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| Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship |
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| Endicott |
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Samuel Joseph Endicott, a 2011 Oxbridge science graduate, received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for 2009.
Endicott was selected on the basis of academic merit and scientific research potential from a field of more than 1,000 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premiere undergraduate award of its type in these fields. | Read More
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| Teach for America |
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Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates who commit to teach for at least two years in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. typically about 10 percent of applicants are chosen from a pool of 35,000-40,000 candidates.
Jewell's recent selections to this prestigious corps include:
Anna Mahoney '11, elementary education major: named to 2013-15 corps
Meredith Moore '12, psychology and ACT-In major: named to 2013-15 corps
Michael McClanahan '12, biology and ACT-In major: general science in Kansas City
Christy (Kleinbeck) Murphy '02: named to 2012-14 corps in St. Louis elementary school
Alex Hart '10, international business and language and ACT-In major: high school math in San Antonio, Texas
Alyssa Emery '09: special education in Tulsa, Okla.
Alyssa Brzuchalski '11, elementary education major: Kansas City schools
Abby Hauver '11, international relations major: Kansas City schools
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| William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Scholarship |
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Elizabeth Bonney, a 2009 graduate, was awarded The William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Scholarship for full tuition at Yale Divinity School.
She completed the three-year program and, in 2012, was named one of 20 Wexner Fellows in the country. The fellowship will help fund her six-year rabbinical studies at Hebrew College near Boston.
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| James Madison Memorial Fellowship |
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Sarah Hoff, a history and education major at William Jewell, was named a 2008 recipient of the prestigious James Madison Memorial Fellowship.
Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of American history, American government and social studies.
“The James Madison Fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for me to become a better educator because it allows me to further develop my knowledge of the subjects I intend to teach in secondary school,” Hoff said. “My rigorous academic experience at William Jewell prepared me to compete and win this fellowship.” | Read More
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| George J. Mitchell Scholarship |
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Christopher Rosson, a member of the William Jewell College class of 2006, was selected as one of 12 recipients nationally for the prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarships are awarded annually to 12 Americans under the age of 30 to pursue a year of post-graduate study at any university on the island of Ireland. The awards are named after former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell who spearheaded the historic Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which produced peace in Northern Ireland. The Mitchell Scholarship program recognizes outstanding young Americans who exhibit the highest standards of academic excellence, leadership and community service. | Read More
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| Debate Team |
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Going in to the spring semester of competition for the 2012-13 season, the debate squad us ranked No. 2 in the nation by the National Parliamentary Debate Association. Jewell has the only squad in the country with three individual teams ranked in the top 10 among more than 625 college and university teams.
In its six tournaments this school year, Jewell’s debate squad has defeated top-ranking teams and progressed to the championship round in five of the tournaments.
On the state level, Jewell is the only college to have won the Missouri State Championship in parliamentary debate five consecutive years (2008-2012) and the team also won the Top Debate school for the second year. | Read More
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| SIFE National Recognition |
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At the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) 2011 national Expo in Minneapolis, Jewell’s team placed in the top 16 among all U.S. teams, its highest ever finish.
The team has 44 members from all campus majors. Proceeds from its entrepreneurial venture, a merit badge college for Boy Scouts, were used to install a wind turbine on a South Dakota reservation. The team also supported a community job club and worked with Rebuilding Together Clay County to inspire green living practices. | Read more
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| College Newspaper Recognition |
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The William Jewell College campus newspaper, The Hilltop Monitor, won 17 awards at the Missouri College Media Association 2011 annual banquet.
The paper placed third in Sweepstakes. Students received awards in categories such as columns, entertainment reviews, news and sports writing, photography, cartoons, editorial writing and investigative reporting.
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