From ekamai@u.washington.edu Fri Oct 17 08:03:25 1997 Received: from jason05.u.washington.edu (root@jason05.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.6]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id IAA11620 for ; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 08:03:24 -0700 Received: from homer33.u.washington.edu (ekamai@homer33.u.washington.edu [140.142.76.15]) by jason05.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id IAA24712 for ; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 08:03:23 -0700 Received: from localhost (ekamai@localhost) by homer33.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id IAA128064 for ; Fri, 17 Oct 1997 08:03:22 -0700 Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 08:03:22 -0700 (PDT) From: "Susanne J. Young" To: histmaj@u.washington.edu Subject: Truman Scholarship (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 16:14:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Lori Colliander To: advisers@u.washington.edu Subject: Truman Scholarship We are still in the midst of national scholarship season. Below you will find news of the next big competition being coordinated by the Undergraduate Scholarship Office--the Truman Scholarship. Last year was a great Truman year for the UW. Two of our nominees were named Truman Finalists and one of those students was among the 79 who were named Truman Scholars! Thank you in advance for helping spread the news by forwarding this message to any undergraduate departmental lists you think are appropriate. And as always, feel free to send interested students who have questions my way. Thanks much! --Lori ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Harry S. Truman Foundation awards $30,000 merit-based scholarships annually to 75-85 college and university juniors who wish to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service. To compete for one of these national awards, candidates must be formally nominated by their institutions. The Undergraduate Scholarship Office coordinates the Truman competition on the UW campus. Participating institutions can nominate up to four candidates.. Additionally, we can nominate three more students who have completed their first two years at a community college. Students interested in competing can pick up an application from the Undergraduate Scholarship Office (34 Communications). An informational workshop is scheduled for Friday, October 24 in room 142 Gerberding Hall. Procedures will be explained and questions will be answered. Two UW students--one who was named a Truman Finalist, one who was named a Truman Scholar--will be present to share their experiences of last year's competition. Before attending the workshop, read the information presented on the Truman Foundation's website at . Strong candidates: * have extensive records of pubic and community service * are committed to careers in government or elsewhere in the public sector * wish to influence public policies * have outstanding leadership potential * possess intellectual strength, communication skills, and analytical abilities The Truman Foundation defines public service as employment in: government at any level, uniformed services, public interest organizations, nongovernmental research and/or educational organizations, and public service oriented nonprofit organizations such as those whose primary purposes are to help needy or disadvantaged persons or to protect resources. I hope you'll consider applying for this wonderful scholarship opportunity. --Lori ****************************************************************************** Lori Colliander Coordinator, Undergraduate Scholarship Program 34 Communications Building Box 353760 685-9235 ****************************************************************************** .