A Scholarship Finalist’s Journey To Morgan State And Marine Science

A Scholarship Finalist’s Journey To Morgan State And Marine Science

June 17, 2026 · 25 min

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Donna Lee Dawes shares her inspiring journey from homelessness to becoming a scholarship finalist and pursuing a degree in coastal science and policy.

A teenager goes from years of homelessness to working hands-on in STEM labs and aircraft hangars, and she can explain every step that got her there. We sit down with Donna Lee Dawes from Point and Beach, Florida, a standout in the Takisha A. Davis Scholarship Stipend contest, as she shares the story behind her decision to attend Morgan State University and major in coastal science and policy with a minor in computer science. Donna reads her scholarship essay in full, reflecting on her Jamaic...

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