselves for their profession but also to represent the Foundation that was founded for such an exemplary role model, Mrs. Grace Fort Gouldsby. She was a teacher and friend to my parents and others she knew. I know that there were many worthy candidates and I hope to make this investment in pay benefit others as well.

Since high school I have been very active in college. I joined Kappa Kappa Gamma in the fall of 2005 and have loved every second of it. The first semester that I was eligible I ran for an office. I was elected corresponding secretary. While holding that office I was able to change the way that we do things to be more effective; changes that will help benefit the chapter for years to come. After my time was up in that office, I took on the great responsibility of intramurals chair. I am currently holding that office and loving every bit of it. I am able to get girls to become more active and have fun while working out with playing sports. We won the intramurals trophy under my leadership. Also, in Kappa, I am very active in our philanthropy, Reading Is Fundament program. We go around to local schools and help kids learn how to read – a community service that I feel is very effective and worth all the effort in the world. In addition to Kappa I am a very proud member of Young Conservatives of Texas. We not only try to inform the student body about what is going on in the political world, but try to get as many people as possible to vote. One of my goals is to attain a graduate degree in business and eventually take on a leadership position in a company which will prepare me for serving as an executive level manager.

I am really looking forward to the golf tournament and meeting everyone.

Thank You,
Haley Kyles

Arielle K. Gooden
2002 Grace Fort Gouldsby Scholarship Foundation Scholar

Arielle Kristine Gooden was born in Austin, TX on March 28, 1984 to Kevan and Wanda Gooden. As a child, it was apparent that she was gifted as she sat on the lap of an opera singer and mimicked her every sound on pitch. Over the years, she developed a love for music, among other things. She is a 2002 graduate of Hooks High School, and at the age of 21, she graduated from Oral Roberts University (ORU) with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and minor in Non-Profit Business. During her time at ORU, she served as a community outreach assistant, an assistant resident hall director, a member of Psi Chi Rho (psychology club), music ministries, and souls ‘a’ fire choir.

Her educational pursuits have been continual, as she attended Texarkana Cosmetology Academy in 2007 for Esthetics certification (skin care & makeup), and, most recently, has enrolled at Texas A&M University-Texarkana where she is a part of the Alternative Teacher Certification and Masters Program on a path to her Texas Teacher Certification and Master of Science in Education. Arielle’s personal philosophy of education is that it is not only academic, but it is also emotional, social, and physical. She will begin teaching Fine Arts and Music at a local elementary school in the Fall of 2008.

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