Congratulations to the Class of 2007 Public Service Scholars!

The Public Service Scholars (PSS) program provides a framework for Carolina students who want to strengthen their commitment to service by exploring service opportunities, meeting others who care about similar issues, learning new skills and linking their academic experience to making a difference in their community. The program is open to all full-time University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students with at least four semesters remaining. To graduate as a Public Service Scholar, students must have a minimum GPA and complete 300 documented hours of service, one service-learning class, four skills trainings and a senior service portfolio.

Since its inception in 2003, the Public Service Scholars program has rapidly grown from 78 to more than 1,000 students. In four years, participants have logged more than 198,000 hours of service in communities throughout North Carolina, the nation and the world. But more than numbers, students’ personal growth and increased commitment to service attest to the depth of student engagement, and continue Carolina’s proud tradition as the nation’s first public university.

Two years ago, Chancellor James Moeser recognized the inaugural class of fifteen Public Service Scholar graduates. This year, six times as many seniors graduated as Public Service Scholars and wore Carolina blue and white cords at commencement to signify their legacy of service. These 96 graduates as a group reported more than 43,000 hours of service, an average of almost 450 hours per student.

Information about each scholar’s public service, major, and post-graduation plans is available HERE.
Read the UNC press release HERE
Read the articles in the Herald-Sun: Students truly benefit the community, Grads look to continue service
Learn more about the Public Service Scholar program HERE.

Members of the class of 2007 Public Service Scholars are listed below, alphabetically by hometown.

North Carolina

Asheville:
Molly Elizabeth Campbell

Blowing Rock:
Whitney Kitchell

Boone:
Emily Greer

Burlington:
Megan Patricia Jordan

Cary:
Mani Maheshwari
Sarah Lindsay Thomson

Chapel Hill:
Andrew Chen
Ana Hacic-Vlahovic
William David Maixner

Charlotte:
Jennifer L. Barry
Stephanie Lynn Covill
Thanh-Truc Thuy Doan
Ruchi Jain
Anne Marie Kinsella
Elizabeth Shaw Murray
Melanie R. Pace
Carolyn Elise Pockat
Catherine Reed
Alison Rosenberg
Angela M. Rotchstein
Amanda Woollen Shintay
Melanie Nicole Singer
Mia Yang

Cramerton:
Mary L. Irvine

Dunn:
Susan Ashley Tart

Durham:
Catayah Angelia Duncan

Franklin:
Timothy Bleckley

Fuquay-Varina:
Jessamyn Bowling
Andy Shapiro

Fayetteville:
Amelia Hummel

Gastonia:
Leah Broadhurst
Lindsay Kirkham

Goldsboro:
Roshni Kuliakanda Chengappa

Greensboro:
Matthew Bowles
Sagar Harwani
Stephen Lassiter

Greenville:
Emma Hodson
Allison Staley

Huntersville:
Erin K. Mizelle

Icard:
Brandon E. Heffinger

Jacksonville:
Amanda Rose
Sid Sheth

Jamestown:
Mehul Patel

Kings Mountain:
Angie I. Brice

Lawndale:
James Robert Jolley

Matthews:
Kristin Uicker

Morrisville:
Archana Ramesh

Pittsboro:
Kesson Anderson

Raleigh:
Damian Cannon
Jessica Oliver
Pooja Parmar
Aneri Patel
Victoria Yang

Sanford:
Meghan White Bridges
Gisela Martinez

Smithfield:
Paige O'Hale

Southport:
Zach Torres-Fowler

Statesville:
Jessica Lynn Aman

Stoneville:
Lindsay Cheryl Bridges

Wilmington:
Natalie Teal Cassell

Winston-Salem:
Emily Miller Edwards
Andrea M. Lowe
Taylor Steelman

Other states:

Arizona:
Rachel E. Holston

Florida:
Zach Ferguson
Mary Olive Jones

Georgia:
Ashley Aunita Prebula Frazier
Lissa Petter

Maryland:
Julia Mehr Brown
Ben Kaplan-Singer
Catarina Victoria Rivera
Amanda J. Sellers
Katie Sharpe

Massacheusetts:
Sara Joseph
Emily Mytkowicz

New Jersey:
Kelly Bianco
Jessica Lynne Jungblut
Alicia Raia

New York:
Anna Rebecca Cruz
Caroline C. Hopke
Janel Jack
Margot Reed Miranda
Douglas Weiss
Daniel Alan Willner

Ohio:
Maggie Elizabeth Rechel

Pennsylvania:
Benjamin Baldner
Sarah Plastino

Tennessee:
Gabriela Andrade

Virginia:
Sarah Layton Jones

Washington:
Lauren Heather Berkowitz

Washington, DC:
Kate Leanui Vlach
E. Mary Williams

West Virginia:
Bethany A. Woomer

Other countries:

Canada:
Heather Michelle Aldersey
Samaya Qureshi

Costa Rica:
Elena Jiménez-Gutiérrez