Brehm School Foundation awards scholarships - The Southern

CARBONDALE â€" The Brehm School Foundation recently awarded The Carey Marie Walsh Memorial Scholarship for the 2015-16 school year to Jack Beasley of New York City and Daniel Kaleta of Las Vegas.

The $15,000 scholarship will be split between the two recipients for tuition at Brehm Preparatory School in Carbondale.

Brehm is a boarding and day school for students, sixth through 12th grade, “who have learning disabilities and differences.”

The scholarship is named after Carey Marie Walsh who was an alumna of Brehm Preparatory School, graduating valedictorian in 1993. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1998.

She was an active member of the Carbondale community. In 2010, Carey underwent a bone marrow transplant for a blood disease, from which she did not recover.

Walsh’s family dedicated an annual scholarship to her in order to assist a returning student at Brehm School. The Brehm Foundation awards the scholarship to “a student who embodies the characteristics of Carey â€" including motivation, tenacity, striving for independence and excellence, caring for fellow students, respect for the environment and creativity.”

Beasley, a junior at Brehm, states, “I was shocked and happy when my parents told me I won the Walsh Scholarship. Brehm pushes me very hard to grow and learn.”

The Foundation received eight applications in the form of an essay. A committee reviews each application and the highest scores are awarded the scholarship.

Kaleta, also a junior at Brehm, states, “I am very proud of myself and so appreciative for the scholarship. At Brehm I am learning not only academics, but new independent living skills and organizational skills.”

For more information, email foundationinfo@brehm.org.