University of Denver students and alumni have landed nine major fellowship awards so far this year, including five Fulbrights. Those numbers are likely to continue to rise thanks to the efforts of DU’s Office of Scholar Development & Fellowship Advising, which opened last year. “There are hundreds of nationally competitive awards out there,” says Lindsay Lawton, founding director of the office. “It’s exciting to be able to build out this new office at DU. I hope that we’ll be able to support more students and recent graduates applying for a broader range of awards as we grow. “One of the big successes we have had this year is that more students are taking the initiative to compete for these awards, including DU’s second Schwarzman Scholar,” Lawton says. The scholarship, which supports a one-year master’s degree program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, was first awarded to Cameron Hickert in 2016. This year’s awardee, Melissa Shambach, is
Heaven received a beautiful soul on May 17, 2021. Beverly Woodcock McArthur, 95, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born in Los Angeles, California, on May 16, 1926, to Vera and Nathan Woodcock, Bev spent her childhood earning Girl Scout badges and roller skating down Wilshire Boulevard with her girlfriends, most likely heading to the malt shop. Prior to graduating from Los Angeles High School in 1944, Bev was introduced to Anson James Jim McArthur, the true love of her life. This introduction was set up by Bev s mother, Vera and Vera s best friend, Isabel McArthur, Jim s mother. Bev and Jim were married on November 8, 1944, she was 18 and he was 20.
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Yale juniors Alie Brussel Faria and Eli Sabin are among 62 college students nationwide selected as 2021 Truman Scholars. The scholarship is the premiere graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States. It provides funding for graduate studies, leadership training, career counseling, and special internship and fellowship opportunities within the federal government.
Faria and Sabin were selected from 845 candidates nominated by 328 colleges and universities a record number of applicants. Truman Scholars are chosen for their outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was created by Congress in 1975 to be the nation’s living memorial to the 33
April 14, 2021
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Yale juniors Alie Brussel Faria and Eli Sabin.
Yale juniors Alie Brussel Faria and Eli Sabin are among 62 college students nationwide selected as 2021 Truman Scholars. The scholarship is the premiere graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States. It provides funding for graduate studies, leadership training, career counseling, and special internship and fellowship opportunities within the federal government.
Faria and Sabin were selected from 845 candidates nominated by 328 colleges and universities a record number of applicants. Truman Scholars are chosen for their outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was created by Congress in 1975 to be the nation’s living memorial to the 33