When students succeed, we all succeed: A 黑料网 scholarship recipient prepares to help the next generation
The little girl who asked for math books for Christmas so she could keep up in school is never far from Tory Rudolph鈥檚 mind. Nor is the teacher who, a few years later, spent extra time making sure young Tory understood her lessons. Those two elements 鈥撯�痟ard work鈥痑nd a caring mentor 鈥� made the difference for Tory as she completed school and then headed to college.鈥�
In 2024, entering her junior year at Plymouth State University, Tory received a Granite鈥疎dvance鈥疭cholarship. She shared the story of her childhood struggles and the teacher who supported鈥痟er. 鈥淚 want to be that teacher who makes a difference,鈥� she said in an interview published in our 2025 Annual Impact Report, which featured her on the cover.鈥�
This year, that dream came true. Tory graduated with an elementary education degree and is starting a job as a first-grade teacher in Warner.
The 2024 scholarship, and a鈥痵ubsequent鈥痵cholarship received the following year, played a role in Tory鈥檚 success story. They also鈥痳epresent鈥痵omething larger, something that echoes back to Tory鈥檚 childhood. Our scholarship program supports students who have鈥痙emonstrated鈥痗ommitment to their goals, often in the face of hardship. And it shows鈥痶hem鈥痺e believe in those goals. Time after time, students tell us that receiving a scholarship gave them a boost of confidence, knowing we had faith in their future.鈥�
Hearing from these students fills us with hope. But the best gift is鈥痵eeing鈥痶hem succeed. Just before graduation, Tory dropped by the Granite鈥疎dvance鈥痮ffice with her graduation cap in hand and caught us up on her life.鈥疭he鈥檇鈥痳ecently completed a full-time teaching internship at Sanbornton Central School while also battling dramatic health challenges, eventually being diagnosed with epilepsy.鈥�
鈥淭here were times I thought, 鈥業 can鈥檛 do this,鈥欌�� she recalled. 鈥淏ut I learned so much.鈥濃��
Now in her own classroom, Tory will help shape the future for NH鈥檚 next generation of students, no doubt nurturing those who need a little extra support and someone who believes in them.鈥