“Now’s the time! Live your own dream,” A.J. said. “Do it your way and show the people who didn’t believe in you that you can do it.”
![2023 President's Award Winner Sarah Heil](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/_050123_Sarah%20Heil_Valedictorian_4.jpg?itok=gTuyPbNY)
![2023 President's Award Winner Sarah Heil](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/_050123_Sarah%20Heil_Valedictorian_4.jpg?itok=gTuyPbNY)
“I wouldn’t have known about pursuing neurological research without RCBC’s psychology program,”
![2023 President's Award Winner Taylor Fritz](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/Valedictorian_TaylorFritz_4.jpg?itok=rfyNe3-L)
![2023 President's Award Winner Taylor Fritz](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/Valedictorian_TaylorFritz_4.jpg?itok=rfyNe3-L)
“Once you have a couple of breakthroughs it gets easier. I’m happier now that I’ve broken out of my shell and am involved.”
![2023 Valedictorian Madeline Armstrong](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/Liberal%20Arts%20Madeleine%20Valedictorian_7.jpg?itok=MleUEvJP)
![2023 Valedictorian Madeline Armstrong](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/Liberal%20Arts%20Madeleine%20Valedictorian_7.jpg?itok=MleUEvJP)
“Having a different perspective is one of the best things that you can have in academia,”
![Boaz Matlack](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/student-profile/BoazMatlack1.jpg?h=30027d1a&itok=GlZlRrCg)
![Boaz Matlack](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/student-profile/BoazMatlack1.jpg?h=30027d1a&itok=GlZlRrCg)
Soon, Boaz was leading several movements located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and from his activism work, he became a member of the Minority and Equality Rights Task Force and Chairman of Criminal Justice for Southern Burlington County’s NACCP.
![Kristy and Hailey Whilden](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/student-profile/KristyAndHaileyWhilden9.jpg?h=a2da571f&itok=YbeAnlbo)
![Kristy and Hailey Whilden](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/student-profile/KristyAndHaileyWhilden9.jpg?h=a2da571f&itok=YbeAnlbo)
"For Kristy and her daughter Hailey, the college housed a bright turning point in a sea of darkness. With the guidance and support of Professor Elias Papazis, and their newfound optimism for learning American Sign Language, the two found the strength to move forward at RCBC."
“I see how the EOF advisors interact with students, and that just inspires me to want to be that safe haven.”
![Brittany Lazzaro Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/image0.jpeg?itok=ENgW7tMS)
![Brittany Lazzaro Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/image0.jpeg?itok=ENgW7tMS)
“A lot of us were women or minorities, or people from backgrounds that didn’t have the same opportunities, but still had that passion and drive to learn.”
![Josh Seagraves holding novel](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/news/September2022/102022_ML_JpshuaSeagraves4.jpg?h=48df3251&itok=0NMebI8t)
![Josh Seagraves holding novel](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/news/September2022/102022_ML_JpshuaSeagraves4.jpg?h=48df3251&itok=0NMebI8t)
“You may have a lot of issues, things that pile up in your life, but there will always be another chance to solve them. You may feel like you’re drowning, but there will always be a chance to learn from your mistakes and escape from the dread of it all.”
![Photo of Eric Breazeale at Saxbys](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/student-profile/011123_ML_SaxybsSCEO_EricBreazelle2.jpg?h=e89720da&itok=2n5LdcPz)
![Photo of Eric Breazeale at Saxbys](/sites/default/files/styles/1x1/public/Images/marketing/student-profile/011123_ML_SaxybsSCEO_EricBreazelle2.jpg?h=e89720da&itok=2n5LdcPz)
"Breazeale knows what it takes to lead a team with kindness and strength and make meaningful connections with the community."