Marilu Cruz receives Beta Alpha Psi's Medal of Inspiration Award.

Marilu Cruz has been awarded Beta Alpha Psi's Medal of Inspiration Award, a recognition given to a student who has experienced extreme hardships in his or her life and who has demonstrated an unusually high level of success despite that adversity.

Cruz was raised in Mexico but later migrated to Wapato, Washington, struggling throughout middle school as she did not yet speak English. In high school she dramatically improved her writing, speaking and leadership skills, eventually receiving the Gates Millennium Scholarship, which helped finance her college education at the University of Washington, where she is currently a...

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