featured in the Globe and Mail
When Amy Johnson was awarded a scholarship to study law at the University of Windsor in 2012, she knew it would change her life. What she didn’t realize was that it would change the lives of her six sons as well.
Ms. Johnson, a single parent who grew up in Manitoba, was awarded the Class of ‘81 Scholarship, a $1-million grant established in 2011 by the Windsor Law class of 1981 to commemorate their 30th reunion.
“I don’t think I can properly quantify the long-term impact of the scholarship, because when the class of ‘81 helped me, they also helped my six sons,” she says.
Her eldest son was in grade nine when Ms. Johnson started law school and witnessed the effort it took. It motivated him to get an undergraduate and two master’s degrees.
“He recognized the value of post-secondary education,” she says. “Now my second and third sons are both in the process of getting their undergrad degrees because they witnessed the value of education and the impact it has on others.”