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March 15, 2002
Consul Ryan Wolf Wins International Scholarship
This summer, Brother Ryan Wolf ('02) was awarded a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship. The award, which covers up to $25,000 in tuition and school-related expenses for one year, will likely send Ryan to Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. At Trinity, he hopes to pursue a one-year masters degree in International Peace Studies.
Currently the Consul at Iota Sigma for the 2001-02 school year, Ryan applied for the scholarship late last spring. To win the award, candidates must first be nominated by a local Rotary chapter, and then beat out the nominees from other local chapters in a multiple state region. After reviewing his application and conducting an informal interview, the Valparaiso chapter of Rotary decided upon Ryan as their nominee.
At the regional level, Ryan competed against nominees from chapters in the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana areas, from such schools as Notre Dame and Northwestern. After another interview and a few weeks of waiting, Ryan was selected as the 2001 recipient.
Rotary International, a worldwide organization with chapters in well over 100 countries, annually provides such scholarships to students picked from a regional pool of applicants. Ambassadorial Scholars are expected to promote cultural awareness and understanding in their host country, sharing the American perspective on issues while experiencing other viewpoints as well. Candidates are expected to be intelligent, hard-working, globally conscious, and dedicated to leadership and community service.
Ryan is a double major in Political Science and Humanities. He is also minoring in Film Studies.
"It's an honor to receive a scholarship like this from a service-minded organization like Rotary," said Wolf. "The program at Trinity will be great. I can't wait."
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