ScholarS - Jefferson Scholars Foundation

Sarah Pettus Munford
Norfolk Academy Scholar
Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Virginia
Honor Committee, College of Arts & Sciences representative,
Diversity Advisory Board chair; Building Tomorrow, president, vice
president; Pi Beta Phi, vice president of membership; Student
Council, Civic Engagement Committee, College of Arts & Sciences
representative; Students for Students International; Seeds of Hope
Brazil, executive; Girl Scout Troop 444 Leader; Jefferson Public
Citizens Program; Community Based Research Grant; Davis Projects
for Peace Grant; Dean’s List; Echols Scholar
Degree
B.A. Global Development Studies/ Foreign Affairs
Future Plans
To join New Sector Alliance’s Residency in Social Enterprise
program consulting for a Boston non-profit.
Laura Kathryn Nelson
Thanksgiving Foundation Scholar
Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Massachusetts
Flash Seminars, creator, organizer; Jefferson Scholars Public Service
Fellow, lead fellow; Engage UVA Newsletter, co-creator, editor; ‘Talk
is Cheap’ discussion series, creator; Student Council, Public Service
Committee, founder, chair; University and Community Action for
Racial Equity Project; Outdoor Recreation Center, hike leader; Sexual
Assault Board; varsity field hockey (2007-08); U.Va. Club Ice Hockey;
2009 ACC Leadership Conference; David A. Harrison III Undergraduate
Research Award; Robert Kent Gooch Scholarship; Institute
for Practical Ethics Scholarship; Raven Society; Phi Beta Kappa;
Intermediate Honors; Lawn Resident; Ernest H. Ern Distinguished
Student Award; Dean’s List; Echols Scholar
Degree
B.A. Political and Social Thought, Distinguished
Majors Program
Future Plans
To study English Literature at Oxford University on a
Rhodes Scholarship.
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