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The Joseph E. Stevens, Jr. Public Service Award isgranted annually to a Truman Scholar attorney whohas made significant contributions in the publicsector. This year’s recipient of the award was 1980Truman Scholar Kevin Higgins, Senior DeputyAttorney General for the State of Nevada. JusticeClarence Thomas presented the award in aceremony in June at the U.S. Supreme Court.The Foundation provided extensive technicalassistance and logistical support to the GatesCambridge Trust in its inaugural year. The Trust willeventually bring up to 100 Americans to Cambridgeto study with 150 other Gates Scholars from aroundthe world. Scholars are selected on the basis of theirpotential to address world problems relating tohealth, education, technology and inequality.The twelfth Truman Scholars Leadership Week(TSLW) was held at William Jewell College inLiberty, MO, May 20-27. This annual event enablesthe new Scholars to form a community, to gain moreperspectives on public service, and to learn of themany opportunities associated with being a TrumanScholar. TSLW ‘01 was conducted by a staff ofsixteen veteran Truman Scholars under the directionof Executive Secretary Louis Blair. Michael Dukakis,former North Dakota Attorney General HeidiHeitkamp and Hall of Fame baseball player BuckO’Neil were the featured speakers. The Odyssey2001, documenting TSLW ’01, is available onrequest.Chris Coons, a 1983 Truman Scholar, received the2001 Elmer B. Staats Award for service to theFoundation and leadership in public service. Mr.Coons is President of the New Castle County [DE]Council. He has served as a Senior Scholar for threeyears at TSLW and has served on a Truman ScholarSelection Panel since 1994. The award waspresented at the Awards Ceremony closing TSLW01.The eleventh Truman Scholars Washington SummerInstitute took place May 26-August 2. Fifty-twoScholars attended workshops and seminarsarranged by The Brookings Institution. Theycompleted eight-week public service internships.Agencies and offices providing internships included:the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education,Health and Human Services, Justice, Labor, State,Transportation, and Veterans Affairs; US Agency forInternational Development; Federal Judicial Center;Partnership for Public Service; US Mint; USDAGraduate School; and the World Bank. The GeorgeWashington University provided housing.The Foundation welcomes the appointment of USDistrict Court Judge Scott O. Wright as a Trustee.The Foundation expresses its appreciation toretiring Trustees Elmer Staats and Luis Rovira.The Foundation mourns the passing of WilliamJewell College Dean and Vice President GaryPhelps. He was the host of TSLW since itsinception in 1990. Hundreds of Truman Scholarswere touched and inspired by the humanity andkindness of his gentle, loving, wise presenceduring the Week.Selected statistics on the 2001 Truman Scholarship competition 592 nominations submitted by 303 institutions19 Truman Scholar selection panels interviewed 230 Finalists from 157 institutions80 Truman Scholars selected from 65 universities and colleges42 Scholars are women [53%]20 Scholars have an African, Hispanic, Asian or Native American heritage [25%]4 institutions had Truman Scholars for the first time. They were: Colgate University, University ofMinnesota-Morris, University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon and Texas Tech University.

