Claire Green, a 2022 ASMSA alumna, has been recognized with two prestigious national scholarships. Green, a junior at Mississippi State University, has been selected as a Harry S. Truman Scholarship awardee as well as a Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Scholar.
The Truman Scholarship, which honors the nation’s 33rd president, is the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States. This year, the foundation selected 54 recipients from 49 colleges and universities from a pool of 743 candidates nominated by 288 colleges and universities, according to a press release from the Truman Foundation. Truman Scholars receive funding for graduate studies, leadership training, career counseling as well as special internship and fellowship opportunities within the federal government. Green may receive up to $30,000 in graduate-study expenses as part of the award, according to a press release from Mississippi State.
Green is a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Endowed Scholar in Mississippi State’s Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College. Among her campus activities, Green serves as vice president of the university’s Speech and Debate Council, which represents Mississippi State in intercollegiate forensics competitions. Mississippi State won the national collegiate debate championship for a second time in a row at the International Public Debate Association National Tournament in April.
Green is a biochemistry major concentrating in entomology and works in Mississippi State’s Pollinator Health Lab researching honeybees. According to a press release from Mississippi State, Green plans to continue her entomology research in graduate school at the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute in the United Kingdom, exploring issues face bees and helping form beneficial policies.
“It is a huge honor, and I’m very grateful to represent Mississippi State,” Green said. “I definitely couldn’t have done it without all the wonderful resources and offices here at MSU. The Truman Scholarship will help support me toward a career in public service. I’m grateful for the resources to do that and hopefully give back to the communities around me.”
The Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Program identifies future leaders in environmental, Tribal public policy and Native health care fields. This year, 55 students from 45 colleges and universities were selected as Udall Scholars from 381 candidates nominated by 175 colleges and universities. That included 38 Scholars selected from the 333 students who applied in the Environmental category. Each scholarship provides up to $7,000 for eligible academic expenses during the student’s junior or senior year of academic study.
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