|
|
Columns::December 8, 2003
Better days ahead: Economic recovery ‘will finally be complete’ in 2004
U.S. Congressman will deliver Holmes-Hunter Lecture
Two UGA faculty will speak at fall Commencement ceremonies
Hugh Kenner, expert on Ezra Pound and James Joyce, dies at age 80
Retirees
Taking a test spin
Annual Report of Institutional Progress
Campus News
Joseph Wolpin, 2003 graduate, becomes university’s second Marshall Scholar in two years
By Don De Maria
demaria@uga.edu
For the second consecutive year, a Marshall Scholar has been selected from the UGA student body. Joseph Wolpin, a 2003
 |
|
Joseph Wolpin
|
Honors graduate with a double major in history and Russian, is one of 40 scholars from the United States to receive the elite Marshall Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom.
With his Marshall Scholarship, Wolpin plans to attend the University College of London’s School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, one of the world’s leading Russian studies centers. During his two years at the SSEES, Wolpin will participate in two one-year master of arts programs: one focusing on nationalism and identity and one on politics, security and integration.
“Students from the University of Georgia continue to compete very well with their peers across the country,” says President Michael F. Adams. “Having consecutive Marshall Scholars is an accomplishment that brings pride to the University of Georgia and speaks to the quality of our student body, faculty, staff and the Honors Program.”
The Marshall Scholarship program was established in 1953 to express the gratitude of the British people to the United States for the Marshall Plan at the close of World War II. Each year, Marshall Scholarships enable up to 40 young Americans of high ability to earn a degree in the United Kingdom in any field of study. The program allows the scholars, who are potential leaders, opinion formers and decision makers in their own country, to gain an understanding and appreciation of British values and the British way of life. It also reaffirms the longlasting ties between the peoples of Britain and the United States. Each scholarship is held for two years. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the program.
According to Gillian Cooper, Marshall Scholarship program officer, more than 1,000 students competed nationally for the 40 awards. Wolpin was one of five students awarded a scholarship from this region, which received 135 applications and interviewed 21 finalists.
“Joe Wolpin will make an outstanding Marshall Scholar,” says Jere Morehead, director of the Honors and Foundation Fellows programs. “His experiences in the Honors and Foundation Fellows programs, coupled with the opportunity for graduate study through the Marshall Scholarship, will undoubtedly prepare him for an outstanding career in public service. Our continued success in international and national scholarship competitions is a testament to the extraordinary students in the Honors and Foundation Fellows programs, the quality education they receive from Honors faculty and the dedicated work of our scholarship coordinator, Else Jorgensen.”
Already a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for this academic year, Wolpin currently is studying political science at St. Petersburg State University in Russia. He returned to the United States briefly for the Marshall interviews.
Wolpin hopes to serve in government, using his expertise to influence U.S. foreign policy.
|
|
|
|
|
