Margie Clark

Margie Clark is a single parent of a seven-year-old son who works full time as a secretary while attending LFCC part time. On her own, she is able to find enough money to take a few classes each semester. Receiving an LFCC Educational Foundation Inc. scholarship has, in her words, “made it easier for me to obtain my college education.”

After she earns her associate of applied science degree in accounting, Margie plans to work in the accounting field.

She is the first of four children to go to college. But to even get to LFCC, she overcame numerous obstacles.

“I grew up in a family where we did not have much money. When we turned 16 years old, we were required to quit school and go to work to help our family pay the bills,” Margie said. At age 17 she was married, and by age 19 she had a child. After getting divorced, she decided to resume her education by earning her General Educational Development (GED) and then enrolling at LFCC.

Margie currently maintains a 4.0 grade point average at LFCC. To the Foundation and the donors who made her scholarship possible, she has a simple message: “I offer you my sincere gratitude for allowing me to have the opportunity to create a better life for me and my child.”

- Written Aug. 3, 2006