2010 - Jefferson Scholars Foundation

jefferson scholars foundation 2010
the post-graduate honors received by the Class of 2010 were a Luce Scholarship, a Gates
Cambridge Scholarship, and a Coro Fellowship. The cumulative GPA for the class was 3.78.
The Scholars and Fellows returning to the Grounds are well positioned to continue the
legacy of achievement to which they are rightful heirs. Seven members of the Fourth-Year
Class will live on the Lawn. A chair of the Resident Staff Program, two members of the
Honor Committee, and the chair for the representative body for the Student Council are
all Jefferson Scholars. A Jefferson Fellow will serve as president of the Raven Society, and
another received a prestigious three-year pre-doctoral fellowship from the National Science
Foundation.
Another noteworthy event occurred during Final Exercises when the first recipients of the
Hartfield-Jefferson Scholars Teaching Prize were announced. Made possible by a $1 million
gift from an anonymous benefactor, the Teaching Prize recognizes and rewards faculty
members at the School of Engineering and Applied Science who have compiled a record
of outstanding undergraduate teaching. The first recipients each received a cash prize of
$12,500.
This year also saw the Foundation lose two men who meant a great deal to us. Frank
Batten Sr. was among the Foundation’s earliest benefactors, providing a named scholarship
at a critical time in our existence. His interest in our work continued vicariously through his
daughter Dorothy’s service on the Board of Directors. Norman Graebner’s death also left a
void. Professor Graebner was a devoted friend and advocate in the latter years of his life and
is the only recipient of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Award for Excellence, granted to
him in the fall of 2006.
As the Foundation celebrates its 30th year, its future is exceedingly bright. The new
building will host several exciting events in the coming year, including the second Forum
for Interdisciplinary Dialogue and the second reunion of all Jefferson Scholar alumni.
The Jefferson Fellows Center will host teaching assistant sections led by Jefferson Fellows,
seminars led by University faculty, and lectures by invited scholars who will stimulate
intellectual discourse for the entire University community. The selection competition in
both the undergraduate and graduate programs will continue to attract to the Grounds
remarkably talented students who otherwise would not come to the University.
None of this could occur without the selfless service provided by hundreds of
volunteers who serve on our selection committees, on the National Advisory Board, on the
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