Officers and Trustees(as of September 30, 2002)Elmer B. Staats, ChairFormer Comptroller General of the UnitedStatesIke Skelton, Vice-ChairUS House of Representatives (MO)Madeleine K. AlbrightPresident-electC. Westbrook Murphy, General CounselPrice Waterhouse CoopersMax BaucusUS Senate (MT)Christopher BondUS Senate (MO)Jo Ann EmersonUS House of Representatives (MO)Luis RoviraChief Justice [retired],Colorado Supreme CourtFred SlabachVice Dean, Florida Coastal School of Law;1977 Truman Scholar (MS)Scott O. WrightJudge, US District Court (MO)Steven ZinterJudge, South Dakota Supreme CourtStaffLouis BlairExecutive SecretaryMary TolarDeputy Executive SecretaryTonji BarrowProgram OfficerAngela ClementsResident Truman ScholarMeredith FarmerProgram Assistant2002 Annual Reportof theHarry S. Truman Scholarship FoundationMadeleine K. Albright elected President: The Trusteesselected the 64th Secretary of State as the third Presidentand Chief Policy Officer of the Foundation. Dr. Albright bringsan extraordinary blend of leadership in the public sector,academic achievement, and appreciation for Mr. Truman. Shewas instrumental in having the main State Departmentbuilding named the Harry S Truman Department of StateBuilding.Truman Scholars Selected: In 2002, the Foundationselected 77 Truman Scholars. They received their awards onMay 26 in a ceremony at the Truman Library inIndependence, Missouri. The new Scholars come from 65different colleges and universities: 27 public universities, 24private universities, two service academies, three publiccolleges and 10 private colleges. Twenty-five percent of theScholars have African, Hispanic, Asian or Native Americanheritages. Fifty-three percent are women.In its 26 years of operation, the Foundation has selected2,176 Truman Scholars from 495 institutions of highereducation. To date, mil has been awarded inscholarship support with future funding obligations of milfor Truman Scholars selected between 1993 and 2002. Theendowment has grown from 30 million at its inception to mil at the close of the 2002 Fiscal Year. By statute,Foundation assets must be invested in US Treasurysecurities.Trumans win other national awards: Truman Scholarswere successful in other national fellowship competitions heldin 2002. Seven Truman Scholars were chosen as Rhodes:2002 Trumans Dave Chokshi, David Simon, Heidi Williams,Cyrus Habib; 2001 Trumans Robert Chamberlin and SeanCampbell; and 2000 Truman Sasha Polokow-Suransky.Seven Truman Scholars were chosen as Marshall Scholars:2002 Trumans Bre Millard, Rachel Brulé, Tomás Carbonell,Seth Johnston; 2001 Trumans Brian Lutz, Eric Tucker; and2000 Truman Mark Bradshaw. Truman Scholars winningGates Cambridge Trust Scholarships were: Alan Schoenfeld,Wendi Adelson, Jeffrey Skopek, Jennifer Jennings, and DavidZipper. These 19 Scholars will defer their Truman awards forgraduate study until they complete their studies as Gates,Marshall, or Rhodes Scholars.

Deep Springs College, Lewis & Clark College, University ofTruman Scholarship Honor Institutions:Arkansas and Wake Forest University. Forty-five awards haveAwards were granted to four institutions inbeen granted since the inception in 1996.recognition of outstanding success in theTruman competition. The recipients were:be more successful in the Truman competition andThe Joseph E. Stevens, Jr. Public Service Award.to help them develop a process that benefits allThis honor is granted annually to a Truman Scholarstudents, regardless of the outcome.attorney who has made significant contributions inthe public sector. This year’s recipient of the awardwas 1982 Truman Scholar Matthew Crowl, AssistantUS Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.Justice Clarence Thomas presented the award in aceremony in June at the U.S. Supreme Court.The Thirteenth Truman Scholars LeadershipWeek (TSLW): The event was held at William JewellCollege in Liberty, MO, May 19-26. This annualevent enables the new Scholars to form acommunity, to gain more perspectives on publicservice, and to learn of the many opportunitiesassociated with being a Truman Scholar. TSLW ‘02was conducted by a staff of sixteen veteran TrumanScholars under the direction of Executive SecretaryLouis Blair. Michael Dukakis, Washington StateAttorney General Christine Gregoire, and formerNorth Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp werethe featured speakers. The Odyssey 2002,documenting TSLW ’02, is available on request.Staats Award Recipient: David Adkins, a 1980Truman Scholar, received the 2002 Elmer B. StaatsAward for service to the Foundation and leadershipin public service. Mr. Adkins is a Kansas StateSenator He has served as a Senior Scholar at TSLWand has served on a Truman Scholar SelectionPanel since 1990. The award was presented at theAwards Ceremony closing TSLW ‘02.Summer Institute: The twelfth Truman ScholarsWashington Summer Institute took place May 26August 2. Fifty-two Scholars attended workshopsand seminars arranged by The Brookings Institution.They completed eight-week public serviceinternships. Agencies and offices providinginternships included: the Departments ofAgriculture, Defense, Education, Health and HumanServices, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, andVeterans Affairs; US Agency for InternationalDevelopment; Federal Judicial Center; Partnershipfor Public Service; US Mint; USDA Graduate School;and the World Bank. The George WashingtonUniversity provided housing.Support provided: The Foundation provided onsite technical assistance to 1 intuitions help them1These institutions were: Universities of Arkansas,California-Berkeley, California-Davis, Delaware, Kentucky,Massachusetts, North Carolina, Southern California, SouthernOregon, Portland, Tulsa, Oregon, Virginia; Stanford, OklahomaState, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, North Carolina State,Northeastern, Duke, Willamette, Georgetown, Syracuse,Christopher Newport, Princeton Universities; US MilitaryAcademy; Occidental, Hamilton, Colgate, Lewis&Clark, Reed,

Selected statistics on the 2002 Truman Scholarship competition 592 nominations submitted by 303 institutions19 Truman Scholar selection panels interviewed 230 Finalists from 157 institutions80 Truman Scholars selected from 65 universities and colleges42 Scholars are women [53%]20 Scholars have an African, Hispanic, Asian or Native American heritage [25%]4 institutions had Truman Scholars for the first time. They were: Colgate University, University ofMinnesota-Morris, University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon and Texas Tech University.

