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ISI Awards $50,000 to Graduating College Seniors for Outstanding Service
WILMINGTON, Del., June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), a national educational organization, recently announced the winners of the 2008 William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose. The awardees were recognized at the Richard and Helen DeVos Freedom Center Awards Luncheon in Wilmington, Delaware.
ISI established the William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose to support graduating college seniors who are dedicated to pursuing lives that will benefit their fellow men and women — that is, dedicated to lives of "noble purpose." Funded by the John Templeton Foundation, the fellowships recognize students who are pursing lives dedicated to and distinguished by honor, generosity, service and respect. Each year ISI awards three Fellowships for Noble Purpose. Each fellowship is an unrestricted cash grant that is awarded to a graduating college senior who has demonstrated passion, dedication, a high capacity for self-direction, and originality in pursuit of a goal that will strengthen civil society. The top award is $40,000 and two additional fellows receive grants of $5,000 each.
— Helping the Homeless through Friendship and Support
Bryan Mauk (John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio) — $40,000 fellowship recipient. For four years Bryan has lead the largest homeless ministry program, the Labre Project, in Cleveland. The Labre Project focuses not on the services they provide, but on the powerful and motivating friendships they build with the marginalized of our society.
— Establishing a Library in Comayagua, Honduras
Emily Byers (Louisiana State University, Lafayette, Louisiana) — $5,000 fellowship recipient. Emily was awarded a grant for her efforts in education. Beginning in September, for the next two years, she will help to organize a small library fostering creativity, integrity, and enthusiasm amongst the children in the local community of Comayagua, Honduras.
— Combating Human Trafficking in Egypt
Megan McGinnity (Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona) — $5,000 fellowship recipient. Megan was awarded a grant for her efforts to combat human trafficking. Megan is conducting a comprehensive survey of trafficking patterns, origins, and causes. Combined with analysis of history, religious viewpoints, and knowledge of Arab culture, she hopes such research will contribute to a holistic approach to end trafficking in persons in Egypt.
Founded in 1953, ISI works "to educate for liberty" — to identify the best and the brightest college students and to nurture in these future leaders the American ideal of ordered liberty. If you would like more information on ISI, or this event, please visit www.isi.org.
To arrange an interview with any of the Simon Fellowship recipients please contact Caitlin Justiniano at (800) 526-7022 or media@isi.org.
SOURCE The Intercollegiate Studies Institute
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