Scholarship Information

Colleen Ritzer dedicated her life to two passions: family and teaching. Her story is one that has inspired many. Colleen's transformation from student to teacher would provide her the opportunity to share those unique gifts and make a tremendous difference in the lives of her students. Outside the classroom, Colleen was often developing new creative and exciting ways to teach math to students. Much of this creativity could be summarized by one of her twitter posts: "Yay Math! or her Twitter profile that stated: "Math teacher often too excited about the topics I'm teaching. Teaching provided Colleen with a means to live a rewarding and fulfilling personal and professional life, which was evident through her passion for this work. While Colleen derived strength and personal fulfillment from her teaching career, she cherished spending time with friends, and more often, her close immediate and extended family. Her heart and soul were dedicated to the needs and love of her family. Reflecting on Colleen's life, her cousin Gina shared, "Colleen missed her Grandma Bev so much and would say that 'we are forever grateful for the time we had with her and will continue to find healing in the many memories.' We should all listen to this advice. Be grateful for the time we had with Colleen, even though it was far too short, and begin to find healing in the many fond memories that we have with her." "No matter what happens in life, be good to people.