LSC-Kingwood Graduate Is Closer To Achieving His Dream

From LSC: Lone Star College graduate Kyle Breed is one step closer to realizing his dream of becoming chief of surgery for a trauma center, thanks to the Lone Star College Foundation. “For me, the reason for picking Lone Star College was economic,” said Breed. “A big part of it was the affordability and the convenience of being at home and not having to pay for meals and a place to stay.”

Breed recently graduated with an Associate of Biological Science degree from the Honors College at LSC-Kingwood. “I was really surprised when I got to Lone Star College. Going to the Honors College and being able to participate in the program, I really gained a lot of skill sets I didn’t think I would get at a community college,” said Breed.

The Honors College at Lone Star College offers a wide range of opportunities for honors students – from incoming freshman wanting to graduate with an Honors AA or Honors AS degree and high-achieving students seeking to graduate with Honors distinction, to students interested in earning individual Honors course credit.

“I’ve been doing interview practice and learning how to write a resume, so it really helped prepare me for a lot of things I wasn’t expecting,” said Breed, a recipient of the Dr. Linda Stegall Excellence in Education Endowment scholarship.

The Dr. Stegall scholarship is made possible by an anonymous donor who contributed a $1 million gift in April 2008 to the LSC Foundation in the name of Dr. Stegall, former president of LSC-Kingwood, in honor of her service and passion for higher education.

“What the Dr. Stegall scholarship gave me was the confidence to go further and apply for things I did not think I could ever get. It gave me a massive confidence boost to help me be successful,” said Breed. “The Lone Star College Foundation is proud to play such an important role in student success,” said Nicole Robinson Gauthier, LSC Foundation executive director. “Many lives are changed for the better thanks to the support of the generous donors and sponsors in the Lone Star College community.”

Photo courtesy of LSC (LSC graduate and LSC Foundation scholarship recipient Kyle Breed was recently honored at a Houston Astros game for his academic success. Pictured (left to right) are Dr. Katherine Persson, LSC-Kingwood president; Kyle Breed; and Saul Valentin, LSC Foundation Board of Directors vice chair.)