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Publisher's note: The author of this post, Rich Klindworth, is a contributor to ECU News Services.
East Carolina University junior Maggie Marshall is following her passion to become a physical therapist and eventually work with veterans.
Her effort is supported through EC Scholars, the most prestigious undergraduate academic scholarship program the university offers. The four-year merit scholarship recognizes outstanding academic performance, commitment to community engagement and strong leadership skills. Recipients receive an Honors College scholarship for four years, along with a stipend for study abroad, for a total value of $62,000.
Marshall also was accepted to the early assurance program in physical therapy. She is guaranteed entry to the competitive ECU graduate program upon completion of her undergraduate degree, provided she satisfies program requirements.
"I think she's the ideal student, why you get into teaching at the university," said Dr. Katherine Ford, associate professor of Hispanic studies. Ford hasn't had Marshall in a class but met her through ECU's study abroad program and as an Honors College student worker.
"She's one of those people that you want to have in class because they can push your conversation, the conversation with other students - they can make you think about things in a different way," Ford said.
Marshall is pursuing a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology before attending graduate school. She wants to help people like her father, uncle and both grandfathers - all veterans.
"Specifically I would like to work with military veterans, and so I figured that (physical therapy) was a way to work with people who are injured," Marshall said. "I'm just very thankful for those in the military and I would like to give back in anyway I can."
This summer, Marshall worked a short internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She has an interest in amputee care and working with prosthetics. At first Marshall thought interning at Walter Reed was going to be an emotional experience, but it reaffirmed her decision to become a physical therapist, she said.
"It was actually a very optimistic atmosphere and I felt inspired while I was there," Marshall said.
Beyond Walter Reed, Marshall has interned at an orthopedic outpatient clinic in her hometown of Hickory and at Youngs Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab in Greenville. Owner Kevin Youngs said Marshall came highly recommended.
Maggie Marshall picks up trash outside of the Community Crossroads Center in Greenville during the Honors College Service Day.
"Without a doubt Maggie was at the top of the students that come in," Youngs said. "I think a big part of it was the interest and passion she showed for the profession she's looking to go into."
Serving is something that is engrained in Marshall and a requirement of the Honors College. Marshall is active with her church's soup kitchen and also recently traveled with the church to build houses in Mexico for the less fortunate.
"The best word for that is humbling, that's probably the biggest feeling you get while there [Mexico]," Marshall said.
As soon as the fall semester started, Marshall was with other Honors College students picking up trash and cleaning up the Crossroads Community Center in Greenville.
"It goes back to doing physical therapy, as cliché as it sounds, just wanting to help people, that's, I think, in my nature. I appreciate any opportunity to do that," Marshall said.
For study abroad, she decided to take her required fine arts and humanities courses in Italy, where she spent her spring semester of 2016.
"I received a great education," Marshall said. "I have a wide range of interests, so it helped me to branch out more from the sciences."
Marshall said she couldn't have had her experiences, education, study abroad, physical therapy internships and community service without being an EC Scholar.
"I would not have accomplished half the things I have without it," Marshall said. "It opens up more opportunities because I can peruse what interests me because I have time because I don't have to have a job."
In the future, Marshall would like to open her own physical therapy practice and give back to ECU for helping her achieve her goals.
"I would love to give back to the EC scholars program and maybe finance a student on my own, like pay for an EC scholar to go through school, because it's helped me so much," Marshall said. "I would love to make this kind of difference in another student's life."
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East Carolina University junior Maggie Marshall is following her passion to become a physical therapist and eventually work with veterans.
Her effort is supported through EC Scholars, the most prestigious undergraduate academic scholarship program the university offers. The four-year merit scholarship recognizes outstanding academic performance, commitment to community engagement and strong leadership skills. Recipients receive an Honors College scholarship for four years, along with a stipend for study abroad, for a total value of $62,000.
Marshall also was accepted to the early assurance program in physical therapy. She is guaranteed entry to the competitive ECU graduate program upon completion of her undergraduate degree, provided she satisfies program requirements.
Maggie Marshall is studying exercise physiology and plans to become a physical therapist. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
"She's one of those people that you want to have in class because they can push your conversation, the conversation with other students - they can make you think about things in a different way," Ford said.
Marshall is pursuing a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology before attending graduate school. She wants to help people like her father, uncle and both grandfathers - all veterans.
"Specifically I would like to work with military veterans, and so I figured that (physical therapy) was a way to work with people who are injured," Marshall said. "I'm just very thankful for those in the military and I would like to give back in anyway I can."
This summer, Marshall worked a short internship at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She has an interest in amputee care and working with prosthetics. At first Marshall thought interning at Walter Reed was going to be an emotional experience, but it reaffirmed her decision to become a physical therapist, she said.
"It was actually a very optimistic atmosphere and I felt inspired while I was there," Marshall said.
Beyond Walter Reed, Marshall has interned at an orthopedic outpatient clinic in her hometown of Hickory and at Youngs Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab in Greenville. Owner Kevin Youngs said Marshall came highly recommended.
Maggie Marshall picks up trash outside of the Community Crossroads Center in Greenville during the Honors College Service Day.
"Without a doubt Maggie was at the top of the students that come in," Youngs said. "I think a big part of it was the interest and passion she showed for the profession she's looking to go into."
Serving is something that is engrained in Marshall and a requirement of the Honors College. Marshall is active with her church's soup kitchen and also recently traveled with the church to build houses in Mexico for the less fortunate.
"The best word for that is humbling, that's probably the biggest feeling you get while there [Mexico]," Marshall said.
As soon as the fall semester started, Marshall was with other Honors College students picking up trash and cleaning up the Crossroads Community Center in Greenville.
"It goes back to doing physical therapy, as cliché as it sounds, just wanting to help people, that's, I think, in my nature. I appreciate any opportunity to do that," Marshall said.
For study abroad, she decided to take her required fine arts and humanities courses in Italy, where she spent her spring semester of 2016.
"I received a great education," Marshall said. "I have a wide range of interests, so it helped me to branch out more from the sciences."
Marshall said she couldn't have had her experiences, education, study abroad, physical therapy internships and community service without being an EC Scholar.
"I would not have accomplished half the things I have without it," Marshall said. "It opens up more opportunities because I can peruse what interests me because I have time because I don't have to have a job."
In the future, Marshall would like to open her own physical therapy practice and give back to ECU for helping her achieve her goals.
"I would love to give back to the EC scholars program and maybe finance a student on my own, like pay for an EC scholar to go through school, because it's helped me so much," Marshall said. "I would love to make this kind of difference in another student's life."
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