永利博彩自豪地宣布了2018年年度大学和成人教育学生的获奖者。
永利博彩2018年乔治亚州职业领导奖得主是来自哥伦布的23岁呼吸护理技术专业学生特雷·布朗。 布朗和他的妻子，同样是目标决赛入围者和呼吸护理专业的学生杰西卡·布朗，都曾就读于科罗拉多州立大学，并转学到永利博彩完成他们的课程。
“It just makes so much sense financially,” Trey Brown said. “We’ll get our degree in under two years and then go back to CSU to finish our bachelor’s. So we’ll have two degrees within five years with hardly any debt.”
永利博彩特雷·布朗2018年目标冠军
Trey Brown is making it his life’s mission to excel. 他患有他现在知道的ADHD（注意缺陷多动障碍）。 但是当他上小学的时候，他和他的老师相处得很艰难。
“Teachers didn't know what to do with me,” he remembered. “I couldn't stay focused and they’d just stick me in a corner or make me go to recess or take tests by myself. 他们只是告诉我，我必须改变，变得和其他人一样。 I am here to prove them wrong and to show if I can do this, anyone can.”
布朗还谈到了永利博彩的学习环境对他未来的帮助。
“The faculty and technology here is amazing. I know I’ll be ready to go when the time comes to start my dream job,” Brown said. “The fact that there are small classes and plenty of one-on-one time with instructors is especially helpful for me with my condition.”
布朗选择了医疗保健领域，因为他能同情那些正在经历医疗挑战的人。
“I felt alone in the dark at times and I think that will help me relate to patients.”
2018年永利博彩的鹰（杰出成人读写教育）获奖者是63岁的哥伦布曾祖父Xavier Lewis。 尽管自从16岁辍学后，刘易斯就找到了修车之类的工作，但他觉得自己缺少了一些东西，所以他决定继续攻读普通教育文凭。 It hasn’t been an easy road.
2018年鹰奖得主Xavier Lewis
“When I took the placement test, it showed I read at a third-grade level. I took classes, studied, became a mentor to the younger kids in my class but when it came time to take my GED tests, I failed the science portion seven times,” Lewis said. “But I didn’t give up. I was like 小火车头. I just had to keep going.”
刘易斯已经从GED项目毕业，现在是永利博彩汽车技术专业的学生。 他和他的妻子有四个孩子，十个孙子，四个曾孙。
作为鹰的代表，刘易斯将代表永利博彩参加三月份的年度州竞赛。 This marks the 25th Anniversary of the statewide 鹰 competition so Xavier Lewis has been affectionately nicknamed our “silver 鹰.” 目标的代表将在3月份参加地区比赛，然后进入4月份的州决赛。 This is the 47th year for 目标.
如果他们赢得州冠军，特雷·布朗也将赢得新KIA的钥匙，而泽维尔·刘易斯将获得永利博彩的全额奖学金。 两人都将作为技术和成人教育大使代表国家。
永利博彩的里克·珀金斯年度最佳讲师将于明年1月公布。 The finalists for that distinction are: Alicia Anderson/Chemistry, Vernita Harris/Business, and Denishia Tatum/Nursing.
祝贺所有的获奖者和入围者！