Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Announces 2019 Child of an American Veteran Scholarship Winner, Ally Niven
PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Ltd. has awarded its 2019 Child of an American Veteran Scholarship to Ally Niven, 18, of Dunbar, Wis., a nursing student at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Wisconsin. Niven's winning essay was about how her career choices were informed by her experience as the daughter of a veteran. Her father, Lee Niven, a retired Army Captain served for 18 years.
Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick is a nationally renowned Providence, R.I.-based law firm that specializes in Veterans Law, ERISA Law and Litigation and Bequest Management.
The firm awards its annual $1500 Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick Child of an American Veteran Scholarship to any child of a veteran who is enrolled in an accredited U.S. university or college. Students must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA and submit a 500-word essay. Deadline is Dec. 15. For information, check out our website.
Niven was 8 when her father had a stroke. "Our family's world was thrown upside down," she wrote. He recovered and was soon deployed to Iraq with Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lee Niven returned with PTSD.
Niven credits the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs with helping her family recover and thrive. Niven would like to work with veterans as a before pursuing a doctorate's degree in nursing.
For more information on the firm and its scholarship, contact 401-753-6359.
Niven's full interview and essay is posted here.
SOURCE Chisholm Chisholm & Kilpatrick LTD
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