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Story by Jenna Marina, UCF Alumni<\/em><\/p>\n

Fate, and a dash of chemistry, brought together two-time UCF alumna Cynthia McCurry and current College of Sciences student Lauren Gandy.<\/p>\n

McCurry has supported a scholarship for the College of Sciences since 2001. Students of various science majors have received the scholarship over the years, but until this fall, it had been awarded just once to a chemistry major.<\/p>\n

So McCurry\u2019s day was made when she found out Gandy, this year\u2019s George and Geraldine McCurry Endowed Scholarship recipient, shared her interest in chemistry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just so glad that there are students coming out of the school who are making a difference,\u201d McCurry said. \u201cI\u2019m especially pleased that we are turning out sciences majors who are women.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCurry graduated in 1980 with her bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry before earning her master\u2019s in industrial chemistry two years later.<\/p>\n

Gandy is a double major in forensic biochemistry and French. She is also pursuing two minors in chemistry and biomedical sciences. She decided to attend UCF because of its forensic science program and plans on furthering her education in a biochemical doctoral program.<\/p>\n

One day, she would like to work within a chemical preparedness center to support safety from chemical attacks for the Department of Defense and the military.<\/p>\n

The two talked about this and more during their first meeting in an event organized by the College of Sciences that paired donors with their recipients.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was fortunate to receive a scholarship last year as well but I didn\u2019t get a chance to meet the donor. I think this year has been changed in so many ways because I\u2019ve been able to meet her and see that chemists are supporting chemists. Engineers are supporting engineers. Just continuing that legacy,\u201d Gandy said. \u201cIt\u2019s so wonderful knowing there are people out there who I can look up to and who are supporting students like me.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCurry and her siblings set up the George and Geraldine McCurry Endowed Scholarship in honor of their parents, who she said always pushed their children to invest their time in education. All three of the McCurry children received degrees from UCF.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never thought of not going to school,\u201d McCurry said. \u201cWe wanted to do the scholarship in their name. They were so happy that UCF was built here in Orlando and that we were able to attend. I try to support the school the best that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

It took McCurry and Gandy less than two hours and one shared meal to form an emotional connection. As they neared the end of their conversation, they both started to tear up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just so honored that I was able to help you in some small way,\u201d McCurry told Gandy.<\/p>\n

Gandy paused for a moment and replied, heartfelt: \u201cWords can\u2019t really express it.\u201d<\/p>\n

View original story on UCF Alumni<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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