Dallas College: Erin Tierney Kramp Scholars Persevere Despite Their Struggles

Press release from Dallas College:

September 7, 2021

(DALLAS) — The Erin Tierney Kramp Encouragement Foundation has named four recipients of the 2021-2022 scholarship who exemplify Erin Tierney Kramp’s courage. They are: Jummai Adikwu, Victor Barraza, Sydney Fishback and Jose Daniel Juarez Pereira.

Dallas College’s Erin Tierney Kramp scholars have endured numerous struggles that were made more challenging by the pandemic.

Their hardships, however, made them more determined to better themselves and work beyond their past hurts and disappointments. They embody what the Erin Tierney Kramp Encouragement scholarship program stands for — courage and perseverance in the face of adversity.

The Kramp scholarship is administered by the Dallas College Foundation and honors the memory of Erin Tierney Kramp, a venture capitalist investor, who in 1998 lost her battle with breast cancer.

Kramp is known for her intensely intimate videos left for her young daughter on various life lessons she knew she would not be around to impart herself. Kramp was featured on numerous televisions programs including “20/20” and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”

Michael Brown, president of the Erin Tierney Kramp Encouragement Foundation, reflected on the impact the pandemic placed on this year’s scholars and applauded those whose trials were on display during their interviews.

This press release was produced by Dallas College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.