Education

A 15-Year Commitment Continues As Sterling Optical Awards 15 Scholarships To College-Bound Students

ST. CROIX -- With well over 100 students having received scholarships over the course of 15 years, coming at an estimated cost of $350,000, the founders of Sterling Opticle USVI showed no signs of slowing at a scholarship presentation ceremony this morning, where 10 St. Croix students who recently graduated from high school and are headed to college, each received a $1,500 scholarship to benefit their education. Five students in the St. Thomas-St. John district were to receive scholarships on Tuesday as well. For some, investing $350,000 in the community through which they've found success is a thought that never manifests itself, but for Dr. Joel Mahepath and his wife of 15 years, Dr. Lisa Adams, giving back is part of success. Speaking to the students at the St. Croix Sterling Opticle office this morning, Dr. Mahepath said, "The joy of living is in the giving." Earlier, Dr. Mahepath spoke of the nobility in the path that some of the wealthiest persons in the world have taken, ch...