Prior Awardees
Getting Involved: Youth and the Future, by David R. Berman, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow, Morrison Institute for Public Policy/ASU
Scholarship Award
Young Steward of Public Policy
2005 - 2006 Awardees
Left to right: Rob Melnick (director), Eric Parmon (1st place winner), Amy Davis (Honorable Mention), Jeffrey Skrzypek (2nd place winner), Nancy Welch (associate director)
First place:
Eric Parmon, Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona; Essay: "School Lunches: A Student's Perspective"
Second place:
Jeffrey Skrzypek, Mountain Ridge High School, Glendale, Arizona; Essay: "The DREAM Act"
Honorable Mention:
Amy Davis, Horizon High School, Scottsdale, Arizona; Essay: "Mental Illness Healthcare in the State of Arizona: Community Awareness"
2005-2006 Selection Committee Members:
Phil Boas - Sunday Viewpoints Page Editor, The Arizona Republic
Mark Kimble - Editorial Editor, Tucson Citizen
Karen Leland - Manager, Public Affairs, Morrison Institute
Marty Vanacour - CEO, Dynamic Relations, LLC
John Hall - Professor, ASU School of Public Affairs
Mary Upchurch - Formerly Vice President, Integrated Services, AT&T; on Morrison Institute Board of Advisors
Dennis Mitchell - First Place Awardee for the Young Steward Scholarship 2004-2005