"These 退伍军人 deserve nothing but our thanks, and it was our intent to help reduce their financial burden in some small way. The beauty of giving a scholarship for us is imagining the number of lives that will be changed as a result of that gift. That one gift can touch so many people in such a positive way. You're really making a difference in our community when you give the gift of a scholarship, so we were happy to do it."

A marriage and family therapist practicing in the South Bay, Evelyn Booth is a proud graduate of the Graduate School of Education, where she earned her MA. Booth says she selected GSEP because of the school's excellent reputation plus its alignment with her goals and values.

"So much good has come from my education at Pepperdine and much of it is unexpected," Booth says. "I found out that employers in the field know the caliber of education delivered at GSEP, so securing training and intern sites was never an issue. That meant that I could move pretty quickly through my licensing hours and become a full contributor to the field, sooner rather than later, which was important to me."

从那时起，布斯就开始重视回馈佩珀代因大学及其学生。 A loyal alumna, she serves on the school's Board of 访问ors and supports the GSEP 社区 咨询中心 and Distinguished Lecture Series. In 2019, she and her husband, Curtice, established the 柯蒂斯和伊芙琳·布斯退伍军人捐赠奖学金 out of a strong desire to help those who have served our nation obtain the highest levels of education possible.

"给n that Pepperdine's mission includes teaching students to not only become leaders, but to remain in service to others after graduation, we felt that Pepperdine was a particularly good fit for building upon the unique skills and strong leadership abilities many 退伍军人 who return from service possess," Booth expresses. "Our intent was that the scholarship help prevent any potential barriers to organizational leadership, teaching or mental health positions 退伍军人 might face so that they can further contribute to our community when they return from duty. My husband and I just don't feel that anyone who has served our country in the way U.S. 退伍军人 have, should end up being saddled with any more student debt than is necessary. These 退伍军人 deserve nothing but our thanks, and it was our intent to help reduce their financial burden in some small way."

Booth believes that in order to thrive in today's competitive world, higher education is more important than ever, which is why she and Curtice make it a point to donate whenever they can.

"There are just so many students from different walks of life that are capable of succeeding at graduate programs, but that may never consider it due to tuition fees which are, of course, vulnerable to increasing rates of inflation," she observes. "The beauty of giving a scholarship for us is imagining the number of lives that will be changed as a result of that gift. 想想都让人兴奋。 那件礼物能以一种积极的方式感动很多人。 You're really making a difference in our community when you give the gift of a scholarship, so we were happy to do it."

The Booths also lend their support to the fundraising efforts of several organizations dedicated to helping abused, homeless, at risk, and terminally ill children in the community.