Scholarships are great to receive. This year I was fortunate to be a recipient of the Bastyr Student Scholarship Award.

Even more fortunate, was to hear Dr Littleton's speech to the award recipients. It was outstanding. I have it here for you to enjoy as well.

Be inspired.

Kent Littleton, MS, ND, is a Bastyr University alumnus and an associate professor in the basic sciences department, where he teaches biochemistry. Due to his creativity and generosity in raising funds to support scholarships at Bastyr, Dr. Littleton was invited to be the keynote speaker at this fall's Scholarship Dinner, an annual event that celebrates both scholarship donors and the student scholars who proved themselves worthy of support. Kent's very funny and insightful speech brought everyone to their feet.

Keynote Address by Dr. Kent Littleton
Bastyr University Scholarship Dinner
October 25, 2006

"When I'm meeting a new class at the beginning of an academic year, I always feel some butterflies in my stoma...