Arkansas issued the following announcement on July 28.
Brett Polaski, a first-year graduate student in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program, has been awarded the Benjamin Franklin Lever Tuition Fellowship.
This highly competitive award is given to qualified students who reflect the university's commitment to academics and diversity.
Polaski earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2014. He originally moved to Northwest Arkansas to work as a medical device sales representative, but he decided he'd be happier in healthcare.
"I wanted to have the ability to directly influence the lives of others," he said. "I have always been a 'put others first' kind of person, and when I stumbled upon occupational therapy, I realized that it checked a lot of boxes as far as what I believe in.
"I believe that we as humans should all have the same opportunities and access to the things that make us unique and provide fulfillment, health, and well-being in our lives."
Original source can be found here.
Source: Arkansas
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