Report

 

 

Ambassadorial and cultural scholarship competition on May 10, 2008 at the Radisson Metrodome on Washington Avenue in Minneapolis

 

 

For the 2008 competition, 17 applicants had applied by the published deadline of March 26, 2008 (http://fll.stcloudstate.edu/Rotaryindex/rotambsch08allcandidates.htm.htm). The main info page continues to be at http://fll.stcloudstate.edu/Rotaryindex/rotaryindex.html.

 

On 4/12/08  the District 5950 Ambassadorial Scholarship Committee met. Seven finalists were selected, and two alternates. Two of the original seven finalists had conflicts to meet the committee on May 10, and opted out. We need to make the deadlines better known in clubs to avoid scheduling conflicts of this nature. Both alternates were invited and on May 10, these seven met the committee.

 

(No means the applicant did not make the first cut on 4/12; declined means the applicant did make the first cut but declined to meet the committee on 5/10; alternate means the persons took the place of one who declined)

All applicants, seven finalists:

 

No Concha Berger                    Felipe      203-984-8237        pipec2001@hotmail.com                                                                            

1. Finalist Choulenina (confirmed) Alexandra    612-819-9129        sasha.choulenina@gmail.com                                

2. Finalist cultural scholarship D'Aurora (confirmed) Andrew            952-215-4752        andrew.daurora@gmail.com                   

no Glass                    Meghan   651-452-4657        meghan.glass@gmail.com                                                                                            

no Glenney              Kevin       952-212-1690        kevin_glenney@yahoo.com                                                                       

3. Finalist (exalternate) Goodnow (confirmed) Margot      952-457-2228        good0440@umn.edu                                

no Griffin                 Barry        407-965-9868        bngriffin@gmail.com                                                                                   

no Grimley               Elizabeth                  763-742-2558        beth.920@hotmail.com                                                             

declined 5/10 attendance Hartsell          Lydia        320-491-3011        lydia.hartsell@gmail.com                     

4. Finalist cultural scholarship Hedlund (confirmed) Angela              763-350-6207        angela.hedlund@gmail.com declined 5/10 attendance Hoeg               Nelson     763-229-4367                   carl.hoeg@wartburg.edu                         

no Hoyer                   Jade          616-560-3842        jade.hoyer@gmail.com                                                                                                   

no Kamsler               Jesse        262-853-4330        kamsl002@umn.edu                                                                     

5. Finalist Regan (confirmed) Maria    608-209-2186        rega0078@umn.edu                                                                      

6. Finalist Taragan (confirmed) Yamit                   763-593-1968        ytaragan@gmail.com                                                                  

7. Finalist (exalternate) Tierney (confirmed) Joseph          612-251-6363        jtierney02@hamline.edu                        

no Witzig                 Lance       218-213-3366        lance.witzig@gmail.com

                                     

 

On 5/10 seven finalists (two cultural applicants, five full year amb. Applicants) met seven committee members (Kennedy, Wiant, Confer, Zaidi, Cavitt, Specht-Jarvis, Gerlach, Bruce Hedblom for Sandi Schley).  Committee members absent had excused themselves earlier for conflicts of scheduling. The committee met with each candidate for 30 minutes and asked the same 18 questions of them. The committee unanimously recommended the following winners to DG Chris and  incoming DG Sandy and requests forwarding the files to headquarters after the necessary signatures have been secured.

The committee also requests increasing the allocation from $ 85,000 to $ 88,000 to accommodate a 6-month cultural scholarship for one of the proposed winners, Andrew DÕAurora.

 

from left Andrew, Yamit, Sasha, Maria

  1. Taragan, Yamit, Hopkins Club, 1-yr ambassadorial scholarship, $ 24,000
  2. Choulenina, Alexandra, Mpls Univ. Club, ambassadorial scholarship, $ 24,000
  3. Regan, Maria, Minneapolis South, ambassadorial scholarship, $ 24,000
  4. DÕAurora, Andrew requested 6-month cultural scholarship at $ 16,000 $3K short of budget; committee recommends 3-month at $11K which we have funds for in the $85K allocation to be increased to 6-month at $16K.

 

 

The files of the winners will be send to Diane Confer on 5/16/2008 with a request to secure district 5950 endorsements, and forward to headquarters.

 

Roland Specht-Jarvis, chair

Roland@stcloudstate.edu

Cell 320-224 2341