By Laura O'Connor
Old Gold and Black Reporter
Junior Jennifer Bumgarner received the Truman Scholarship and was one of 75 winners nationwide and the sole recipient from this university.
"I think it's a very big honor to have received this," Bumgarner said. "The fact that it was a competitive scholarship is very valuable. It allowed me to evaluate my future plans and it will open a lot of doors."
The scholarship pays a stipend of $10,000 a year for three years - senior year and two years of graduate school.
Sponsored by the Truman Foundation, the scholarship requires that the applicant have a very strong standing in academics, leadership and service.
The applicant must be entering some kind of public service.
A politics major, Bumgarner plans on mastering in international affairs or entering graduate school to pursue comparative politics.
She is also a member of Women's Issues Network, the politics honor society and the Philomathesian Journal and Society, among other campus organizations.
According to Bumgarner, the university must nominate a student for the scholarship. The application consists of 15 short-answer question and a policy analysis, in which the candidate must discuss a recent policy that is important to the United States. As a finalist, Bumgarner attended an interview in Washington, D.C.
"Bumgarner is a very fine candidate," Dr. James Barefield, a professor of history and head of the Truman Scholarships this year, said. "It is a very prestigious award."
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