PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS REAGAN FOUNDATION TO AWARD STUDENTS.Byline: Joseph Giordono Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is scheduled today to announce the names of 84 Ventura County high school students honored as the first members of the Presidential Library Scholars program. The winners, from 20 high schools throughout Ventura County, will be honored at a May 20 dinner at the Reagan Presidential Library, where three of the students will be awarded $5,000 college scholarships. Mark Burson, executive director of the Reagan Foundation, said the program was founded as a way to recognize outstanding students in the community and honor former President Reagan's vision. ``If these are the leaders of tomorrow, our future is indeed bright,'' Burson said. ``This is a way to continually keep the local community involved with our efforts and show the community that we give back to them.'' Burson said the Reagan Presidential Library Scholars program is the first of its kind in the nation. His hope is that eventually all of the other presidential libraries will start similar scholarship programs and combine to award national prizes. ``Our goal is that if this program is successful, all of the other libraries will follow us and make this a national scholarship competition. Hopefully, it will wind up with national awards presented by the President at an event in Washington,'' Burson said. The Reagan Scholars program was initiated in February, when all Ventura County high school students who met eligibility requirements were invited to apply for the scholarships and write a 500-word essay on the leader who most inspired them. Essay subjects included Mother Teresa, Joan of Arc Joan of Arc, Fr. Jeanne D'Arc (zhän därk), 1412?–31, French saint and national heroine, called the Maid of Orléans; daughter of a farmer of Domrémy on the border of Champagne and Lorraine. , Franklin Delano Roosevelt, parents and siblings siblings npl (formal) → frères et sœurs mpl (de mêmes parents) . Ironically i·ron·ic also i·ron·i·cal adj. 1. Characterized by or constituting irony. 2. Given to the use of irony. See Synonyms at sarcastic. 3. , none of the applicants wrote about Reagan himself. The winners of the $5,000 scholarships will be selected by a panel made up of Michael Bradbury, Ventura County district attorney; Harry Hufford, Ventura County interim CAO; Kate McLean, president of the Ventura County Community Foundation; and Anthony D. Kourounis, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of California Oaks State Bank. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that operates the Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, the Center for Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. and the Presidential Learning Center. The 89-year-old former chief executive suffers from Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. and no longer makes public appearances. |
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