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UM
student a Truman Scholar
Jon
P. Swan, a UM junior from Havre, has been selected as a
2002 Truman Scholar.
The
Truman Scholarship Foundation, established by Congress in
1975, awards scholarships for college students to attend
graduate school in preparation for careers in government
or elsewhere in public service. Each scholarship provides
$30,000 -- $3,000 for the senior year and $27,000 for graduate
study.
Swan
is a finance and economics major at UM. In 2001 he was one
of 20 students selected from 1,300 applicants across the
nation to attend Harvard University's annual Civil Rights
Summer, a fellowship program where college students hone
their leadership skills and learn about historical and contemporary
civil rights issues and advocacy. As part of Civil Rights
Summer 2001, Swan also completed an eight-week internship
at the National Congress of American Indians in Washington,
D.C.
Swan
said while he was at Harvard he "fell in love with
the campus." He plans to pursue a master's degree in
business administration.
"I'm shooting for an MBA," he said. "Eventually
I will come back to Montana and work in the public sector
in tribal economic development issues."
The
2002 Truman Scholars will assemble May 19 for a weeklong
leadership development program at William Jewell College
in Liberty, Mo., and receive their awards at a special ceremony
at the Truman Library in Independence, Mo., May 26.
Swan
is the son of Sue Swan of Havre and Bob Swan of Rocky Boy.
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