Thursday, April 18, 1996
Behrend student named
11E11 R END -Penn State Erie,
The Behrend College, is pleased
to announce that Melissa E.
Hayes, a junior political science
major from North East, Pa.; has
been named a 1996 Truman
Scholarship finalist. She is one
of only two finalists from Penn
State this year. She is also the
second finalist from Pcnn State-
Bchrend in two years.
Each year, the trustees of the
Truman Scholarship Foundation
award $30,000 scholarships
between 75 and 85 students
nationwide. Two hundred and
thirty three finalists will compete
for the awards in final interviews
later this month. The
scholarships, a living memorial
to President Harry S. Truman,
fund the senior year and two years
of graduate study for each winter.
Truman Scholars also benefit
from priority admission and
supplemental financial aid at
premier graduate institutions, and
receive opportunities for special
leadership training, career and
graduate school counseling, as
well as employment
opportunities with the federal
government.
Finalists arc selected in
recognition of their values,
ambitions, achievements,
contributions, and potential.
Nominees must have obtained
two years of academic credit at a
university or college, be full-time
students with junior-level
academic standing, and
demonstrate their interest in
public service. •
Hayes balances her full-time
student status at Penn State-
Behrend with between 35 and 40
hours a week in an AmeriCorps
Program, through which she has
introduced over 300 high school
students to the rewards of service.
"I have seen many "at risk"
students who participate in
community service develop the
self-esteem and confidence they
need to succeed in life," says
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Hayes. "Service helps a student
to develop into a responsible,
socially-aware adult committed to
addressing the needs of society."
Hayes participates in the
College's rigorous University
Scholars program, offered to the
top five percent of students at
Penn State. She has completed
substantial research projects on
"Service helps a student to
develop into a responsible,
socially-aware adult
comitted to addressing the
needs of society."
-Melissa Hayes
both the history of national
service programs including
VISTA and the Peace Corps, and
on the effect Governor Toni
Ridge's proposal voucher plan
will have on public education.
Last summer she served as a
legislative assistant to
Pennsylvania State
Representative Karl Boycs.
"Melissa is genuinely
committed to public service,"
said Dr. John Gamble, professor
of political science and
international law at Penn State-
Behrend. "It's a characteristic
which I believe is very
important, but out of vogue in
American society today," he
commented. Gamble has taught
Hayes in a number of courses,
and served as her adviser. She
plans to attain a dual degree in
law and public policy, with the
goal of understanding the
legalities of legislative and
policy-making actions in her
public service career. Melissa
intends to remain a life-lone
advocate of community service
public education.
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Hayes will travel to the White
House Conference Center in
Washington D.C. on April 22 for
her final interview, where she
will he grilled by a panel of
distinguished judges including
Louis Blair, executive secretary
of the Harry S. Truman
Scholarship Foundation; E.
Thomas Coleman, vice president
of federal government relations
for BASF Corporation; Kiity
Dukakis, public citizen; Patricia
Florestano, Secretary of Higher
Education for the State of
Maryland; Harry Hughes, an
attorney with Patton and Boggs;
and Shirley Sagawa, executive
director of the Corporation for
ional Service.
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Rainbows and halos
Find out the mystery of Nature's
most spectacular shows
BEHREND-In a discussion on Thursday, April 25, Jonathan
Hall, instructor of Physics, will illustrate how people over the ages
have tried to unravel the mystery of the rainbow.
In the lecture, titled, "Rainbows and Halos," pictures and
demonstrations will be used to explain how many rainbows can be
seen at once and what different types of rainbows have been observed.
The lecture will also show when and where the best places to look for
rainbows are.
Hall will also present other topics in atmospheric optics, such as
halos and sun dogs. The program is intended for anyone curious
about one of Nature's most colorful spectacles. Weather permitting,
there will be observing with small telescopes after the lecture, which
begins at 7:30 p.m. Please call 898-6105 for reservations.
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