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EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

2022’s Martin Marietta
Scholars are out to Change the World

They led in high school and now, they’re leading in college. Austin Falcon—Southwest Division
They’re young, but they seem to know what’s right. The son of Southeast Ready Mix Dispatch Customer Service
They’re talented, but they seem to know the importance of Representative Roy Gonzalez and Lety Gonzalez, Austin
hard work. They’re each going to make an impact on their graduated from West Brook Senior High School in
community. Martin Marietta is pleased to assist. Beaumont, Texas, with a 4.0 grade point average. He

currently attends the University of Texas at San Antonio
In 2022, the Martin Marietta Scholarship program expanded
(UTSA), where he studies accounting. Eventually, he hopes
to provide 12 students with $5,000 a year for expenses at
to become a certified public accountant. Austin says he
an accredited college. Renewable for up to four years, the
consistently strives to be the type of person others can
award has a total value of $20,000 for each student.
depend on. As he pursues his career, he wants to assist
The impacts of this expansion are clear: More science- others as they work toward financial independence. “By
minded students will be able to enter fields like medicine studying accounting, I will learn and understand finance,
and physical therapy. More patriots will be able to serve which is a crucial aspect of our modern world,” he says.
their country. More artists will be able to strengthen our “Being fluent in this field will also allow me to be a great
culture. This year’s winners are a special group, and we’re help to others who are not as well-versed in the subject.”
excited to share their stories. Read more below:

Payton Dickerson—Southwest Division
The daughter of Corsicana Yard Equipment Operator
Shane Dickerson and Jody Dickerson, Payton graduated
from Mildred High School in Corsicana, Texas, with a 4.25
grade point average. She now attends Connors State
College in Oklahoma, where she plays softball and studies
sociology. She ultimately hopes to become a forensic
psychologist. In high school, Payton enjoyed sports, drama
club, volunteering at a local nursing home and coaching
youth softball. “I believe one of the best things you can be,
is an active listener,” she says. “I want to further my
education in psychology to help others with the struggles
brought on by uncertainty and self-doubt.”

Payton Dickerson Austin Falcon

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