Mitchell Magazine Fall22-Winter23

MITCHELL SCHOLARS
Step Right Up
A NEW CLASS OF MITCHELL SCHOLARS BEGINS
THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD A DEGREE IN BUSINESS,
A REWARDING CAREER AND A LIFETIME OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Bailey
Belaire
ACCOUNTING
High School Involvement:
Vice President of the Creative Writing Club,
Key Club, National Honor Society
Hometown: Bay Minette, Ala.
Most People Don’t Know:
“I read the entire Harry Potter series in two
and a half days.”
Hobbies: Reading, writing and playing
city-building games
Aspirations After College:
“I would like to become a CPA and write a
fantasy book series in my spare time.”
Bailey Belaire is a freshman
accounting major and aspiring
certifed public accountant from Bay
Minette, Alabama. In addition to
scoring an ACT of 32, she immersed
herself in activities throughout high
school as a member of Key Club and
the National Honor Society and vice
president of the Creative Writing Club.
In her free time, Belaire enjoys reading
and writing and hopes one day to
have her own book series published.
Receiving the Mitchell Scholarship
is creating opportunities Belaire
is already enjoying. “The Mitchell
Scholarship to me means that I can
fully focus on my education and not
have to worry about student debt or
how I am going to juggle a job and my
student life,” she said. “When I was told
that I had received this scholarship, I
remember rejoicing with my parents.
I am proud that my future will be so
much brighter — and my life more full
— with this scholarship.”
TO SUPPORT FUTURE
MITCHELL SCHOLARS:
GIVING.SOUTHALABAMA.EDU/
MITCHELLSCHOLARS
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