2025 Truman Scholars

The Foundation reviewed 743 files from 288 institutions. Students were nominated by their institution based on their records of leadership, public service, and academic achievement. Our Finalist Selection Committee selected 201 students from 138 institutions to interview with the Foundation’s Regional Review Panels between March 3 and April 7. The complete listing of the 2025 Truman Scholarship Finalists can be found in our News section.

In 2025, we selected 54 outstanding college students from 49 institutions as Truman Scholars. Read more about them in our Press Release. 

Abuattieh

Omar Abuattieh

New Jersey
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Rutgers University
  • Major: Pharmacy
  • Career Goal: JD - Public Health
Adirika

Ashley Adirika

Florida
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Harvard University
  • Major: Government
  • Career Goal: JD/MPP - Criminal Justice
Aitchison

Sam Aitchison

Missouri
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Saint Louis University
  • Major: Leadership and Human Resource Management, Finance, Catholic Studies
  • Career Goal: MEd - Education
Anekwe

Amina Anekwe

New Jersey
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New York University
  • Major: Sociology, English
  • Career Goal: JD/MPH - Public Health
Barnes

Ethan Barnes

District of Columbia
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Northwestern University
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: JD - Criminal Justice
Bedard

Cameron Bedard

New Hampshire
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New York University
  • Major: Computer Engineering
  • Career Goal: PhD - Public Health
Bengs

Mercedes Bengs

South Dakota
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University of Georgia
  • Major: Russian, International Affairs
  • Career Goal: MA - National Security
Bundy

Dallin Bundy

Utah
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Brigham Young University
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: JD - Governance
Dela Cruz

Grace Anne Dela Cruz

Guam
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University of Guam
  • Major: Nursing
  • Career Goal: DNP/PhD - Public Health
Donaldson

Joshua Donaldson

Missouri
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University of Missouri
  • Major: Biological Engineering
  • Career Goal: MS - Environmental Health
Duraikkannan

Kanmani Duraikkannan

Delaware
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Georgetown University
  • Major: Government
  • Career Goal: MS - Human Rights
Frazier

Eva Frazier

Vermont
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Harvard University
  • Major: Social Studies
  • Career Goal: JD/MPH - Public Health
Gioiosa

Kathryn Gioiosa

New York
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CUNY City College
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: MPP/MUP - Environmental Policy
Gomez

Victoria Gomez Meza

Nevada
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DePaul University
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: MEd - Education
Gondelman

Zac Gondelman

Massachusetts
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Brandeis University
  • Major: Near Eastern & Judaic Studies
  • Career Goal: MPA - Civic Engagement
Goode

Chloe Goode

Virginia
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University of Richmond
  • Major: Sociology, Africana Studies
  • Career Goal: MPA - Education
Green

Claire Green

Arkansas
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Mississippi State University
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Career Goal: PhD - Agricultural Policy
Hyslop

Anna Hyslop

Oklahoma
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University of Oklahoma
  • Major: Economics, Global Energy, Environment, and Resources
  • Career Goal: JD - Environmental Policy
Jafari

Tristan Jafari

Washington
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University of Washington
  • Major: Biochemistry
  • Career Goal: MD/MPhil - Public Health
Kukoyi

Rotimi Kukoyi

Alabama
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Major: Health Policy and Management
  • Career Goal: MD/MPP - Public Health
Leadham

Eli Leadham

Oregon
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Wake Forest University
  • Major: Sociology, English
  • Career Goal: JD/MA - Criminal Justice
Liu

Christopher Liu

Rhode Island
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Brown University
  • Major: Gerontology, Biology
  • Career Goal: MD/MPH - Gerontology
Loveday

Leah Loveday

Tennessee
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East Tennessee State University
  • Major: Public Health
  • Career Goal: MPH - Community Health
Magyar

Luke Magyar

North Carolina
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University of Chicago
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: MPP - Veterans Affairs
McDermott

Luke McDermott

Nebraska
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University of Nebraska
  • Major: Political Science, Economics, History
  • Career Goal: JD/MPP - Labor Policy
Messer

Quentin Messer

Michigan
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Hamilton College
  • Major: World Politics
  • Career Goal: JD/MPA - Industrial and Manufacturing Policy
Mirani

