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by LISA LAW THRESHER STAFF
Hanszen College junior Claire Bocchini received the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, Lovett College senior Jonathan Borck received the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, and Brown College senior Zahra Jamal received the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies. The Truman Foundation awards scholarships to individuals planning careers in public service. Of the 79 scholars selected this year, 50 are state scholarship recipients while 29 are "at-large" award winners. Bocchini, a biology major, is the Truman scholar for Louisiana. She will receive $3,000 toward her senior year of undergraduate studies and $27,000 for either two or three years of graduate work. "I hope to pursue an M.D. or an M.P.H. degree so that I can work in public health in the state of Louisiana," Bocchini said. "I want to work with children who are in disadvantaged situations, either in the more rural areas or in the urban areas to increase public health outreach to those populations that aren't receiving," she said. The Watson Fellowship accepts applications from only 50 colleges and universities across the country, each of which can nominate up to four candidates. Up to 60 fellows are selected each year to receive a grant of $22,000 for a year of independent study abroad. Borck, whose major is civil and environmental engineering, plans to spend a year doing something unrelated to that field of study. He submitted a project titled "An Engineer Explores Theatre: United Kingdom," describing his plans to study theater in Great Britain. "The Watson is a rare opportunity among fellowships to do something completely different from what school is like and what most fellowships are like," Borck said. "You're not allowed to study at a university, it's completely independent - an exploration. "That really appealed to me, that opportunity to do something completely different and pursue something that I would never have had a chance to do," he said. The Mellon Fellowship grants scholarships to students planning to pursue doctoral degrees in preparation for teaching careers in the humanities. Art and Art History Professor Heghnar Waterpaugh and Executive Director of International Programs and Scholarships Mark Scheid encouraged Jamal, a religious studies major, to apply. "Though I did not expect to win, I figured I had nothing to lose by applying," Jamal said. "This award will help enable me to pursue my dream of becoming a scholar of Central Asian Islam, focusing on the Shi'a Isma'ilis of Tajikistan," she said. Eighty-five Mellon fellowships were awarded this year. The Mellon will cover Jamal's academic fees and tuition for her first year in graduate school, in addition to an award of $14,750. - back - |
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