Intellectually Rigorous...
At William Jewell College we value and encourage great thinking. Our professors cultivate it. Our rigorous academic culture demands it. Jewell’s mission is to provide an unparalleled liberal arts education that pushes students to stretch intellectually while participating in a community that values service, leadership and personal growth. We want students who want to wrestle with life’s great questions and be challenged by other points of view.
 Prestigious Fellowships/Scholarships (2000-2010)
Expanding the Journey
With the addition of the Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry major to the William Jewell curriculum, more students than ever before are seeking the opportunity to participate in study-abroad or study-away programs as part of the experiential components that the new major provides. | Read More
Below are just a few more examples of Jewell students who continue to enhance the College’s longstanding reputation as the “Campus of Achievement.”
| Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship |
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Samuel Joseph Endicott, a William Jewell College Oxbridge science major, received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for 2009.
Endicott was selected on the basis of academic merit and scientific research potential from a field of more than 1,000 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premiere undergraduate award of its type in these fields. | Read More
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| Teach for America |
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Alex Hart, a 2010 international business and language and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry graduate, was named to the prestigious Teach For America corps for the 2010-2012 school years. Only 4,100 people were selected from a record 35,000 applicants nationwide. Hart will teach high school math in San Antonio, Texas.
“TFA provided me the perfect opportunity to help make my country a better place to live,” Hart said. “During the 2008 election, the issue of poor education in urban and rural areas with minority and low-income students was huge. This is a great opportunity for me to help close the education gap that separates suburban children and teenagers from their counterparts in urban and rural areas.” | Read More |
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| Alyssa Emery, a 2009 graduate, also was selected for the 2010-2012 TFA corps. She will teach special education in Tulsa, Okla. | Read more |
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| William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Scholarship |
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Elizabeth Bonney was awarded The William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Scholarship for Yale Divinity School. She graduated in 2009 with degrees in religion and philosophy.
The award is given to one student in the entering class and provides full tuition plus a $5,000/year stipend during the course of her time at Yale. The scholarship was created to honor Coffin, a prominent peace and justice activist and Yale chaplain. | Read More
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| James Madison Memorial Fellowship |
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Sarah Hoff, a history and education major at William Jewell, was named a 2008 recipient of the prestigious James Madison Memorial Fellowship.
Madison Fellowships support the graduate study of American history by aspiring and experienced secondary school teachers of American history, American government and social studies.
“The James Madison Fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for me to become a better educator because it allows me to further develop my knowledge of the subjects I intend to teach in secondary school,” Hoff said. “My rigorous academic experience at William Jewell prepared me to compete and win this fellowship.” | Read More
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| George J. Mitchell Scholarship |
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Christopher Rosson, a member of the William Jewell College class of 2006, was selected as one of 12 recipients nationally for the prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarships are awarded annually to 12 Americans under the age of 30 to pursue a year of post-graduate study at any university on the island of Ireland. The awards are named after former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell who spearheaded the historic Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which produced peace in Northern Ireland. The Mitchell Scholarship program recognizes outstanding young Americans who exhibit the highest standards of academic excellence, leadership and community service. | Read More
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| Debate Team |
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Sophomore debaters David Dingess and Andrew Potter placed 6th at the 2010 National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence at Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles. Four Jewell teams competed at the invitational tournament that brings together the country’s top 64 parliamentary debate teams.
At the 2010 National Parliamentary Debate Association Championships held at Texas Tech University, Jewell placed 5th overall when four of five competing Jewell teams qualified for the awards bracket. | Read More |
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| SIFE National Recognition |
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At the SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) 2010 national Expo in Minneapolis, Jewell’s team placed in the top 40 among all U.S. teams.
The group was named first-runner up in the overall competition for its league, also placing third nationally in the financial literacy category and the Sam’s Club Sustainability Challenge. | Read more
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| College Newspaper Recognition |
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The William Jewell College campus newspaper, The Hilltop Monitor, won 17 awards at the Missouri College Media Association 2010 annual banquet.
The paper received Honorable Mention in both the Best Overall Newspaper and Sweepstakes categories. Students received awards for columns, entertainment reviews, sports and news photography, editorial cartoons, editorial writing and in-depth writing.
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