EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY BUILT FROM HIMSELF UP.Byline: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? By Bob Welch There are a number of famous people of this name including:
EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : "Where Are They Now?" is a new Monday Monday: see week. column that updates readers on local newsmakers of the past. Welch Welch , William Henry 1850-1934. American pathologist and bacteriologist who discovered the bacteria that causes gas gangrene. will continue writing his regular column for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Have ideas of people you'd like updates on? E-mail Welch at bwelch@guardnet.com. THEN (JUNE 1995): Ben Kaplan graduated from South Eugene High as a sort of savvy-beyond-his-years wonder boy. At 17, he had amassed $75,000 in college scholarships. Written a self-published guide for students looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. college financial aid. Posted a 4.0 GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted . Served as editor of The Register-Guard's newly formed 20Below Team. And was named the top student leader in the country. NOW: At 29, Kaplan is an even savvier-beyond-his-years wonder boy. A Harvard grad, he directs the Ben Kaplan Institute for Educational Opportunity and has authored 12 books and CDs, including "How to Go to College Almost for Free" (HarperCollins Publishers, 2002). It has sold a cool 250,000 copies. He's written for The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times and been featured on more than 2,000 TV and radio programs, including, of course, "Oprah." Now living in Gleneden Beach, he writes a weekly column that appears Thursdays in The Oregonian's Living Section called "Scholars & Dollars." (See www.scholarshipcoach. com). And, oh yes, did we mention his part ownership in a Thai restaurant? "I don't really have a clear separation between work and the rest of my life," says Kaplan, who's single, although he says his mother is putting on the pressure. "I have this checklist of cool things I want to do in my life and I've done a lot." So, is there anything Kaplan has set off to do that he hasn't done? Well, when he graduated he told The Register-Guard he hoped to become a senator and, ultimately, the president. For the moment, he's less interested in running for office than making changes in other ways. "I'm an educational activist," Kaplan says. "A consumer advocate for families in the arena of education." But don't cross president off the list just yet. |
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