Beaird Family Foundation, 18039 Windtop Ln, Dallas, TX 75287, US

The International Student Foundation ( ISF ) is an organization committed to changing lives through education, mentoring and leadership training. Its mission is to transform orphaned or former foster care students into tomorrow's leaders by providing leadership mentoring as well as tuition assistance through scholarships during the recipient's college journey. The ISF Team is dedicated to making a difference in the life of each student that we sponsor. But then, this is no ordinary scholarship. Recipients of an ISF scholarship not only receive tuition assistance to the college of their choice, but they also receive personal mentoring and leadership training. When assigned a mentor, each student recipient receives a commitment of time and attention devoted purely to their individual growth and leadership development. ISF has only been in existence for 10 years, but their early efforts are bearing fruit. Ben Carroll is Chairman of The Cambridge Group, a professional investment advisor and registered principal. He earned his Masters of Science in Human Relations and Management from Abilene Christian University, and has taught at Southern Methodist University, LeTourneau University, and through the Texas community college system at Brookhaven, Eastfield, and Collin County Community Colleges. Dee Carroll was a high school teacher in Nebraska before being invited back by her alma mater on a teaching fellowship to do her Masters in Business and Career development. She was recognized by the State of Nebraska as an "outstanding young educator" her second year of teaching. Dee, along with her husband, Ben, have founded the International Student Foundation to provide scholarships to assist many of the orphaned students who age out of the foster care program at age 18 and end up homeless on the streets.