See below - a memo from RI regarding the Ambassadorial Scholarship Programs and the Universities that partner with local Rotary Clubs to produce candidates. I attribute the success of our own USC's candidates to the in-depth partnership our own club has built and the time, attention, coaching and guidance our club members - specifically Rod Funderburk and George Staples - have provided these students! Congratulations!!! Your hard work (and your contributions, Rotarians, to the Foundation) has given many young people incredible opportunities!! This - to me - is what Rotary is about! GREAT JOB!!
Molly
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Renée Stephenson, Educational Programs (847) 866-3314 or click here for information
DATE: 24 May 2007
New class of Rotary Scholars selected to spread goodwill and understanding
(EVANSTON, Ill. USA-) – More than 850 university students from 50 countries have been selected to receive a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship. The program, designed to promote international understanding and goodwill, is one of Rotary’s leading efforts to bridge cultures and promote peace around the world. The students will study abroad during the 2007-08 academic year.
The scholarships give students the opportunity to study in one of the almost 170 countries where Rotary clubs are located. While abroad, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars speak to Rotary clubs and districts, schools, civic organizations, and other forums where they act as “ambassadors of goodwill” in addition to providing community service.
Through scholarships totaling approximately US$15 million, recipients from some 60 countries studied in more than 80 nations in 2006-07.
The top five alma maters of the 2007-08 Ambassadorial Scholars are:
1. University of South Carolina (9 scholars)
2. Northwestern University, University of California-Berkeley (8)
3. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (7)
4. Georgetown University and University of Florida (6)
5. University of Georgia, Brown University, Stanford University, College of William and Mary (5)
The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships program is the world’s largest privately-sponsored international scholarship program for university-level studies. Focused on humanitarian service, personal diplomacy, and academic excellence, the program has sponsored more than 38,000 Rotary Scholars abroad since it began in 1947. The program’s alumni include Paul Volcker Jr, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Philip Lader Former Ambassador to the UK, David Mulford, US Ambassador to India, and Roger Ebert, popular Film Critic.
For additional information visit: http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html
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