An Exciting New Year Ahead for the Milken Scholars Program
Following a successful Summit, featuring the contributions of dozens of Scholars and of leaders in public service, the nonprofit world, and in business to help reinforce the theme of Courage to Take on the Next Decade, the Milken Scholars Program is keeping busy this fall and winter, while it is preparing for the selection of the 2012 class to begin.
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Meet Morris Vanegas, MS '08
2008 Milken Scholar, Morris Vanegas, is a true Renaissance Man. He graduated from the California Academy of Mathematics and Science in Carson having compiled laurels in math, science, and history, as well as earning recognition as a National Hispanic Scholar and National Honor Society Member. After entering the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall of 2008 to study astronautical engineering, Morris continues to further broaden his horizon.
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In Memory of Marie Francesse Louis, 1972-2011
On December 23rd, a member of the Milken Scholars Family passed away. She has left a powerful legacy of youth advocacy that has changed the world for the better.
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On December 23rd, a member of the Milken Scholars Family passed away. She has left a powerful legacy of youth advocacy that has changed the world for the better.
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Selection Process Timeline
Scholars in ActionNovember 30, 2011
Nomination period opens
January 20, 2012
Deadline for nominations
January 24, 2012
Application Invitation emailed to nominees
February 24, 2012
Postmark and online submission deadline for Los Angeles applications
March 1, 2012
Postmark and online submission deadline for New York applications
April 4-6, 2012
Finalists selected
May 21 - 25, 2012
Los Angeles Interviews conducted
May 30 & 31, 2012
New York Interviews conducted
June 4 - 8, 2012
New Milken Scholars notified
Global perspective. State Department Officer, Ruben Harutunian, MS ‘01, will be returning to the states for his next assignment; serving as an assistant to U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.
Beginning medicine. Tsung Mou, MS ’07, and Manav Sidhu, MS ’06, will be half way through their first terms at medical school. Tsung attends the University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine, and Manav is attending New York University School of Medicine.
Close finish. The 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge, a 3,000 km solar car race in Australia, has wrapped up. Wyles Vance, MS ’07and the Stanford Solar Car Team placed 11th out of 37 teams from around the world. Congratulations to Stanford for a great race.
Raising Scores. This summer Eileen Ung, MS ’10, helped to found and teach an SAT preparation course and the results were overwhelmingly positive, as the average score improvement was 240 points.
New leadership. Allan Sahagun, MS ’05, has taken over for Kim Foo Chow, MS ’96, as the National Chairman of the Milken Scholars Alumni Association. Kim Foo did an outstanding job during his term and Allan will only continue the trend.
International Finance. This fall Khalilah Karim, MS ’01, and Rashan Jibowu, MS ’02, began their advanced education at the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton Business School.