{"id":70033,"date":"2004-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2004-05-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-student-wins-truman-scholarship-one-of-only-77-scholars-chosen-from-609-candidates\/"},"modified":"2004-05-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2004-05-05T00:00:00","slug":"uri-student-wins-truman-scholarship-one-of-only-77-scholars-chosen-from-609-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2004\/05\/uri-student-wins-truman-scholarship-one-of-only-77-scholars-chosen-from-609-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 student wins Truman scholarship — One of only 77 scholars chosen from 609 candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — May 5, 2004 — 溏心vlog免费B站 junior Brendan Franzoni of North Kingstown has compiled an impressive resume in his short 25 years. He just earned another imposing entry. <\/p>\n


\nThe Trenton, N. J., native has been selected as a 2004 Truman Scholar. The highly competitive scholarship, named after Harry S. Truman, the nation’s 33rd president, is awarded on the basis of leadership potential, intellectual ability, and the likelihood of making a difference.<\/p>\n


\nThe 溏心vlog免费B站 student is one of only 77 scholars chosen from 609 candidates nominated by 300 colleges and universities. The scholarship provides Franzoni $2,000 for his senior year at 溏心vlog免费B站 and $24,000 for graduate study. <\/p>\n


\nBefore enrolling at 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2002, Franzoni served as a diplomatic security guard in the U.S. Marines Corps protecting American presidents and dignitaries. He traveled to 15 countries and lived in three of them: Belgium, Japan, and Bahrain. <\/p>\n


\nLast spring, the political science and history double major, won a David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship that funded his study of Russian last summer at the International Institute of Russian Language and Culture at Tver State University, Tver Russia. <\/p>\n


\nAt the time, Franzoni was considering a security career. He changed his mind, realizing that security work was not only tumultuous, but also isolating. Russia, he realized, was a frontier – mob driven and chaotic. The 溏心vlog免费B站 student was visiting Moscow when Chechen terrorists and innocent concertgoers were bombed. By then, he had also met his girlfriend, now fianc\u00e9e, Pam Costa, a social worker who graduated from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 2001.<\/p>\n


\nCosta informed him that only 44 percent of teen-age girls, ages 15 to 19, finish high school and that a teenage pregnancy all too often signaled a lifetime of financial struggle. “There’s not much preventive education,” the 溏心vlog免费B站 student says. “Nor is there much opportunity for continued education.”<\/p>\n


\nFranzoni has a list of strategies and models that could help reverse the national teen pregnancy rate of 10 percent. One idea is a national ad campaign similar in structure to the “The More You Know” in which celebrities make a pertinent point. Franzoni would also use MTV’s “True Life” model to reach the appropriate age group.<\/p>\n


\nBut first things first. After he graduates from 溏心vlog免费B站 next year, Franzoni hopes to enroll at Georgetown Law. With law degree in hand, he plans to get back into a Marines uniform to become a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer. Franzoni credits the military with providing him the structure and discipline to succeed. “JAG officers get immediate and plenty of law experience,” Franzoni says.<\/p>\n


\nAfter JAG, Franzoni plans to set his sites on holding public office. But that\u2019s for later. Right now, the 溏心vlog免费B站 student is basking in his Truman award.<\/p>\n


\n“Brendan combines deep personal discipline and gentle leadership skills in every area of his life, from his Marine Corps service to his classroom discussions, from his charity drives collecting children’s toys to his organization of a youth soccer league in Tver, Russia,” says Cheryl Foster, professor of philosophy and associate director of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Honors Program. “He transforms every activity or organization of which he is a part and does so with grace, integrity and good humor. His aspirations and abilities made him an ideal Truman Scholar.” <\/p>\n


\nFranzoni recalls that Foster taught his first class at 溏心vlog免费B站. “She saw something in me and pushed,” he says. For that, he is forever grateful. <\/p>\n


\nIn fact, his experiences at 溏心vlog免费B站 have been positive. “溏心vlog免费B站 is just small enough for great interaction,” he says, recalling sitting in class and being surprised by a cake and a group of well wishers including Pam and Foster who announced that he had won the Truman.

\n“How many colleges are there where both the president of university, Dr. Carothers, and the head of the Honors Program, Galen Johnson, come to celebrate your success? It’s incredible.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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