AUGUST 6, 2020 — UTSA’s Martin Luther King Jr. committee has announced this year’s recipient of the MLK Jr. Scholarship: Teanna Gomes. As part of the City of San Antonio Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, the MLK Jr. Scholarship awards $2,000 to the selected high school graduate.
“It’s a huge weight off my shoulders,” Gomes said. “I’ve never received anything like this before, so it’s kind of crazy.”
Gomes was presented with the scholarship in a virtual event with her parents by her side. Members of UTSA’s Martin Luther King Jr. committee attended the event to congratulate Gomes on her award. Included on the call were Karla Broadus, chair of the MLK Jr. Committee; Myron Anderson, vice president for inclusive excellence; and Elvira Leal, assistant vice president for community relations.
“I like to be a part of transforming lives and helping students find their way in learning and trying new things,” Anderson said. “A scholarship like this and a platform for Teanna to earn this scholarship will help her in her path to education.”
Gomes was selected for not only her academic accomplishments but her numerous extracurricular activities and community volunteerism. An avid planner, she attributed her organizational skills to being able to manage the multiple responsibilities and extracurricular activities she participated in during her high school career.
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She was a member of her high school cheer team, class vice president, and a member of Student Council, National Honor Society and her campus feminist club, Girl Up, to name a few.
“Throughout high school I always held myself to a really high standard. I would never settle for anything that wasn’t my best,” she said.
With her sights set on an undergraduate degree in medical humanities, hoping to eventually attend medical school to become a pediatrician, for Gomes, the sky is the limit.
She has already made the cheerleading team at UTSA and is looking forward to the day when she will be able to cheer for the Roadrunners.
“I’m really excited to be a Roadrunner,” she said.
