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FOR RELEASE: Thursday, March 16, 2000
Finalists Compete For Prestigious Sturgis Fellowship From The University Of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The University of Arkansas has announced 20 students as finalists for prestigious Sturgis Fellowships to the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Of these students, 11 will receive the fellowship to begin their freshman year at the University next fall. This year's finalists have a weighted 4.0 grade point average and an ACT average of 33.15 out of a possible 36 placing them in the top 1percent of students taking the ACT. Sturgis Fellowships are worth $48,000 and provide for tuition, room, board and discretionary funds for computers, musical instruments, professional journals, travel abroad and trips to conferences. The Sturgis Fellowship Program is celebrating its 15th year anniversary this year. It was established at the University of Arkansas in 1985 by the Dallas-based Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust with an endowment of $2 million. The success of the program led to additional gifts in 1992 and 1998, bringing the total to $10 million. "We have an incredibly successful program with students who often win nationally competitive scholarships such as the Barry Goldwater Scholarship for research in mathematics and the sciences and the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for graduate study," said Suzanne McCray, associate director for honors studies. "We have more than 100 graduates who have maintained at least a 3.96 grade point average and go on to graduate study at such places at MIT and Stanford which is a remarkable testimonial to the quality of our Sturgis Fellows and to the academic preparation the receive at the University of Arkansas." This year, students with Sturgis Fellowships have received additional fellowships from across the country and have been accepted into programs such as Standford Law School, and the competitive mathematics program at Berkley. The history of Sturgis Fellows boasts one J. William Fulbright Fellow, 10 Barry Goldwater Scholars, two Morris Udall Scholars, two Marshall Scholars, and four Harry S.Truman Scholars. This year's finalists represent students from across the country, 13 of those from Arkansas. They are listed below by name, high school, home town and field of interest.
### Contact:Suzanne McCray, Honors Studies, (479) 575-2509 Rebecca Wood or Marie Wichser, University Relations, (479) 575-5555 |
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