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e v e r y dr e am ma t t e r s rachel bort "Not only has school been a great inspiration and motivation in challenging me to be a better person; it has been a great life example to my son." - rachel Bort, embry-riddle worldwide campus student staying aloft St ud e nt j uggl e S pa r e nting, Sc h ool a nd wor k to ac h iev e Suc c eS S F or rachel Bort, finishing her degree and becoming the first college graduate in her family isn't enough. "i'm trying to graduate with honors, " says the embry-riddle aeronautical university worldwide student and single mother living in houston, texas. "i tell my son, 'if you're not going to do it well, then don't do it at all.' " Bort, who is earning her bachelor's degree in technical management, is a two-time recipient of the d. keith Mosing Family Scholarship. a 1997 graduate of embry-riddle, Mosing is the chairman and ceo of several companies, and he and his wife, alice, are strong supporters of education. Bort says she was honored to receive the scholarship award, which relieves some of the financial pressure she has shouldered since starting her degree five years ago. it hasn't been easy studying while simultaneously working full time and raising her son, Ben, who is now 11 years old. But with 4 p h i l a nth r o py r e p o rt g i v i n gto.E R A U.E d U graduation looming at the end of the year, she says it has been worth the struggle. "Between work and schoolwork, there is not a lot of free time, Bort says. "But you have " to just step back, prioritize it and tackle it. " Bort has shown the same determination in her career. in 2011, the elimination of the space shuttle program required her to shift industries. after years of working on naSa's Space Station and constellation programs in scheduling and cost risk management, she took a job in the oil and gas industry. She now works for tepco, llc, a contractor for chevron. She hopes her perseverance serves as a positive role model for her son. "not only has school been a great inspiration and motivation in challenging me to be a better person; it has been a great life example to my son, Bort says. "i'm hoping he learns " that motivation, determination and hard work can get you anywhere you want to go. " http://GIVINGTO.ERAU.EDU

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Every Dream Matters - 2012-2013 Annual Report on Philanthropy

Lift - 2013 Annual Report on Philanthropy
Contents
Letter From the President
Letter From the Vice President
Report on Philanthropy
Staying Aloft
Donors Rally to Preserve the Golden Eagles
Taking Business to Heart
Working Toward a Better Future: Tom Leick
Jeff (’80, DB) and Kathy Knittel Give Back One Book at a Time
Finishing First: Glenn Mullary Jr.
Lifetime and Legacy Donors
Corporations and Foundations
Daytona Beach Alumni
Prescott Alumni
Worldwide Alumni
Friends, Board Members, Faculty and Staff
In Memoriam Donors
Board of Trustees

Every Dream Matters - 2012-2013 Annual Report on Philanthropy