Truman Scholarship
Encyclopedia
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is a highly competitive federal scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...

 granted to U.S. college juniors for demonstrated leadership potential and a commitment to public service. The scholarship is in the amount of $30,000 toward a graduate education. According to the Washington Post, the Truman Scholarship's "sole aim is to pick out people with potential to become leaders—then provide support to help them realize their aspirations."

Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....

 created the scholarship in 1975 as a living memorial to the 33rd president of the United States
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...

. Instead of a statue, the Truman Scholarship is the official federal memorial to its namesake president.

History

On May 30, 1974, Senator Stuart Symington
Stuart Symington
William Stuart Symington was a businessman and political figure from Missouri. He served as the first Secretary of the Air Force from 1947 to 1950 and was a Democratic United States Senator from Missouri from 1953 to 1976.-Education and business career:...

 of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 sponsored S.3548, formally titled "A bill to establish the Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarships." Symington held the same Class 1 Senate seat that Truman had held from 1935-1945 before becoming Vice President
Vice President of the United States
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. The Senate
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 passed the bill on August 2, and the House
United States House of Representatives
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 followed suit on December 17. Two similar House bills, H.R.15138 sponsored by William J. Randall
William J. Randall
William J. Randall was a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic Party from Missouri....

 of Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

 and H.R.17481 sponsored by James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara
James Grant O'Hara was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as U.S. Representative from 1959 to 1977.-Early life:...

 of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

, were set aside in favor of Symington's bill.

The bill was signed by President
President of the United States
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 Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
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 and enacted as Public Law 93-642 on January 4, 1975 and entered the as United States Statutes at Large
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 as 88 Stat. 2276-2280, and the United States Code
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 as 20 U.S.C. 2001-2013. It now operates as Program 85.001, governed by 45 CFR 1801 as published in the Code of Federal Regulations
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 in the Federal Register
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.

Governance

The Truman Scholarship is administered by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, an independent federal executive branch agency. It is governed by a 13-member Board of Trustees headed by President Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Korbelová Albright is the first woman to become a United States Secretary of State. She was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996, and was unanimously confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 99–0...

, who says the foundation "serves as a gateway for America's public service leaders" and "does a remarkable job of identifying future change agents." Eight board members are appointed by the U.S. President, including a state governor, a city or county chief executive, a federal judge, a state judge, a representative of higher education, and three members of the public. The remainder of the board comprises two Senators, two Representatives, and the United States Secretary of Education
United States Secretary of Education
The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 16th in line of United States presidential line of succession...

 (ex-officio). The Foundation's operations are overseen by full-time Executive Secretary Frederick G. Slabach. Its endowment, which takes the form of a federal trust fund held in the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is $55 million.

Qualifications

The scholarship is awarded to approximately 60-65 U.S. college juniors each year on the basis of four criteria: service on campus and in the community, commitment to a career in public service (government, uniformed services, research, education, or public interest/advocacy organizations), communication ability and aptitude to be a "change agent," and academic talent that would assure acceptance to a first-rate graduate school. More broadly, Truman Scholars possess intellect, leadership skills, and passion that would make them a likely force for the public good in any field.

Application process

Candidates are selected after an arduous application process. Students must first win the nomination of their undergraduate university. Each undergraduate institution in the United States is allowed up to four nominations, but many schools receive dozens of applications. Roughly six hundred to seven hundred students are nominated by their college or university and up to 60 are selected. Schools can nominate up to four students as well as up to three transfer students. No particular career, service interest, or policy field is preferred during the process. Each year, the Truman Scholarship is awarded to one or two students from institutions that have never had a Truman Scholar.

Benefits

Scholars currently receive an award of $30,000 going toward up to three years of graduate education leading to a career in the public service. Winners also benefit from a network of other scholars through the Truman Scholars Association and lasting friendship, which is encouraged by the Truman Scholars Leadership Week at William Jewell College
William Jewell College
William Jewell College is a private, four-year liberal arts college of 1,100 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, U.S. It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders, including Robert S. James, a Baptist minister and father of the...

 in Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...

, and the Truman Library
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S Truman Library and Museum is dedicated to preserving papers, books, and other historical materials relating to the 33rd President of the United States Harry S Truman. It is located on a small hill facing U.S...

 in Independence, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Independence is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Clay. It is part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...

, during which newly minted scholars collaborate on policy projects. Following their senior year, more than half of scholars accept a 10-week Summer Institute internship in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, which features additional professional development training. Of this group, a small number continue federal agency internships for a full year as part of the Truman Albright Fellows program.

