Gardner-Webb Senior, First in her Family to Attend College, Pursues Exercise Science Degree

Authors

Office of University Communications

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Description

In 2017, before Makenzie Beasley Wright even considered attending Gardner-Webb University, she was in a head-on automobile collision with a cement truck. Through no fault of her own, the crash caused multiple fractures in her femur, pelvis and knee cap, a broken wrist and a collapsed lung. She spent nearly three months in the hospital learning how to walk again. During the times of discouragement, Wright’s physical therapy assistant (PTA) refused to let her quit.

Publication Date

Spring 3-22-2023

City

Boiling Springs, NC

Keywords

Makenzie Beasley Wright, Double Dawg Day, Granting HOPE

Recommended Citation

Office of University Communications, "Gardner-Webb Senior, First in her Family to Attend College, Pursues Exercise Science Degree" (2023). Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive. 2642.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gardner-webb-newscenter-archive/2642