The Lucky Few And The Worthy Many

by Ilchman, Alice Stone; Ilchman, Warren Frederick; Tolar, Mary Hale

• ISBN13: 9780253344762
• ISBN10: 025334476X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

Although winning a major competitive scholarship, such as the Rhodes or Marshall, is a strong marker for later success, there has been little serious research on how these scholarships are given and how the process could be improved. This book, the fruits of a discussion on "strengthening nationally and internationally competitive scholarships," presents studies that address issues of identifying leadership and creativity in the young, analyze alternative methods of selection, make suggestions for the proper evaluation of scholarship programs, and look at the backgrounds of American Rhodes Scholars. An introduction by the editors provides an overview of the issues.Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies -- Dwight F. Burlingame and David C. Hammack, editors

Author Biography

Alice Stone Ilchman is Director of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowships of the Thomas Watson Foundation.

Warren F. Ilchman is Director of the Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation. He is co-editor of Philanthropy and the World's Traditions (IUP, 1998).

Mary Hale Tolar is Director of the Kansas Campus Compact.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Strengthening Nationally and Internationally Competitive Scholarships: An Overview	1	(31)
Alice Stone Ilchman
Warren F. Ilchman
Mary Hale Tolar
WICS: A Model for Selecting Students for Nationally Competitive Scholarships	32	(30)
Robert J. Sternberg
Elena L. Grigorenko
Art and Science in Strengthening Scholarship Selection	62	(42)
Stanley J. Heginbotham
The Evaluation of Scholarship Programs	104	(23)
Michele Lamont
Pathways to Prominence: Explaining Contours of Career Hierarchy of American Rhodes Scholars	127	(22)
Ted I. K. Youn
Karen D. Arnold
Mandy Savitz
Susan Legere
Appendix 1. Opportunities for Competitive Scholarships: Objectives and Brief Descriptions of Selected Nationally and Internationally Competitive Fellowship Programs	149	(36)
Appendix 2. Bellagio Conference Participants	185	(2)
Contributors	187	(2)
Index	189