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02.08.12
Hastings College junior Kevin Wright named Creigh Weyer Scholar
February 8, 2012
For Immediate Release
Hastings College junior Kevin Wright named Creigh Weyer Scholar
Note to media: For additional information, contact Alicia O’Donnell at (402) 461-7784 or aodonnell@hastings.edu.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Hastings College junior Kevin Wright of Mansfield, Penn., has been named a Creigh Weyer Scholar by the Creigh Foundation. This highly-selective, post-graduate scholarship is offered to Hastings College juniors who have outstanding leadership potential.
Wright is a biology major who is involved in social justice issues on campus, as well as local public health policy with the South Heartland Health Department developing radon exposure policy. During the summer of 2010, he was selected for a highly competitive internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, as part of the Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) program. In January 2011, Wright travelled through Rajisthan in northern India where he studied public health policy and health care delivery in the developing world. During the summer of 2011, Wright interned at the San Francisco Public Health Department, where he worked with that agency’s HIV Vaccine Research Station.
The Creigh Weyer Scholarship offers up to $40,000 in grants to support graduate study in any field in the United States or overseas, as well as active mentoring, guidance and support from senior leaders in business, government and academia. Scholars are expected to attend one of the top graduate schools in their chosen field. Previous Creigh Weyer Scholars have been accepted by some of the finest graduate schools in the United States, including: Columbia, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern, Purdue, the University of California, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas and Yale.
Creigh Weyer Scholars are selected on the following criteria:
• Demonstrated leadership potential,
• High probability of becoming a leader who will have a substantial impact on his or her community,
• Highest ethical standards and integrity,
• Strong communication skills, and
• Strong academic record with likely acceptance by a first-rate graduate school.
Other finalists were:
• Trevor Brass, an economics major from Lincoln, Neb.
• Cody Guggenmos, a biology major from Brewster, Neb.
• Jacob Marvin, a business major from Lincoln, Neb.
• Elizabeth McCue, a journalism major from Omaha, Neb.
• Thomas Olsen, a political science major from Grand Island, Neb.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
02.08.12
Hastings College junior Kevin Wright named Creigh Weyer Scholar
February 8, 2012
For Immediate Release
Hastings College junior Kevin Wright named Creigh Weyer Scholar
Note to media: For additional information, contact Alicia O’Donnell at (402) 461-7784 or aodonnell@hastings.edu.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Hastings College junior Kevin Wright of Mansfield, Penn., has been named a Creigh Weyer Scholar by the Creigh Foundation. This highly-selective, post-graduate scholarship is offered to Hastings College juniors who have outstanding leadership potential.
Wright is a biology major who is involved in social justice issues on campus, as well as local public health policy with the South Heartland Health Department developing radon exposure policy. During the summer of 2010, he was selected for a highly competitive internship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, as part of the Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) program. In January 2011, Wright travelled through Rajisthan in northern India where he studied public health policy and health care delivery in the developing world. During the summer of 2011, Wright interned at the San Francisco Public Health Department, where he worked with that agency’s HIV Vaccine Research Station.
The Creigh Weyer Scholarship offers up to $40,000 in grants to support graduate study in any field in the United States or overseas, as well as active mentoring, guidance and support from senior leaders in business, government and academia. Scholars are expected to attend one of the top graduate schools in their chosen field. Previous Creigh Weyer Scholars have been accepted by some of the finest graduate schools in the United States, including: Columbia, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern, Purdue, the University of California, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas and Yale.
Creigh Weyer Scholars are selected on the following criteria:
• Demonstrated leadership potential,
• High probability of becoming a leader who will have a substantial impact on his or her community,
• Highest ethical standards and integrity,
• Strong communication skills, and
• Strong academic record with likely acceptance by a first-rate graduate school.
Other finalists were:
• Trevor Brass, an economics major from Lincoln, Neb.
• Cody Guggenmos, a biology major from Brewster, Neb.
• Jacob Marvin, a business major from Lincoln, Neb.
• Elizabeth McCue, a journalism major from Omaha, Neb.
• Thomas Olsen, a political science major from Grand Island, Neb.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
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