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4/2/07
TWO ST. LAWRENCE STUDENTS AMONG 2007 TRUMAN SCHOLARS
CANTON - Two St. Lawrence University students, both from New York State, are among
the 65 students from 56 U.S. colleges and universities selected as 2007 Truman
Scholars, elected by 18 independent selection panels on the basis of leadership
potential, intellectual ability and likelihood of "making a difference."
Jonathan K. Cardinal '08, of Ogdensburg, and Charlotta Chung '08, of Clifton
Park, are the first Truman Scholars ever elected from St. Lawrence.
Cardinal is participating in St. Lawrence's program at American University in Washington, D.C. for the
spring 2006 semester, and participating in an internship in the office of
New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. During the summer of 2006, Cardinal
completed the Canadian Parliamentary Internship Program. A government major,
he is a past president of the Thelomathesian Society (student government
organization) and is president of the SLU Democrats. Cardinal has participated
in Model United Nations, Habitat for Humanity, the Alpha Phi Omega service
fraternity and Circle K, a service organization. Cardinal has also participated
in a course that brought students to inner-city Los Angeles to train students
in anti-bullying measures, which they then demonstrated in local schools.
Chung, a sociology and a government major
participating in St. Lawrence's program of study in Denmark,
is a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary. She was awarded a
2006 University Fellowship,
researching the topic "In God We Trust: Examining the Role of Faith-Based Organizations in
Community." Chung is president of the University's Intervarsity Christian Fellowship and a
community mentor in the Center for Civic
Engagement and Leadership. She has participated in an internship with the
St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services and has also studied in China.
The 65 scholars were selected from among 585 candidates nominated by 280 colleges and
universities. Each selection panel interviewed finalists from a three-to-four state
region and generally elected one scholar from each state and one at-large Scholar from
the region. Each panel typically included a university president, a federal judge, a
distinguished public servant and a past Truman Scholarship winner.
Each scholarship provides $30,000 for graduate study. Scholars also receive priority
admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate institutions,
leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special internship
opportunities within the federal government. Recipients must be U.S. citizens, have
outstanding leadership potential and communication skills, be in the top quarter of
their class, and be committed to careers in government or the not-for-profit sector.
The Truman Scholarship Foundation was established by Congress in 1975 as the federal
memorial to our thirty-third President. The foundation awards scholarships for
college students to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in government
or elsewhere in public service. The activities of the foundation are supported by a
special trust fund in the US Treasury. There have been 2,545 Truman Scholars elected
since the first awards were made in 1977.
The 2007 Truman Scholars will assemble May 15 for a leadership development
program at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and receive their awards in
a special ceremony at the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, on May 20, 2007.
Of the scholars elected this year, 13 attend a small college (undergraduate enrollment
less than 3,000 students); 45 attend a large four-year college or university; 14 attend
one of America's 50 largest universities; four attend a service academy; 51 percent
attend a public institution; four institutions have Truman Scholars for the first
time in 2007.
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More information: Truman Scholarship Foundation Web site
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