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Elizabeth Hedrick
Liberal Arts: Humanities Specialization/College Transfer
Elizabeth
Hedrick
of
Callands is
uncertain
of what her
ultimate career
goals will be,
but as she
heads towards
earning her
associate
degree in May
2013, she’s got
her sights set
on becoming
a professional
dancer.
“That’s
a rather
long story,”
Hedrick says,
noting she
will give the
short, condensed version. “I bounced between every major
imaginable from Interior Design/Architecture to Dietetics,
but I could never get excited when I answered the all-famous
question ‘So what are you going to major in?’ I finally realized
just this past September that dance was the one answer that
made me smile the biggest; therefore, it only made sense for
me to major in it.”
A 2011 high school graduate, Hedrick came to DCC that
fall. However, she says coming to DCC was more about her
indecisiveness, rather than her decisiveness.
“I procrastinated in choosing a college for various reasons
--- lack of a known major, cost, etc., but in the end, DCC was all
that was left,” she explains. “Yet, if I had the opportunity to do
it over again, I would not have it any other way. I love DCC. It is
perfect for me.”
A Danville native, she is the daughter of Anthony and
Sharon Hedrick. Her father is an alumnus of DCC with an
associate degree in data processing.
“My parents certainly encouraged me to attend college,
not so much in their words, but in their actions. They both
supported me all through high school with assistance and
guidance in applying for scholarships, in choosing a major, and
in deciding where to attend college.”
Hedrick is a full-time student, but also works part-time at
DCC as an English and Chemistry tutor. In addition, Hedrick
works part-time as a Magician’s assistant at the North Danville
Theatre and as a tutor for a dance student.
She has also received financial assistance to help defray
college costs, such as, the Tobacco Financial Assistance Award,
J. T. Minnie Maude Scholarship and the Peoples Mutual
Telephone Company Endowed Scholarship. Despite a busy
work schedule, Hedrick has been named to the DCC President’s
Honors List and been active on campus as a member of Phi
Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year
college students, where she is the secretary. In the community,
Hedrick is an active member of First Baptist Church in Gretna;
has been on two summer mission trips with her church; has led
the first graders for Vacation Bible School in the past; and sings
in her church choir. This past summer, Hedrick choreographed
two dance numbers for the Gretna Little Theatre. She and her
family also pack shoe boxes during the Christmas season for
Operation Christmas Child.
Hedrick notes that DCC faculty and staff have been an
encouragement for her.
“Without a doubt, the best thing about DCC is the people
– faculty, staff,
and students. I
“Without a doubt, the
best thing about DCC
is the people – faculty,
staff, and students.”
have never met
anyone who
wasn’t willing to
help in any way
that he or she
could,” Hedrick
says. “I have had
many wonderful
professors and
administrators who have encouraged me while I have been
at DCC; however, the one person who has supported me the
most would have to be Ms. Vickie Taylor (Assistant Professor
of Sociology).
“I can recall sitting in her office one afternoon and telling her
of my troubled decision to major in dance,” Hedrick explains.
“She reminded me that only I could make that decision and
that in the end I would be the one to have to live with that
choice.”
Hedrick does plan to continue her education after she
completes her DCC studies. She has been accepted at Hollins
University in Roanoke where she plans to major in dance and
minor in communications.
Does she encourage others to attend DCC?
“I would absolutely encourage others to attend DCC! The
College is very committed to seeing each and every student
succeed and become the best that he or she can be. We have
amazing professors who are incredibly personable and easy to
work with,” Hedrick says.
For more information about Liberal Arts or other
College Transfer/University Parallel programs, contact
Cathy Pulliam, Coordinator of Admissions, Enrollment
Management and Student Outreach at 434.797.8538; toll
free at 800.560.4291, ext. 8538, or email info@dcc.vccs.edu.
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