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Show TtcscUy, Apnil U. 26, 198a Chronicle student lamids $28,000 award By Sharon Deckert Chronicle staff writer Only one student in Utah was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship this year and a University of Utah student was chosen for the honor. Flynn Andrizzi, a junior majoring in public relations and political science, will receive $28,000 during the four-yescholarship. It will pay tuition and some living expenses for the last two years of his undergraduate work and the first two years of his graduate work. The scholarship is very flexible, Andrizzi said. If he decided to take a year off before he began his graduate work the scholarship would continue when he started school again. The award is granted to students who "demonstrate a firm commitment to a career in public service at the federal, state, or local levels." They must also have at least a "B" average, stand in the upper fourth of their class and have chosen a major that would permit admission into a graduate program leading to a career in public service. Andrizzi, who chaired the ASUU Public Affairs Board ar Paqc 4 last year, said he would like to pursue a master's degree in public adininistration after finishing his undergraduate work at the U. But he said he would prefer to work in city government as opposed to the state or federal governments because he likes to work with people. "I'm not as much a government person as everybody thinks I am," he said. "I'd like to work with city government because it's the closest to the people. You deal with the everyday problems of people like garbage pick-up.- " Because he prefers city government, Andrizzi said if he ever decided to run for a government position, he would run for mayor. Dan Jones, an adjunct professor of political science, said he wrote a letter of recommendation for Andrizzi because he "was an excellent student who had the drive to take the actual principles discussed in class and apply them." The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, which was established by U.S. Congress as a memorial to the president, awarded 105 scholarships nationwide. ' m N ... Chronicle photo by Steven C. Wilson University of Utah student Flynn Andrizzi has been named one of this year's national Truman Scholars. Andrizzi will receive $7,000 a year for the next four years to continue his education. organs from page one Butterfield undergoes dialysis three times a week. "I've never been extremely sick. But no matter how good I feel, it's not as good as I would feel free of dialysis," he said. Butterfield plans to undergo the operation when he feels ready and said there will be a kidney available for him. However, some people aren't as fortunate as m Butterfield. "Some people who can't adapt to dialysis are in a critical situation," he said. June Murray, director for procurement services for the Intermountain Organ Recovery System of Utah, said finding people to donate kidneys and corneas is easier than finding heart and liver donors. Murray said more people are choosing to get transplants, which accounts for the insufficient number of organs available. "Any given day in the United States, 15,000 people are waiting for vital organs and tissues. Thirty to 40 percent die before an organ is available," she said. Murray said the public is aware that donating organs is an option, but health professionals are reluctant to talk to the families of potential donors. from page one He said the board will try to inform students about campus programs that can help them with their studies. "A lot of students ask where their student funds go. These are the tilings their money is used for. Students should take advantage of them," he said. The Finance Board also will have a chair and vice chair. Nathan Wilcox will serve as chair and Tracey Heinhold as vice chair. The Finance Board's primary responsibility is organizing a budget to cover funding allocations for student organizations. Once the budget is approved by the Assembly, the board must make sure all allocations are in accordance to the budget. Wilcox said chairing the board is a difficult task because there are so many student organizations. "We try to do the funding in a way that benefits everyone. But it's like working with an eight-piec-e pie and trying to cut it up intol6 pieces," he said. The Public Affairs Board will not be headed by a chair or vice chair. Instead, Brian Robertson will handle administrative details for the board and all members will be involved in the decision-makin- g process. The Public Affairs Board is the lobbying arm of ASUU. The Board's responsibility is to inform legislators about student and university needs. n 0) urn boards 5) 2 (to SO. GUJiJiliJlHfilS Tpibee - Hll |
