Muhlenberg Student Named Truman Scholarship Finalist
Muhlenberg College junior Lindsey Moore of Trappe, Pa., has been named a finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Truman Scholarships are awarded on the basis of leadership potential, intellectual ability, and likelihood of "making a difference." The final phase of the selection process, an interview, will take place in March.Wednesday, December 24, 2003 03:34 PM
Muhlenberg College junior Lindsey Moore of Trappe, Pa., has been named a finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship. Truman Scholarships are awarded on the basis of leadership potential, intellectual ability, and likelihood of "making a difference." The final phase of the selection process, an interview, will take place in March.
Each scholarship provides $30,000 — $3,000 for the senior year and $27,000 for two or three years of 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 supported by a special trust fund in the U.S. Treasury.
Moore, a Dana Scholar with a self-designed major, is the fourth Muhlenberg student in four years to be recognized by the Truman Foundation. In 1999, Kate Bartkus ’00 was awarded the prestigious scholarship. In 2000, Kristen DiLorenzo ’02 was named a finalist. Last year, David Sobotkin ’03 was named a finalist.
