Ebony Wright Campbell A ‘02, '04,Financial assistance through scholarships can be transformative for students, providing them with access to education and opportunities they might not have had otherwise. It’s not about the size of the donation, but the impact it can have on students' lives.
Consecutive years giving: 5
For Ebony Wright Campell, service isn’t a career—it’s a way of life.
As a social worker at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York, Ebony works closely with teens and young adults, providing the same guidance and mentorship that was so influential at one of the darkest times in her life.
As a sophomore at UHart, Ebony lost her mother in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The loss was devastating, and one that could have derailed her path forward. But instead, it fueled her ambition to fulfill lifelong goal, and her mother’s dream, of obtaining her bachelor’s degree.
Ebony credits the support of her mentors from Hillyer College as part of the reason she was able to preserver and attain her bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2004.
It was at the University of Hartford that Ebony developed her passion for working with young people, an interest that was born of her desire to impact real lives and make a difference, just as she had experienced at the hands of her own mentor, DeLois Lindsey .
A former scholarship recipient herself, today, Ebony continues to pay that generosity forward as a loyal donor and mentor to UHart students.
“Financial assistance through scholarships can be transformative for students, providing them with access to education and opportunities they might not have had otherwise,” she says. “It’s not about the size of the donation, but the impact it can have on students' lives.”