Barrett, The Honors College
The Michelle Brown-Hollin Scholarship
The Michelle Brown-Hollin Scholarship
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Donations made to the Michelle Brown-Hollin Scholarship will support incoming Barrett students who reside outside of Arizona and who are National Rural and Small-town Recognition Awardees by College Board. Donors to this scholarship also honor the many years of service Michelle Brown-Hollin has given to ASU and to Barrett Honors students.![](/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-storefront-catalog-m-en/default/dw350550fd/images/2024/fpquote/The-Michelle-Brown-Hollin-Scholarship-HEADSHOT-400X400.jpg)
Barrett has played a significant role in our professional and personal lives. Professionally, we both have grown immensely as we have served in the capacities of recruiting and advising Barrett students. Personally, we have developed lifelong friendships with staff, faculty, parents, and most, importantly, the students. We first met 25 years ago when Michelle started working as a recruiter for the larger ASU. Ken was Michelle’s boss, and a friendship grew from the respect we had for each other and our shared goal of providing guidance to students to help them achieve their educational goals so that they could make a positive impact on others and the world. That friendship soon turned into love, and in November 2002, we were married at the Danforth chapel on the ASU Tempe campus. Over the years, we have been enthusiastic supporters of ASU athletics as well as cultural events. Now, with a combined total of almost 65 years of service to ASU and Barrett, we have decided to enter into the next exciting stage of our lives and formally retire. ASU & Barrett will always hold a special place in our hearts. The relationships we have developed over the years and the people we have met have touched our lives in remarkable ways. We are so grateful for ASU and Barrett, and we look forward to creating a scholarship here to help future students pursue their dreams of going to college.
Impact of Donor Support
- More learners can pursue higher education. In 2022, 22,000 donors contributed $66.3 million for scholarships.
- More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
- And donors helped ASU offer more than 4,500 hours of free tutoring.
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Our family believes in giving back and sharing the blessings we have received financially and through our time."