Elizabeth Bennett (Brattleboro)
2001 Scholarship Recipient
Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro

Libby has devoted a great deal of her time both in and out of school in activities that provide outreach to her peers. She is currently the only youth representative on the Vermont Department of Health's HIV Prevention Community Planning Group. Libby also volunteers as a peer outreach worker on the H.I.T. Squad (Helpful Intervention for Teens) at the Brattleboro Area AIDS Project and has been a member of PRISM during her four years at Brattleboro Union High School.

Libby also maintains an A- average, which places her in the top 20% of her class. Libby wrote in her essay that she feels that she is a solid ally for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning youth. Libby told Samara that she is active in PRISM because she believes in equal rights and treatment for all people. She concluded by saying "It has been said that the best way to live a fulfilling life is to have a cause and to take your cause and try to change the world. I love that concept. It empowers me to do the work I do, to help when I am needed, and to constantly grow as a person." Elizabeth will be attending Smith College this fall to study Sociology and Anthropology.