{"id":15884,"date":"2018-08-23T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T18:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/?page_id=15884"},"modified":"2025-05-16T12:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T16:30:09","slug":"marisue-john-pickering-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/international\/marisue-john-pickering-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Marisue and John Pickering Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id15884_037274-5b{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id15884_037274-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id15884_037274-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id15884_037274-5b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id15884_037274-5b{background-image:linear-gradient(130deg,rgb(8,46,88) 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_d8f01a-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_d8f01a-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_d8f01a-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_d8f01a-e9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_d8f01a-e9\"><strong>About Marisue and John Pickering<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37\"]{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_dd2983-37\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">The Pickerings moved to Orono and began active careers while raising two sons, Paul and David. John was an educator who taught at and worked with students at the elementary school through university levels, and Marisue is a University of Maine Professor Emerita (Communication Sciences and Disorders). In addition to her teaching career, she was in UMaine central administration for ten years. During their professional years, Marisue and John were prolific scholars, publishing books and articles in their respective fields and giving professional presentations both home and abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id15884_f59af9-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id15884_f59af9-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id15884_f59af9-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:32px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id15884_f59af9-59 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id15884_f59af9-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id15884_f59af9-59 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column15884_f624e1-22{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column15884_f624e1-22, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column15884_f624e1-22:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column15884_f624e1-22\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55\"]{text-align:left;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_ab5bd2-55\">About the Scholarship<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_237362-f4\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_237362-f4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_237362-f4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_237362-f4\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_237362-f4\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_237362-f4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_237362-f4\">The Marisue and John Pickering Scholarship was established at the University of Maine in 1993 with gifts from Marisue and John Pickering. This scholarship will be used to provide financial assistance to students who completed high school outside the United States who are degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students with preference given to those students who graduated from high school in Bulgaria or other countries in the Balkan Peninsula which include those currently known as Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Albania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:35px;padding-bottom:65px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-column:nth-child(1 of *:not(style)){order:1;}.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-column:nth-child(2 of *:not(style)){order:11;}.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-column:nth-child(3 of *:not(style)){order:21;}.kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 > .kt-row-column-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-column:nth-child(4 of *:not(style)){order:31;}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id15884_dcb074-07 alignfull has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column15884_394071-d7{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_394071-d7{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7{position:relative;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column15884_394071-d7:not(.specificity){margin-top:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column15884_394071-d7{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_394071-d7{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column15884_394071-d7{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_394071-d7{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column15884_394071-d7, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column15884_394071-d7:not(.specificity){margin-top:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column15884_394071-d7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73\"]{text-align:left;font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73\"]{margin-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_15f23c-73\">Apply to this fund<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82\"]{padding-bottom:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_2f00ef-82\">The scholarship is open to students who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28\"]{font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_8eaa1c-28\">&#8211; are a full-time undergraduate or graduate degree-seeking student at the international student rate;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3\"]{font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_7c848c-d3\">&#8211; have met English proficiency requirements for full-time admission to the degree program; and<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da\"]{font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_6fc6b2-da\">&#8211; graduated from high school in Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, or Albania.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8382ae-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8382ae-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_8382ae-fc\"]{font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8382ae-fc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8382ae-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading15884_8382ae-fc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading15884_8382ae-fc img.kb-inline-image, 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