Center for Creative Arts College advisor Stacy Lightfoot holds her 2011 Counselors that Change Lives Award.
Photo by Katie WardCenter for Creative Arts college advisor Stacy Lightfoot is being recognized for her efforts to change lives by helping students further their education through the recently bestowed 2011 Counselors that Change Lives Award.
“I love the point where I’m opening up a student to a new opportunity,” said Lightfoot. “I want to expose students to post-secondary options.”
She was nominated for the award, which is presented by Colleges that Change Lives Inc., by Agnes Scott College associate director of admission Betsy Davis for her efforts to help CCA students receive funding to attend Agnes Scott.
Lightfoot works with CCA students to research all kinds of colleges, tour campuses and find financial aid to help make college a reality. She said her own life is an example of growing up with limited means, but still finding funding for college.
“I tell my students to give themselves options,” said Lightfoot. “I talk about the economy and how companies want people with some type of degree or training. I tell them no matter their financial situation that more colleges give funding than they know.”