Branch 151
Marc, 2009

My name is Adam Sedlak. I am a Junior History Major at Kent State University with the intention of graduating in the year 2010. The classes that I am taking at Kent State University right now are almost entirely history-oriented, with the exception of an Elementary American Sign Language Course that I took last semester. Through this course I learned the basics of American Sign Language and communicate sign at a medium to fast-paced level. This will undoubtedly be a valuable attribute to have when I am entering the ever-shrinking job market in the next decade. At Kent State University I have learned a lot about myself. Not only have I discovered that I require five meals and ten hours of sleep a day, I also now know that I have a previously unknown interest in African-American culture. I have taken three Pan-African Studies courses at the University, received high marks, and am considering adding Pan-African Studies as my minor. This is something that perhaps if I would have never left Beaver County I would have not known. As for what I would like to do upon completing my major, I am very keen on attending graduate school in an effort to one day teach the very subjects that I am learning now. I do not know if this means returning to Kent State University and taking part in their Graduate Studies Program (if they could find it in their hearts to accept me) or looking to attend a school closer to home. Either way, this scholarship from Hungarian Reformed Federation of America is a tremendous hell.

Adam was recommended by Director Joseph Fabri