Dustin L. Caldwell is a junior at Bishop Machebeuf Catholic High School in Denver.
Dustin was one of 350 students selected from across the country to attend the March 2007 National Young Leaders Conference in Washington.
Dustin has a white belt in the Math Masters program. He has received principal’s and citizenship awards and was part of the Links Foundation’s Tribute to Black Youth Program.
Dustin received the Youth of the Year award from the American GI Forum Mile High Chapter. He developed a program to provide school supplies and new clothing to children at Sacred Heart Shelter.
Dustin has plans to earn a degree in psychology and accounting, after which he would like to enter the seminary to study to become a Catholic priest. In addition to taking flying lessons and obtaining a commercial pilot’s license, Dustin would like eventually to open a restaurant.
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