2003 Annual Reportof theHarry S. Truman Scholarship FoundationOfficers and Trustees(as of September 30, 2003)Honorable Madeleine K. AlbrightPresidentIke Skelton, Vice-ChairUS House of Representatives (MO)Elmer B. Staats, Chairman EmeritusFormer Comptroller General of the UnitedStatesTruman Scholars Selected: In 2003, the Foundationselected 76 Truman Scholars. They received their awards onMay 25 in a ceremony at the Truman Library inIndependence, Missouri. The new Scholars come from 63different colleges and universities including 30 publicuniversities or colleges and three service academies. Twentyfive percent of the Scholars are of African, Hispanic, Asian orNative American heritage. Fifty-five percent are women.C. Westbrook Murphy, General CounselChristopher BondUS Senate (MO)Patty MurrayUS Senate (WA)Todd AkinUS House of Representatives (MO)Patrick McCroryMayor, CharlotteRod PaigeSecretary of EducationLuis RoviraChief Justice [retired], Colorado Supreme CourtFred SlabachDean, Texas Wesleyan University School ofLaw;1977 Truman Scholar (MS)Juanita Alicia Vasquez-GardnerJudge, 399th District Court [TX]Scott O. WrightJudge, US District Court (MO)StaffLouis BlairExecutive SecretaryTara KnellerAssociate Executive SecretaryRuth KeenAdministrative OfficerChristy KleinbeckProgram AssistantTonji WadeSpecial Projects OfficerIn its 27 years of operation, the Foundation has selected2,252 Truman Scholars from 500 institutions of highereducation.To date, 39.9 mil has been awarded in scholarship supportwith future funding obligations of 4.4 mil for TrumanScholars selected between 1994 and 2003. The endowmenthas grown from 30 million at its inception to 55.8 mil at theclose of the 2003 Fiscal Year. By statute, Foundation assetsmust be invested in US Treasury securities.Truman Scholarship Honor Institutions: Awards weregranted to three institutions in recognition of outstandingsuccess in the Truman competition. The recipients were:Boston College, Miami University and the University ofDelaware. The three institutions have had a total of 38Truman Scholars. Forty-eight institutions have beenrecognized since the inception of the award in 1996.Trumans win other national awards: Truman Scholarswere successful in other national fellowship competitions heldin 2003. Six Truman Scholars were chosen as MarshallScholars: 2003 Trumans Andrew Klaber, Joseph Wells, JaredEnglish, Miriam Krieger, James Valpiani and 2002 TrumanDan Pastor. Three Truman Scholars were chosen as RhodesScholars: 2003 Trumans Kenneth Townsend, Jennifer Harrisand 2002 Truman Tess Bridgeman. Truman Scholars winningGates Cambridge Trust Scholarships were: Chiraag Bainsand Rena Patel. Trumans winning Fulbright Scholarshipsinclude: Jay Varellas, Erin Dougherty, Julian DautremontSmith, and Anna Kerner. Trumans winning MitchellScholarships for study in Northern Ireland or the Republic ofIreland were: Monica Bell and Michael Gale. Nicole Hallettwas selected as a Luce Scholar. These 18 Scholars will defertheir Truman awards for graduate study until they completetheir studies with these international fellowships.The Joseph E. Stevens, Jr. Public Service Award. Thishonor is granted annually to a Truman Scholar attorney whohas made significant contributions in the public sector. The2003 recipient of the award was 1977 Truman Scholar FredSlabach, Dean, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.

