Scott and Lucas Gast Memorial Scholarship
The Scott and Lucas Gast Memorial Scholarship was established by NTC staff member, Dr. Brad Gast, in memory of Scott and Lucas Gast (his father and son, respectively). Through this scholarship, it is the family’s wish to continue the dreams and passion instilled upon those whose lives they touched. Scott was the type of person who could simply elevate everyone around him . . . his passion was always to excel and use every ounce of his talent and energy while living. He connected with everyone, everyone knew him, and everyone enjoyed being around him. He led by example through hard work, dedication, drive, respect, dignity and humility. He passed those values to everyone he touched. Lucas represents hope, dreams, passion, the spirit of living life for everything it is worth and the importance of capturing the moment. This scholarship honors their spirit and serves as encouragement to its recipient to live life to its fullest and strive to make a positive difference in the world.
Impact
“I just want to thank you so much for awarding me the Scott and Lucas Gast Memorial Scholarship. This means the world to me and my family, this will help me toward classes to further my goal to be an substance abuse counselor. This is my passion to help people in a very hard time in their life. I have always loved helping people and with what I have been through in my past, as well as losing my older brother to a heroin overdose. If this puts me on a path to help one person from losing their life, I will be happy. I’m hoping to help a lot more than that. So, thank you so much . . . it means more than you will even know.”
Scott and Lucas Gast Memorial Scholarship recipient