JimBob
03-26-2008, 09:38 AM
OSU student a Truman Scholar
By Staff Reports
3/26/2008 6:36 AM
Last Modified: 3/26/2008 6:43 AM
STILLWATER -- An Oklahoma State University student has been named a Truman Scholar, the university announced Tuesday.
Cortney Timmons, a biosystems and agricultural engineering student from Ada, is the 15th OSU student to receive the scholarship.
“Cortney’s achievements and national recognition have brought honor to OSU,” university President Burns Hargis said in a statement. “Our entire OSU community is proud of what she has accomplished. She is an extraordinary representative of the quality and creativeness that is evident in students at OSU.”
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was created in 1975 to support students with exceptional leadership potential. The foundation selects 80 U.S. college juniors each year to receive the $30,000 scholarship.
In addition to the scholarship, Timmons will receive leadership training, career and graduate school counseling and special internship opportunities within the federal government. She plans to pursue a master’s degree and doctorate, studying both in the U.S. and in Great Britain.
After completing her education, Timmons hopes to design agricultural systems and programs that protect and sustain the quantity and quality of water, soil and other natural resources, while developing techniques to make agricultural operations more environmentally friendly.
By Staff Reports
3/26/2008 6:36 AM
Last Modified: 3/26/2008 6:43 AM
STILLWATER -- An Oklahoma State University student has been named a Truman Scholar, the university announced Tuesday.
Cortney Timmons, a biosystems and agricultural engineering student from Ada, is the 15th OSU student to receive the scholarship.
“Cortney’s achievements and national recognition have brought honor to OSU,” university President Burns Hargis said in a statement. “Our entire OSU community is proud of what she has accomplished. She is an extraordinary representative of the quality and creativeness that is evident in students at OSU.”
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation was created in 1975 to support students with exceptional leadership potential. The foundation selects 80 U.S. college juniors each year to receive the $30,000 scholarship.
In addition to the scholarship, Timmons will receive leadership training, career and graduate school counseling and special internship opportunities within the federal government. She plans to pursue a master’s degree and doctorate, studying both in the U.S. and in Great Britain.
After completing her education, Timmons hopes to design agricultural systems and programs that protect and sustain the quantity and quality of water, soil and other natural resources, while developing techniques to make agricultural operations more environmentally friendly.