An aspiring nurse at Central Alabama Community College, 18-year-old on the Gateway scholarship recipient Mary Beth Coker gained confidence and a love for outdoor sports fishing and hunting with her father and her brother.

“I grew up hunting and fishing with my dad and my brother, and it’s a joy for me. It’s relaxation. I like the deer hunt, but I like bird hunting, too. Every year, we have a big dove shoot, and that’s my favorite,” she said.