How this UNG student found a 'way out' in college and became a Truman Scholarship finalist - Gainesville Times

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How this UNG student found a 'way out' in college and became a Truman Scholarship finalist

John Blessing is a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Award, that grants $30,000 for undergraduate students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or public service. - photo by Austin Steele

03092019 UNG 002.JPG — John Blessing is a finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Award, that grants $30,000 for undergraduate students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or public service. - photo by Austin Steele

For John Blessing, a Gainesville resident and student at the University of North Georgia, his own surname belies the many challenges he’s faced to achieve a college education.