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Truman Scholarship

Illustration of Jordan Metoyer.

Putting People First

May 3, 2017 by Emily Nielsen

Jordan Metoyer is an economics and liberal arts honors/urban studies alumna from Inglewood, California, by way of Sugar Land, Texas. She is the recipient of a 2017 Schwarzman scholarship, which will send her to pursue a master’s degree in global affairs with a concentration in public policy at Tsinghua University in Beijing this fall. As […]

Photo of Zoraima Pelaez.

Passion for Social Activism Inspires Truman Scholar

April 22, 2016 by Emily Nielsen

A passion for learning and public service inspires the life and work of Zoraima Pelaez, a Liberal Arts Honors and humanities junior at UT Austin who was named a 2016 Truman Scholar. Congress created the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation in 1975 as the nation’s living memorial to President Harry S. Truman. It has since […]

Larry Carver stands on the pitcher's mound of the UFCU Disch-Faulk field and tosses a baseball up in the air.

Field of Dreams

May 6, 2015 by Emily Nielsen

Larry Carver’s Got a Marshall on First, a Truman on Second and a Rhodes on Third It’s been more than 20 years since Larry Carver began working with UT Austin students applying for the nation’s most prestigious graduate school fellowships, and he can still tell you the names of all the nominees from memory. It’s […]

Jordan Metoyer

Liberal Arts Honors Student Awarded Truman Scholarship

April 12, 2013 by Jessica Sinn Leave a Comment

Jordan Metoyer, a Liberal Arts Honors junior majoring in urban studies and economics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Metoyer was one of 62 scholars from among 629 candidates nominated by 293 colleges and universities. Recipients must have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills, be […]

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