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A Truman and a Goldwater

Junior Marshawn Evans was selected as a Truman Scholar, and sophomore Joshua Thaden received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

A Truman and a Goldwater

Junior Marshawn Evans was selected as a Truman Scholar, and sophomore Joshua Thaden received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

Two TCU students made the papers this spring by landing prestigious national scholarships. Junior Marshawn Evans was selected as one of 79 students from 598 applicants nationwide as a Truman Scholar, a $30,000 graduate study award given annually to students geared toward careers in government or non-profit sectors.

Evans plans to head to law school and eventually to be elected as a judge or attorney general. A TCU twirler, Evans during high school founded a youth violence prevention program called America CAN! (America’s Children Achieving Now!) and continues to speak in schools, detention centers and at conferences.

Joshua Thaden, a pre-med/physics sophomore, received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. A 21-year-old Sheldon, Iowa, native, he was one of 309 juniors and sophomores selected from 1,100 who applied for the $7,500 scholarship. He plans to pursue a PhD in molecular biology and a career in biomedical research after graduation.