“I sat in the front row at the Mizzou basketball game in Allen Fieldhouse. That was a lifetime achievement.”

— Vanessa Phillips, student, Wichita

“Getting accepted to Teach for America.”

— Devon Cantwell, recent graduate, Topeka

“Getting to start school again, and getting back into that groove.”

— Michael Smith, culinary arts student, Lawrence

“A lot of traveling, all over the country — Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas. ”

— Shawn Desrosier, construction, Lawrence