![The image to use for this article. Listing image managed through RSS tab. princess Adebisi Saubana](/news/images/princess-scholarship.jpg) Adebisi "Princess" Saubana, a Midland College student, has been named an Oberndorf
Scholar by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and has received a $1,500 scholarship.
The Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarship helps Phi Theta Kappa members overcome
unanticipated financial barriers preventing the completion of their first college
credential, associate degree, or certificate.
This year's recipient, Princess, was born in Nigeria and moved the United States to
realize her American dream to become a registered nurse. She is enrolled in Midland
College's nursing program. This May she hopes to pass her state board exam to become
a registered nurse.
“With PTK, I was really able to discover my leadership role and the ability to be
confident and impacted with life,” Saubana said, “Being in the nursing program has
really empowered me to be able to read people and know I can take care of them and
give back to society.”
The scholarship is named for its benefactors, Rosemary and Lou Oberndorf. Lou co-founded
METI, a world leader in medical education technology whose products are used in many
community colleges as well as in the world’s leading medical schools. He is a member
of the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation Board of Trustees.
Up to 15 Oberndorf Lifeline to Completion Scholarships are awarded annually, with
scholars selected in both the fall and spring each year.
About Phi Theta Kappa Phi Theta Kappa is the first honor society recognizing the academic achievement of
students at associate degree-granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars
and leaders. The Society is made up of more than 4.3 million members and nearly 1,300
chapters in 11 countries, with approximately 240,000 active members in the nation’s
colleges. Learn more at ptk.org.
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