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Press Release
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Noah Atencio, Interim Director 
May 30, 2002 (719) 549-2160
Trish Orman, Academic Director 
(719) 549-2818

USC PRESIDENT'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Pueblo, Colo. - Eighteen high school seniors from Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona have accepted invitations to join the 2002 cohort of the President's Leadership Program at the University of Southern Colorado. 

Now in its third year, the President's Leadership Program is underwritten by the El Pomar Foundation in Colorado Springs, and is one of five four-year schools to participate in the Colorado Leadership Alliance. 

The class of 2002 includes: Arthur Dylan Barry, Tucson, AZ; Marissa Kate Brown, Pueblo; Amanda Dianne Clark, Karval; Stephanie Marie Crossley, Canon City; Rustyn Lynn Fillmore, Pueblo; Justin Matthew Fox, Pueblo; Christen Elaine Gower, Canon City; Kristen Marie Green, Aztec, NM; Jennifer Eddy Gregorio, Pueblo; Leslie Ann Haywood, Littleton; Andrea Rene Jennings, Walsenburg; Mark Anthony Magnone, Colorado Springs; Mark Ryan Tomky, Olney Springs; Dustin Monroe Trimble, Bailey; Lisa Marie Vasquez, San Antonio, TX; Troy Kenneth Vigil, Leadville; Alexis Ann Willcox, Elizabeth; and Greg Alan Wissinger, Monument. 

Participating students receive an annual scholarship and complete a minor in Leadership Studies while at USC. Students are selected on the basis of scholarship, leadership potential, and commitment to service outside of self.