Certain graduate and professional schools give some degree of priority and funding to applicants who are Truman Scholars. Truman Scholars are exempt from taking the written section of the U.S. Foreign Service Exam
United States Foreign Service
The United States Foreign Service is a component of the United States federal government under the aegis of the United States Department of State. It consists of approximately 11,500 professionals carrying out the foreign policy of the United States and aiding U.S...

.

1970s

  • Ernest Calderón (1977), Member of the Arizona Board of Regents
    Arizona Board of Regents
    The Arizona Board of Regents is the governing body of Arizona's public university system, providing policy guidance to Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona and their branch campuses.-Organization:...

  • Janet Napolitano
    Janet Napolitano
    Janet Napolitano is the third and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She is the fourth person to hold the position, which was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the 21st...

     (1977), Governor of Arizona, 2003–2009 , Secretary of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama
    Barack Obama
    Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

  • Frederick G. Slabach (1977), Executive Secretary of the Truman Scholarship Foundation
  • Dwight Dively (1978), Director of Finance for the City of Seattle
    Seattle, Washington
    Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

  • Awilda R. Marquez (1978), Director of the Department of Excise and Licenses, Denver, Colorado
    Denver, Colorado
    The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

  • Keith B. Richburg (1978), Author and correspondent for the Washington Post
  • Robert J. Van Der Velde (1979), Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Palm Beach State College

1980s

  • Jeffrey Toobin
    Jeffrey Toobin
    Jeffrey Ross Toobin is an American lawyer, author, and legal analyst for CNN and The New Yorker.-Early life and education:...

     (1980), senior legal analyst for CNN
    CNN
    Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...

     and staff writer at The New Yorker
    The New Yorker
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  • David Adkins (1981), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kansas
    University of Kansas
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     Medical Center; Executive Director of the Council of State Governments
  • Linda Epperly (1981), Assistant United States Attorney
    United States Attorney
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     for Oklahoma
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  • Bill Halter
    Bill Halter
    William A. "Bill" Halter was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to succeed the late Republican Winthrop Paul Rockefeller in 2006, defeating Republican challenger Jim Holt by a margin of 57%–43%.Before his election as lieutenant governor,...

     (1981), Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
  • Dan Sichel (1981), Deputy Associate Director, Division of Research and Statistics, Federal Reserve
  • George Stephanopoulos
    George Stephanopoulos
    George Robert Stephanopoulos is an American television journalist and a former political advisor.Stephanopoulos is most well known as the chief political correspondent for ABC News – the news division of the broadcast television network ABC – and a co-anchor of ABC News's morning news...

     (1981), broadcaster and political advisor
  • David Cooley (1982), Deputy Governor of Tennessee
    Tennessee
    Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

  • Matt Crowl (1982), Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Chicago
    Richard M. Daley
    Richard Michael Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his...

  • Leslie Koch (1982), President of the Governors Island
    Governors Island
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     Preservation and Education Corporation
  • Laurel McFarland (1982), Executive Director, National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration
  • Andra Samoa (1982), CEO of American Samoa
    American Samoa
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     Power Authority
  • Thomas Sugrue
    Thomas Sugrue
    Thomas J. Sugrue is an American historian of the twentieth-century United States at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is currently David Boies Professor of History and Sociology. His areas of expertise include American urban history, American political history, and the history of race...

     (1982), professor of history and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

  • Chris Coons (1983), U.S. Senator for Delaware
    Delaware
    Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

  • Russ Dallen
    Russ Dallen
    Russ Dallen is a Venezuelan journalist. After writing for Newsweek and the Journal of International Affairs, he became president of the Venezuela Daily Journal, and subsequently, Editor-in-Chief of the Latin American Herald Tribune- Sources :* *...

     (1983), Editor-in-chief of the Latin American Herald Tribune
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    The Latin American Herald Tribune is an English-speaking news outlet. According to its webpage, it was founded on February 17, 1945 by Jules Waldman and was originally known as 'The Caracas Journal'. It is aimed at English-speaking Venezuelans of all nationalities.-References:*...

    , and previously the Daily Journal
  • Dan Gelber
    Dan Gelber
    Dan Gelber is a former prosecutor, a candidate for Attorney General of Florida and is a member of the Florida Senate, representing the 35th District. He is a Democrat and previously represented the 106th District of the Florida House from 2000 - 2008...

    , Florida State Senator
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     and Florida Attorney General
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     Candidate.
  • Todd F. Gaziano (1983), Director of the Center for Legal & Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation
    Heritage Foundation
    The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...

  • Luis Ubiñas
    Luis Ubiñas
    Luis Antonio Ubiñas is the ninth president of the Ford Foundation. He became president in 2008.In his career Ubiñas has worked for both for-profit and non-profit organizations...