Justice Clarence Thomas presented theaward in a ceremony in June at the U.S.Supreme Court.The Fourteenth Truman ScholarsLeadership Week (TSLW): The event washeld at William Jewell College in Liberty,MO, May 18-25. This annual event enablesthe new Scholars to form a community, togain more perspectives on public service,and to learn of the many opportunitiesassociated with being a Truman Scholar.TSLW ‘03 was conducted by a staff offifteen veteran Truman Scholars under thedirection of Executive Secretary Louis Blair.Michael Dukakis, Kansas State SenatorDavid Adkins [1981 Truman Scholar],former North Dakota Attorney General HeidiHeitkamp, and former Cabinet SecretaryRobert Reich were featured speakers. TheOdyssey 2003, documenting TSLW ’03, isavailable on request.Staats Award Recipient: Lisa Cook, a1984 Truman Scholar, received the 2003Elmer B. Staats Award for service to theFoundation and leadership in public service.Dr. Cook is a research scholar at theHoover Institution. She has served as aSenior Scholar at TSLW and has served ona Truman Scholar Selection Panels since1994. The award was presented at theAwards Ceremony closing TSLW ‘03.Summer Institute: The thirteenth TrumanScholars Washington Summer Institutetook place May 26-August 2. Fifty-sixScholars attended workshops and seminarsarranged by The Brookings Institution. Theycompleted eight-week public serviceinternships. Agencies and offices providinginternships included: the Departments ofDefense, Health and Human Services,Justice, Labor, State, and Transportation;US Agency for International Development;General Accounting Office; National RuralDevelopment Partnership; Partnership forPublic Service; Lawyers Committee for CivilRights Under Law; The American RedCross; The Smithsonian Institution; TheAmerican Zoo & Aquarium Association; andthe World Bank. The George WashingtonUniversity provided housing.Support provided: The ExecutiveSecretary provided on-site technicalassistance to 33 institutions1 to help them1These institutions were: The Universities ofCalifornia-Berkeley and Davis, North Carolina atChapel Hill, Virginia, Richmond, Oregon, Portland,be more successful in the Truman and other nationalfellowships competitions and to help them develop a processthat benefits all students, regardless of the outcome. TheExecutive Secretary and the Associate Executive Secretaryaddressed the biennial meeting of the National Association ofFellowships Advisors attended by representatives of abouttwo hundred institutions.New trustees: President Bush made recess appointments tothe Board of Trustees of Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory [takingthe position vacated by former Memphis Mayor RichardHackett] and of Texas Judge Juanita Vasquez-Gardner [tosucceed South Dakota Supreme Court Judge Steven Zinter].The Speaker of the House appointed US Congressman ToddAkin [MO] [to succeed Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson].Senate Minority Leader Daschle appointed Senator PattyMurray [to succeed Senator Carnahan].Selected statistics on the 2003 Truman Scholarshipcompetition 635 nominations submitted by 305 institutions20 Truman Scholar selection panels interviewed 230Finalists from 157 institutions76 Truman Scholars selected from 65 universities andcolleges55% of the Scholars are women19 Scholars are of African, Hispanic, Asian or NativeAmerican heritage [25%]5 institutions had Truman Scholars for the first time. Theywere: Culver Stockton College, Louisiana StateUniversity, University of Maryland Baltimore County;Millsaps College; and Jamestown College.Financial StatementFoundation staff members have been working with GSAExternal Services division since the close of FY03 to reconcilethe year’s financial data. To date, GSA has been unable toprovide the requested data. When the data becomeavailable, the Financial statement will be published on theFoundation’s website. Further, Foundation staff are workingwith an outside consultant to institute a more timely, accuratereporting system.Chicago, Michigan and Scranton; Columbia, New York, Harvard, Yale,Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Duke, Brown, Stanford,Georgetown, Arizona State, Pennsylvania State, North Carolina State,Michigan State and Washington&Lee Universities; Virginia Tech; VirginiaMilitary Institute; US Military Academy; Willamette, Williams, Lewis&Clark,and Reed Colleges

2004 Annual Reportof theOfficers and Trustees(as of December 15, 2004)Harry S. Truman Scholarship FoundationHonorable Madeleine K. AlbrightPresidentTruman Scholars Selected: In 2004, the Foundationselected 77 Truman Scholars. They received their awards onMay 23 in a ceremony at the Truman Library inIndependence, Missouri. The new Scholars come from 67different colleges and universities including 32 publicuniversities or colleges and three service academies. Thirtytwo percent of the Scholars are of African, Hispanic, Asian orNative American heritage. Fifty-two percent are women.Forty-nine percent attend a public institution.Ike Skelton, Vice-ChairUS House of Representatives (MO)Elmer B. Staats, Chairman EmeritusFormer Comptroller General of the UnitedStatesC. Westbrook Murphy, General CounselChristopher BondUS Senate (MO)Max BaucusUS Senate (MT)Todd AkinUS House of Representatives (MO)Patrick McCroryMayor, City of Charlotte, North

The Joseph E. Stevens, Jr. Public Service Award is granted annually to a Truman Scholar attorney who has made significant contributions in the public sector. The recipient of the award was 1984 Truman Scholar Bill Mercer. Mr. Mercer is an Assistant U.S. Attorney for Montana. Previously he was Counselor to the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for .