Manor College Senior Receives Robert D. Lynch Leadership Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students attending college who demonstrate evidence of leadership at their institution or in their community.

Manor College senior Natasha Moore was named the recipient of the Robert D. Lynch Leadership Scholarship at the Pennsylvania Black Conference on Higher Education on June 4.

The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students attending college who demonstrate evidence of leadership at their institution or in their community. This includes extracurricular activity participation, leadership and interpersonal qualities.

“I’m very happy and I feel very blessed to receive the scholarship,” said Moore, who received the scholarship in person at the conference. “When I first found out (on May 29), I was getting my hair done, got excited and immediately sent the screenshot to my dad and my mentor. It’s a true honor.”

Moore is studying for her Bachelor’s Degree in Business at Manor College. In 2024, she received the Mother Josaphat Medal, the highest honor given to a current Manor College student. She’s served as a Presidential Ambassador, a two-term president of Student Senate, Vice President of Rotaract and a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

Outside of Manor, she is an intern at Sabre Systems in Warminster, Pa., where she helps with human resources coordination, including onboarding and resume dispositioning.

“Each activity I do brings a certain level of joy, whether that’s helping a student find their way through campus or bettering the student body,” Moore said.

As an introvert, leadership didn’t come naturally. She worked with mentors and continued to put herself out there.

“Coming to Manor, I learned that I don’t have to be bubbly to have my voice heard,” Moore said. “I can just be me.”

It’s a growth that’s been noticed by many who’ve worked with her.

“She’s taken on initiatives around campus and in her personal life, managing with more certainty and intentionality,” Moore said. “That’s growth. I can see it in her, and she has really come into her own.”

For Moore, it’s all for a higher purpose.

“I didn’t feel seen in grade school and high school because of my introverted nature,” Moore said. “I want to make people feel seen.”