     (1983), President of the Ford Foundation
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  • William W. Mercer
    William W. Mercer
    William W. Mercer is a United States Attorney for the District of Montana, as well as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice. In September 2006, Mercer was nominated by George W...

     (1984), United States Attorney
    United States Attorney
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     for Montana
    Montana
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  • Daniel H. Pink
    Daniel H. Pink
    Daniel H. Pink is an American author and journalist. From 1995 to 1997, he worked for Vice President Al Gore in the capacity of chief speechwriter, and before that as an aide to Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.- Personal history :...

     (1984), author of A Whole New Mind; former chief speech writer for Vice President Gore
  • Susan E. Rice
    Susan E. Rice
    Susan Elizabeth Rice is an American diplomat, former think tank fellow, and civil servant. She is an American foreign policy advisor and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice served on the staff of the National Security Council and as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs...

     (1984), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; former Assistant Secretary of State
  • William E. Thro (1984), Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Virginia
    Virginia
    The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

    , Professor and University Counsel for Christopher Newport University
    Christopher Newport University
    Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a public liberal arts university located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. CNU is the youngest comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia...

  • William "Brother" Rogers (1985), Assistant Director of Programs Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership
  • Ted Deutch
    Ted Deutch
    Theodore E. "Ted" Deutch is the U.S. Representative for , serving since April 15, 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Florida Senate.- Early life, education, and law career:...

     (1986), Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, Currently member of U.S. House of Representatives Florida's 19th congressional district
    Florida's 19th congressional district
    Florida's 19th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district includes parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties including the cities of Coral Springs, Margate, and Greenacres....

  • Autumn Fiester (1986), Senior Fellow at the Center for Bioethics
    Bioethics
    Bioethics is the study of controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy....

     at the University of Pennsylvania
    University of Pennsylvania
    The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

  • Margot Rogers (1986), Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Education
    United States Secretary of Education
    The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 16th in line of United States presidential line of succession...

     Arne Duncan
    Arne Duncan
    Arne Duncan is an American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of Education. Duncan previously served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.-Early years and personal:...

  • Michael W. Welch (1986), Director, National Association of Air Traffic Specialists, Mayor Pro Tempore, North Pole, Alaska, State Deputy of Alaska for the Knights of Columbus
  • Maryam Banikarim (1987), Chief Marketing Officer at Univision
    Univision
    Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

  • Neil Gorsuch
    Neil Gorsuch
    Neil McGill Gorsuch is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is the son of Anne Burford, the first female head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency....

     (1987), Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
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  • Brad Lander
    Brad Lander
    Brad Lander is a member of the New York City Council, representing the 39th Council District in Brooklyn, which covers Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, and Borough Park...

     (1989), Member of the New York City Council
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    , representing the 39th Council District in Brooklyn
  • Catherine Sheehan (1989), Deputy Assistant Inspector General at the Department of Justice
    United States Department of Justice
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  • George Herbert Walker IV
    George Herbert Walker IV
    George Herbert Walker IV is the Chairman and CEO of Neuberger Berman. Formerly a Partner and Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, Walker was recruited to rival investment bank, Lehman Brothers, to head its Investment Management Division, of which Neuberger was a part...

     (1989), CEO of Neuberger Berman
    Neuberger Berman
    Neuberger Berman Group LLC, through its subsidiaries is an investment management firm that provides financial services for high net worth individuals and institutional investors. With approximately $200 billion in asset under management, it is among the largest private employee-controlled asset...


1990s

  • Amy Hungerford (1992), Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of English at Yale University
  • Richard Constable (1993), NJ Labor Department Deputy Commissioner
  • Maj. John Carr (1993), former United States Air Force
    United States Air Force
    The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

     prosecutor at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
    Guantanamo Bay detainment camp
    The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a detainment and interrogation facility of the United States located within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The facility was established in 2002 by the Bush Administration to hold detainees from the war in Afghanistan and later Iraq...

  • Rodney Martin (1993), National Chairman of Reform Party USA
    Reform Party of the United States of America
    The Reform Party of the United States of America is a political party in the United States, founded in 1995 by Ross Perot...

     and former member of the Arizona
    Arizona
    Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

     Commission of Indian Affairs
  • Rachel Paulose
    Rachel Paulose
    Rachel Kunjummen Paulose is an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission in Miami, United States. She is the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. Palouse resigned the position of U.S. Attorney on November 19, 2007...

     (1993), United States Attorney
    United States Attorney
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     for Minnesota
    Minnesota
    Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

  • Stacey Abrams (1994), Georgia
    Georgia (U.S. state)
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     State Representative
    Georgia House of Representatives
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    , 84th District
  • Glenn O. Brown (1995), former Executive Director of Creative Commons
    Creative Commons
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  • John Cranley
    John Cranley
    John Cranley was a Democratic member of the city council of Cincinnati, Ohio and a partner of City Lights Development. John is a Harvard law school graduate and co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law....

