Misericordia College Honors Jeremy Kuba ’19 Occupational Remedy Memorial Scholarship at Annual Scholarship Brunch
Misericordia College Honors Jeremy Kuba ’19 Occupational Remedy Memorial Scholarship at Annual Scholarship Brunch
There was not a dry eye when Misericordia College proudly acknowledged the legacy of Jeremy Michael Kuba ’19 throughout its thirty fourth Annual Scholarship Recognition Day Brunch held on Sunday, April 14. This heartfelt occasion not solely commemorates the beneficiant contributions of scholarship benefactors but in addition celebrated the life and impression of Kuba, whose spirit continues to resonate deeply inside the college neighborhood.
Kuba was an distinctive scholar and compassionate particular person who handed away tragically from a coronary heart situation simply after finishing his undergraduate diploma in Occupational Remedy. Regardless of his brief life, Jeremy left an indelible mark on all who knew him, embodying the core values of Mercy, Service, Justice, and Hospitality that Misericordia holds expensive.
The Jeremy Michael Kuba ’19 Occupational Remedy Memorial Scholarship was the spotlighted scholarship through the occasion, awarded this yr to Jenna Potter ’22, ’25, a doctoral candidate in Occupational Remedy from Medford, New York, who displays the identical enthusiasm for service and management that Jeremy exemplified. Like Kuba, Potter has immersed herself in college life, demonstrating excellent dedication to her research and neighborhood engagement in lots of areas much like these of Kuba.
“It has been such an honor to be acknowledged for this award. To be thought-about for one thing in Jeremy’s identify is one thing I’ll maintain near my coronary heart. This scholarship has meant a lot to me as I proceed my journey in my doctoral program. Your assist creates a ripple impact of positivity that extends far past this second, it isn’t only a monetary contribution; it’s an funding in my future and the futures of numerous others who will profit out of your kindness and generosity,” stated Potter.
Throughout the occasion, Roslyn Kuba, Jeremy’s mom, who initiated the scholarship to honor her son’s legacy, made heartfelt remarks. The second was bittersweet for Kuba, of Hellertown, as this was the primary time she was again on campus for the reason that tragic lack of her son. She recalled what a beautiful expertise her son had as a Misericordia scholar.
“Misericordia helped him discover a strategy to deliver his religion and compassion to assist folks into the complete being that he was. That’s the reason I do know this scholarship is the right legacy for Jeremy. One of many hardest issues as his mom is to appreciate the whole lot he overcame to change into an OT, after which to suppose he didn’t get to work within the discipline a day of his life,” stated Kuba.
She continued to elucidate the impression this scholarship could have and what it means to her and her household. “This scholarship and his life at Misericordia helps me settle for that due to all of the messages I obtained from the scholars who knew Jeremy, and the professors, and the scholars who obtained this scholarship, all of them say how they are going to be a greater OT due to Jeremy. The scholars that may change into OTs will impression their sufferers and people sufferers will impression extra lives, and the circle will likely be a lot greater than the impression that Jeremy would have had on his particular person sufferers,” defined Kuba.
Kuba’s household by no means anticipated to see so many individuals donate and that it’s an honor to have an endowment fund for future Misericordia OT college students like Jeremy. “As a mother, and consultant of his household, there is no such thing as a higher reward than realizing that Jeremy’s life mattered. That his legacy will keep on. That folks will all the time say his identify, and that every yr anyone could have a life slightly simpler as a result of Jeremy existed on this world. I thank Misericordia once more for all that you simply did for Jeremy whereas he was on this campus, and all that you simply do for him in his identify. Figuring out that he was really beloved whereas he was right here offers me nice consolation,” concluded Kuba.
President Daniel J. Myers, Ph.D., mirrored on the significance of scholarship assist in enabling college students at Misericordia to pursue their instructional {and professional} goals with out monetary burden. He expressed deep gratitude to all benefactors for his or her dedication to nurturing the subsequent technology of Misericordia leaders and changemakers.
As Misericordia College celebrates its Centennial yr, the occasion was a poignant reminder of the profound impression that scholarships have in reworking lives and strengthening communities. The college extends its deepest appreciation to all who assist its mission, serving to to hold ahead the legacy of its foundresses, the Sisters of Mercy.
For extra details about establishing a scholarship at Misericordia College, please contact Mark DiPippa, director of Improvement for Particular person, Company and Basis Giving, at 570-674-8194 or at mdipippa@misericordia.edu. For extra details about scholarships out there to college students, click on right here.
Photograph Caption: From left to proper, President Daniel J. Myers presents to Roslyn Kuba a pictoral reward of Jeremy Michael Kuba’s ’19 scholarship story on the Annual Scholarship Recognition Brunch held at Misericordia College.
Second Photograph: Collage of Jeremy Michel Kuba; High left Jeremy Kuba in OT clinic; Backside Left Jeremy and his Mom; Proper picture Jeremy throughout his service journey.
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