PIQUA — Edison State Community College in partnership with the Edison Foundation recognized more than 95 students during a recent scholarship banquet.

The banquet provided recipients with the opportunity to meet the patrons who made their scholarships available.

Jordan Knepper, executive director of the Piqua Arts Council, spoke encouraging words to the scholarship recipients about achieving success.

Knepper recited words from poet Robert Frost, “Robert Frost said, ‘Two roads diverged into the woods and I… I took the one less traveled.’”

“Most of the time when you hear this, the speaker is telling you to blaze your own path,” added Knepper. “But I’m not going to say that. Some of you know exactly what path you need to take in life to get where you want to go. What I want to tell you is that no matter what path you take, you’ll have decisions to make.

“The road to life is paved with many indecisive squirrels; so when you come to a decision, make a choice, be a decisive squirrel. Learn from your choice and apply that knowledge the next time you come to a fork in the road and if you keep doing this, I promise you, you’ll end up where you’re supposed to be.”

Made possible by the Edison Foundation, Edison State Community College, and local organization sponsorships, recipients honored were awarded more than $100,000 in academic scholarships and need-based scholarships.

For information about scholarship opportunities available, visit www.edisonohio.edu/scholarships.