     (1995), Cincinnati City Councilmember
  • Daniel S. Fridman (1995), Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General
  • Michele Gavin (1995), Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council
    United States National Security Council
    The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...

     and Senior Advisor to the President of the United States.
  • Tiffany Graham (1995), Associate Professor of Law at University of La Verne College of Law
    University of La Verne College of Law
    The University of La Verne College of Law is a private law school in Ontario, California. Founded in 1970, it is part of the University of La Verne. The College of Law was provisionally approved by the American Bar Association in 2006, but the approval was denied effective June 30, 2011...

  • Eric Greitens
    Eric Greitens
    Eric Greitens is a nonprofit leader, author, speaker and a United States Navy SEAL, who lives in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also the CEO of the veterans organization The Mission Continues.-Education:...

     (1995), Chairman and CEO of The Mission Continues
    Center for Citizen Leadership
    The Mission Continues is the only national nonprofit challenging post-9/11 veterans to rebuild a sense of purpose through community service.-History:...

  • Jenifer J Harr (1995), Senior Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research
  • Maya Kulycky (1995), ABC News
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     correspondent
  • Ian Larkin (1995), Assistant Professor at Harvard Business School
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  • Edward Miguel (1995), Associate Professor of Economics at UC-Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley
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  • Heidi A Ramirez (1995), Director, Urban Education Collaborative at Temple University
    Temple University
    Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

     College of Education
  • Darci L Vetter (1995), International Trade Advisor at Senate Finance Committee
  • Dayne Walling
    Dayne Walling
    -Public and Business Life:Walling was a founder and president of the Flint Club.-Political career:In 2007, Walling ran against Don Williamson in the mayoral race losing to Williamson...

     (1995), Mayor of Flint, Michigan
    Flint, Michigan
    Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

  • Jake Zimmerman
    Jake Zimmerman
    Jake Zimmerman is an attorney and the Democratic St. Louis County Assessor. He is also a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 83rd district.-Early life and career:...

     (1995), Missouri
    Missouri
    Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

     State Representative
    Missouri House of Representatives
    The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 31,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years.In 1992 Missouri...

    , 83rd District
  • Phil Carter
    Phil Carter
    Phillip E. Carter is an American lawyer, writer, and former officer in the United States Army.Carter was a founding member of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and he also served as a principal of the Truman National Security Project....

     (1996), Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs
    The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs is a political appointment created by United States President George W. Bush. The appointee has responsibility for captives apprehended during the "war on terror"....

  • Corine Hegland
    Corine Hegland
    -Awards:* 2006 James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism.The award is granted by Hunter College in New York City.Hegland won her award for a series of articles on the captives held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba:-References:...

     (1996), Writer, The National Journal, 2006 James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism
  • Jedediah Purdy
    Jedediah Purdy
    Jedediah S. Purdy is a professor of law at Duke University and the author of two widely-discussed books: For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today and Being America: Liberty, Commerce and Violence in an American World...

     (1996), Author and Professor, Duke University
    Duke University
    Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...

     School of Law
  • Justin Phillips (1997), Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University
    Columbia University
    Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

  • Noam Scheiber
    Noam Scheiber
    Noam Scheiber is a senior editor for The New Republic. He is a Rhodes Scholar and he holds a masters degree in economics from Oxford University and a bachelors degree in mathematics from Tulane University. He has contributed to numerous other news sources including The New York Times, The...

     (1997), Senior Editor of The New Republic
    The New Republic
    The magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...

  • Leo J Wise (1998), Chief Counsel, Office of Congressional Ethics, U.S. House of Representatives

2000s

  • David Haskell (2000), Editor of Topic Magazine
  • Mac Schneider (2001), Senator, District 42, North Dakota State Senate
  • Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau (speechwriter)
    Jonathan "Jon" Favreau is Director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama. Favreau attended the College of the Holy Cross, graduating as valedictorian. In college, he accumulated a variety of scholastic honors, and took part in and directed numerous community and civic programs...

     (2002), President Barack Obama's Director of Speechwriting
  • Matt Delligatti
    Matt Delligatti
    Matt Delligatti is the former mayor of Fairmont, West Virginia, the county seat of Marion County. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In January 2009, he became the youngest mayor in Fairmont's history at age 22, only two years after being elected the youngest ever member of Fairmont's City...

     (2007), Mayor of Fairmont, West Virginia
    Fairmont, West Virginia
    Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Nicknamed "The Friendly City". The population was 18,704 at the 2010 census...


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