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leadership The record of achievement written by the enrolled Scholars and Fellows continues to make us proud. The 2010 graduating class included 15 members selected to live on the Lawn, the chair and a vice chair of the Honor Committee, the student representative to the Board of Visitors, the recipient of the Ernest H. Ern Outstanding Student award, the president of the Student Council, the president of the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award recipient, and the president of the Class of 2010. Among WHEREAS, in accepting chairmanship of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Richard C. Kellogg Jr. set out to achieve dual objectives of improving the Foundation’s governance and building the Foundation’s new home, and WHEREAS, under Rick’s untiring leadership the Foundation has effected an agreement with the Alumni Association which will greatly improve the Foundation’s governance, and WHEREAS, as a direct result of Rick’s vision, perseverance, and commitment the Foundation has successfully financed and built the Foundation’s new home and center for its graduate fellows, and WHEREAS, his vision for the Jefferson Fellows Center inspired the creation of a physical space that will foster academic excellence and interdisciplinary conversation of the highest order, and WHEREAS, he has always and consistently led the Foundation with exceptional grace, humility, and wisdom, and WHEREAS, he has always and consistently placed the interests of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation ahead of any competing forces or other distractions, and WHEREAS, and foremost, he personally represents the highest ideals of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, now therefore the Board of Directors of the Jefferson Scholars Foundation hereby extends to Richard C. Kellogg Jr. its enduring gratitude and admiration for a job exceedingly well done.
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 10
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