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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 Setting goals is one thing \u2014 reaching them is quite another. And Juanita Curtis does both with grace and ease.<\/p>\n

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Curtis was chosen as this year\u2019s recipient of the President-to-President Scholarship awarded jointly by Western Connecticut State University and Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury. The annual grant pays full tuition costs for an exemplary associate\u2019s degree graduate at NVCC to complete the final two years of studies and earn a bachelor\u2019s degree at WestConn.<\/p>\n

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A mother of four, Curtis lives in Waterbury with her husband, The Rev. Ricky Curtis. She earned her associate degree in liberal arts from NVCC, one of many goals. Another recent goal for Curtis was overcoming her struggle with obesity. After tipping the scales at 300 pounds, Curtis is now at a comfortable weight and getting her bachelor\u2019s degree is her primary focus.<\/p>\n

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Curtis, who maintained a 3.9 GPA at NVCC while raising her four school-age children and working the midnight shift at a local healthcare facility, will be studying communications at WestConn. \u201cI liked everything about WestConn,\u201d said Curtis. \u201cThe courses offer flexibility and the professors and advisors I\u2019ve met with have been wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Curtis applied for the scholarship last year and said she had a positive vibe from the very beginning of the process. \u201cI knew that WestConn had something for me and I knew I would excel here,\u201d Curtis said. \u201cFor so long, I concentrated on my family and marriage and put my dreams on the back burner. Then you hit a certain age and you have to do what\u2019s screaming inside of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nervous and excited, Curtis is looking to beginning classes in the fall and thinks she\u2019ll just ease into the workload. \u201cIt\u2019s like the weight loss, once I set my mind to something, I usually do it,\u201d said Curtis. \u201cAnd I knew this was meant to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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