The president of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Madeleine K. Albright, announced this year’s recipients of the coveted award. Out of a total of 601 candidates, only 1 out of every 10 was chosen. The 60 scholars that were picked represent 55 U.S. colleges and Universities around the country. They were handpicked by a seventeen separate and independent selection panels based on the strength of the candidates leadership potential, intellectual ability and the assessed likelihood of each person “making a difference” to our society at large.
We see that the panel of judges chose well when deciding to confer the 1985 Truman Scholar award on Greg Hymowitz, who has since shown that he has “made a difference.”
Here are some statistics regarding today’s Truman Scholars:
1. Thirteen of the 60 scholars selected this year attend small colleges (defined as undergraduate populations of less than 3,000 students.)
2. Nine of the scholars attend one of the 50 largest U.S. Universities
3. Five attend a service academy
4. Thirty six of the 60 scholars attend a public institution
When Gregg Hymowitz was chosen to be a Harry S. Truman scholar he was a junior at the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he graduated with a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, in 1987.
In 1985 Gregg Hymowitz was one of only five representatives from the New York to be honored as a scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
This foundation sees as its mandate to find and recognize undergraduates in their junior year of college who have displayed outstanding leadership potential and are also committed to public service careers such as in government, the non-profit sector, advocacy, education and other related fields.
When these young leaders are found they are awarded financial support towards their educations on the graduate level. They also receive leadership training as well as support from other scholars who are also committed to giving back to the world through public service.
The New York Knicks Poetry Slam Competition motivates high school youth, under the age of 20, to express themselves, create poetry and continue into the world of higher education. The Hymowitz Foundation, Gregg Hymowitz Trustee, is thrilled to be a part of such a worthy endeavor.
The spoken word competition requires those competing to participate in an open audition, poetry workshops, preliminary slams, semi-final slams and then finally the Knick’s Poetry Slam Finals which takes place this year at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway on February 18, 2010.
Gregg Hymowitz, Trustee for the Hymowitz Children’s Foundation is excited about the Foundation’s participation in the New York Knick’s Poetry Slam Program.
There are two divisions of the Poetry Slam, the written word and the spoken word. Aspiring poets can choose to either perform their original poetry live in front of an audience; or by competing on-line at the address www.knickspoetryslam.com; or by submitting a collection of original work to the organization. Judges then will review the submissions, carefully evaluate and decide the winners.
The Hymowitz Children’s Foundation is an enthusiastic sponsor of the popular New York Knicks Poetry Slam Program. Gregg Hymowitz is a trustee of this worthwhile Foundation and is happy to be part of the excitement and success of the Poetry Slam.
The motivating force behind the Knicks Poetry Slam was to create an atmosphere for contemporary high school kids so that they will want to express themselves in creative, authentic ways. Using the modern art form of hip-hop and the popularity of poetry, the poetry slam invites today’s youth to participate, create, and become motivated to pursue higher education.
Gregg Hymowitz of EnTrust Capital was recognized by the Governor’s Committee on Scholastic Achievement, (GCSA.) This committee has been helping young New Yorkers achieve their educational dreams for over 45 years by helping them attend college or university. Over the years the GCSA has awarded over $5 million to over 3,500 qualified students to attend more than 115 different colleges and universities.
The primary goal of the GCSA is to encourage leadership qualities in students and to recognize those qualities along with academic excellence and help these students by providing them with the scholarships they need to attend college. Students are recognized in all the five boroughs of New York City for their academic excellence and achievements.
On the well known business affairs talk show of Fox News, Cavuto on business, Gregg Hymowitz expressed his belief that the Christian right-wing will help the Democratic Party to win majorities in both the senate and the congress due to the fact that the Christian right tends to stay home and not vote.
There was also a brief discussion on the differences between the Republican and Democratic Parties and if there is a class war going on now in America. In response to the accusation that the more left of center citizens believe that there is a class war, Gregg Hymowitz retorted,
“The stock market has benefited many, but we want it to benefit all.”
In an appearance on Cavuto on Business Gregg Hymowitz of EnTrust Capital discusses several interesting subjects including the integration of Muslims into the United States and European countries and the way different sectors of the U.S. tend to vote in presidential elections. This segment of Cavuto on Business, a Fox News talk show.
Listen to the video to hear all the various opinions expressed.
Happy with the improved stock market behavior over the past several months, hedge fund managers such as Gregg Hymowitz of EnTrust Capital, are finally seeing the light after the disaster of 2008.
Optimism is the prevailing mood as markets and economies appear to recovering around the world. The MSCI World Index increased by 8.4% in the month of July, fueling hopes that the worst of the world wide economic recession has become history.
All seven of Eurekahedges regional indexes rose in July with Asia and other emerging markets outperforming the rest.
The president of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, Madeleine K. Albright, announced this year’s recipients of the coveted award. Out of a total of 601 candidates, only 1 out of every 10 was chosen. The 60 scholars that were picked represent 55 U.S. colleges and Universities around the country. They were handpicked by a seventeen separate and independent selection panels based on the strength of the candidates leadership potential, intellectual ability and the assessed likelihood of each person “making a difference” to our society at large.
Here are some statistics regarding today’s Truman Scholars:
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Gregg Hymowitz of EnTrust Capital was recognized by the Governor’s Committee on Scholastic Achievement, (GCSA.) This committee has been helping young New Yorkers achieve their educational dreams for over 45 years by helping them attend college or university. Over the years the GCSA has awarded over $5 million to over 3,500 qualified students to attend more than 115 different colleges and universities.