# @stambroseuniversity on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CZSQ75RFp7W
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6265907-stambroseuniversity-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/726dd8d753.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-01-28T19:24:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** St. Ambrose University (@stambroseuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/stambroseuniversity

## Caption

It was a community of family, friends, and caring individuals - many with direct connections to St. Ambrose - who helped to bolster Ty Lewis ’22 after the loss of his father in the summer of 2020. 

Before that, Ty enrolled at St. Ambrose with a full scholarship created by Quad City Bank & Trust CEO, SAU alum and longtime member of the Board of Trustees John Anderson '87. An active and generous community leader, it seemed almost like fate that the two Ambrosians connected. 

Anderson lost both of his parents as a teen - his father at age 13 and his mother early in his academic career at St. Ambrose. With emotional and financial support from the St. Ambrose community, Anderson persevered and earned his degree in economics and business administration. Years later he found a perfect opportunity to pay forward the support he received as a St. Ambrose student.

Ty’s scholarship was also paired with an internship at Quad City Bank & Trust, where his passion for business and finance aligned perfectly. His on-campus involvement includes a variety of leadership roles in Student Government, the Black Student Union, Sales Club and the Finance Club. He’s also assisting Anderson in weighing potential candidates for a second full St. Ambrose scholarship and QCBT internship.

“My life has been about pushing through and conquering, and after my dad died I said to myself that I was going to push through and take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but I also had a tremendous community behind me offering a lot of support.”

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| St. Ambrose University | @stambroseuniversity | https://gondola.cc/stambroseuniversity | University |
| Lindsey Row | @lindseyrow6 | https://gondola.cc/lindseyrow6 | Social Media Manager |

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