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SCHOLARSHIP<br />
AWARDS<br />
STAN TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP<br />
MEGAN BAIRD<br />
Megan is a senior studying Political Science at BYU, with minors in Global<br />
Women’s Studies and Art History. She loves art museums, eating good food, and<br />
searching for wild lowers. Currently, she serves as an officer in the Political Affairs<br />
Society and the president of the Women in Politics Club. Megan is the incoming<br />
editor-in-chief for the BYU Political Review and a teaching assistant for POLI 472<br />
(the best Political Science class!). She hopes to figure out her constantly changing<br />
post-grad plans and decide whether to go to law school or get a Masters degree in<br />
international affairs, but either way she has many years of school ahead. She enjoys making colorful visualizations<br />
in R and writing witty titles for research papers, which she spends too much time coming up with.<br />
ASHLAN GRUWELL<br />
Ashlan Gruwell is a senior at Brigham Young University, is majoring in political<br />
science, and hails from the swing state of Pennsylvania. She is a dedicated student and<br />
a research fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy. In addition,<br />
Ashlan serves as a research assistant for Professors Monson and Patterson in the BYU<br />
political science department. Prior to her academic pursuits, Ashlan gained valuable<br />
experience as a reporter in Washington DC. Her passion for communication and<br />
writing also led her to minor in Professional Writing and Rhetoric. This summer,<br />
Ashlan will attend the Woolf Institute program at Cambridge, further broadening her<br />
perspective on world religions.<br />
Ashlan’s academic achievements extend beyond the classroom as well. She recently presented research at the MPSA<br />
conference in Chicago, showcasing her commitment to academic inquiry and professional development. Additionally,<br />
she is a member of BYU’s Honors program, demonstrating her dedication to academic excellence. Ashlan would like<br />
to express her heartfelt gratitude to her family, friends, classmates, and professors in the political science department<br />
for their unwavering support and guidance throughout her four years at BYU.<br />
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