Dhruvak Mirani

Maryland
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University of Maryland College Park
  • Major: Computer Science, Government and Politics - International Relations
  • Career Goal: MA - Cybersecurity
Nehring

Isaac Nehring

Montana
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Stanford University
  • Major: American Studies
  • Career Goal: MEM/MCRP - Rural Development
Neuman

Nicholas Neuman

Indiana
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Purdue University
  • Major: Agricultural Economics, Political Science
  • Career Goal: MS-Rural Development
Orne

Greyson Orne

North Dakota
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University of North Dakota
  • Major: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, Political Science
  • Career Goal: JD - Aviation Policy
Parms-Green

Aarinii Parms-Green

Louisiana
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Xavier University of Louisiana
  • Major: Political Science, Psychological Science, History
  • Career Goal: JD/MPP - Human Rights
Peeler

Matthew Peeler

Maine
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Bates College
  • Major: Politics
  • Career Goal: JD - Constitutional Law
Podnar

Samantha Podnar

Pennsylvania
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University of Pittsburgh
  • Major: Politics, Philosophy
  • Career Goal: MPA - Education
Poole

Ashley Poole

Texas
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Hillsdale College
  • Major: Applied Mathematics
  • Career Goal: JD/MPP - Combatting Human Trafficking
Richmond

Veronica Richmond

Idaho
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University of Miami
  • Major: Biology, Creative Advertising
  • Career Goal: MD - Science Communication
Rios

August Rios

South Carolina
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Yale University
  • Major: Sociology
  • Career Goal: JD/MPP - Housing Policy
Rosado Philippi

Laura Rosado Philippi

Puerto Rico
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Fordham University
  • Major: Psychology, Anthropology
  • Career Goal: PsyD - Public Health
Rudacille

Rachel Rudacille

Iowa
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Grinnell College
  • Major: Physics
  • Career Goal: PhD - Environmental Policy
Sanghi

Ojas Sanghi

Arizona
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University of Arizona
  • Major: Computer Science
  • Career Goal: PhD - Environmental Policy
Santiago

Emily-Anne Santiago

Georgia
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George Washington University
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: JD - Constitutional Law
Shah

Rishi Shah

Florida
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Yale University
  • Major: Applied Mathematics, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry
  • Career Goal: MD/MPP - Public Health
Sihra

Harshman Sihra

Ohio
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University of Cincinnati
  • Major: Liberal Arts
  • Career Goal: MD - Public Health
Slaughter

Sophie Slaughter

West Virginia
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West Virginia University
  • Major: History, Women's and Gender Studies
  • Career Goal: JD - Civil Rights
Smith_Keziah

Keziah-Yvonne Smith

Connecticut
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Xavier University of Louisiana
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: JD - Voting Rights
Stockton

Zachary Stockton

Kansas
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Drury University
  • Major: English, Writing
  • Career Goal: MPA - Housing Policy
Sundararajan

Hannah Sundararajan

Wisconsin
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Major: Agricultural & Biological Engineering
  • Career Goal: PhD - Agricultural Policy
Tamez

Anthony Tamez

Illinois
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Northeastern Illinois University
  • Major: Social Work
  • Career Goal: MSW - Social Work
Tang_M

Mark Tang

Colorado
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United States Air Force Academy
  • Major: Political Science, Management
  • Career Goal: MPP - National Security
Tang_S

Shuyan Tang

Texas
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University of Michigan
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: JD - Immigration Policy
Tran

Brandon Tran

California
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United States Military Academy
  • Major: International Affairs, Chinese
  • Career Goal: MA - National Security
Umitani

Naho Umitani

Hawai'i
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Seattle University
  • Major: Public Affairs, Economics
  • Career Goal: JD - Food Security
Wagener

Izzy Wagener

Minnesota
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Georgetown University
  • Major: International Politics
  • Career Goal: MS -Journalism
Ware

Yasmine Ware

Mississippi
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University of Mississippi
  • Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Career Goal: JD/MPA-ID - International Law
Young

Alex Young

Kentucky
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University of Notre Dame
  • Major: Political Science
  • Career Goal: JD - Local Government

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