Young talent falling between cracks
As the group delved further, [Loraine Cully] began to open up. She revealed that for her parents, who hadn't gone to college, "50 percent effort was good enough," but she wanted more. On top of her full course load, Loraine helped out with two younger siblings and worked more than 20...
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| Published in | Deseret news (Salt Lake City, Utah : 1964) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Deseret Digital Media
25.05.2003
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | As the group delved further, [Loraine Cully] began to open up. She revealed that for her parents, who hadn't gone to college, "50 percent effort was good enough," but she wanted more. On top of her full course load, Loraine helped out with two younger siblings and worked more than 20 hours per week as a bank teller. And, Loraine revealed, her eyes lighting up, that she was an inventor. In the final draft of her essay she wrote: "Ideas and inventions are always in my mind. Last year, I watched a commercial for salad dressing. This led me to reflect on how chefs marinate their food.. . . Then I went to do the laundry and thought of how washing machines spin clothes, saturating them with soapy water. I began to connect the motion of the washer with marinating food. With these thoughts, I conceived and designed a meat-marinating machine that beats and flavors meat similar to the way a washer spins and soaks clothes." I had a chance to assess the NASDAQ candidate beyond her resume during our interview. But how would colleges find Loraine if all they saw were her test scores, indistinguishable from those of the masses of low-income, mid-performing youth? But if colleges were able to recognize her talents, they'd invest in her creativity, drive, and entrepreneurial instincts in an instant. |
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| ISSN: | 0745-4724 |