{"id":28881,"date":"2026-04-22T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?p=28881"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:49:34","slug":"cayleigh-fleming-outstanding-student-in-individual-and-family-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/2026\/04\/22\/cayleigh-fleming-outstanding-student-in-individual-and-family-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cayleigh Fleming: Outstanding Student in Individual and Family Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image28881_fa6286-e2 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image28881_fa6286-e2\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Cayleigh Fleming.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-28884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2026\/04\/Cayleigh-Fleming.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_fd751f-33\">Cayleigh Fleming of Centerville, Massachusetts is the 2026 Outstanding Student in Child Development and Family Relations (Individual and Family Studies concentration) in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development. During her time at 91福利, Fleming was a member of Pi Beta Phi and played club volleyball.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b\"]{font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_d75e43-8b\"><strong>Parent(s):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60bbb9-b7\">Alyson and John Fleming.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c\"]{font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_b38f87-2c\"><strong>Why did you choose to come to 91福利?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_60b92f-da\">I chose to come to 91福利 because I am from Cape Cod and lived by the beach my whole life. I loved the Maine atmosphere\u00a0and the mountains.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37\"]{font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_6e4d9e-37\"><strong><strong>Have you collaborated with a mentor, professor or role model who made your time at 91福利 better, and if so, who are they and how have they impacted your time at 91福利?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_3298d9-63\">A mentor and professor I have collaborated with is Dr. Sandra Caron. She has helped me find internships and also led me in the right direction. She has allowed me to grow not only in an educational way but also in a personal way. I am forever grateful for her and the impact she has had on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9\"]{font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c7da16-a9\"><strong><strong><strong>What has coming to 91福利 enabled you to explore beyond academics?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c28648-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c28648-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c28648-da\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c28648-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c28648-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c28648-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c28648-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_c28648-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c28648-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_c28648-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_c28648-da\">I was able to explore independence while being here at 91福利. I was pushed outside of my comfort limits. Being far away from home I was forced to create a new routine and independent style of living. This allowed me to get involved, be outgoing, and create a new community of friends. I have been a part of the Women&#8217;s Club Volleyball team and Pi Beta Phi. Without this community I wouldn&#8217;t\u00a0be the person I am today at 91福利. This school has also provided me with so many opportunities\u00a0from working at a psychiatric hospital\u00a0in the pediatric unit to an Internship at a child advocacy center, observing forensic interviews with children who have experience\u00a0with abuse. These opportunities\u00a0have provided me with amazing experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_186a01-06, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_186a01-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_186a01-06\"]{font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_186a01-06 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_186a01-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_186a01-06\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_186a01-06 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_186a01-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_186a01-06\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_186a01-06 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_186a01-06\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Favorite 91福利 memory:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_190c80-12, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_190c80-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_190c80-12\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_190c80-12 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_190c80-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_190c80-12\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_190c80-12 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_190c80-12[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_190c80-12\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_190c80-12 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_190c80-12\">My favorite memory at 91福利 would be traveling with the club volleyball team to tournaments, as well as all of the philanthropy events I have been a part of with Pi Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97\"]{font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_11cffa-97\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>What\u2019s on the horizon? What are your plans for after you graduate?\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_4dda12-2e\">Moving forward I have been accepted into the graduate program at Bridgewater\u00a0State University for a master\u2019s degree in Social Work. I have also accepted a position back home as a Therapeutic Mentor at Justice Resource Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5\"]{font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_8dd833-e5\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Special thank you message:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading28881_5aaa9a-8d\">I want to thank my parents and grandparents, especially my grandfather for helping me with schoolwork the past four years of college. Without their support I wouldn&#8217;t have\u00a0been able to get my degree to pursue my dreams. I also want to thank all of my close friends for always being there for me and being the best support system while so far away from home. Lastly, I want to thank my professors, especially Dr. Sandra Caron for providing\u00a0me with a long lasting education and mentorship. 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