First-Ever UAF Student Named Truman Fellow University Relations 202 Eielson Bldg. Foster, a double-degree student in biosciences and English, competed among 717 candidates nominated by 369 of the nation's colleges and universities for the honor. She is the only Alaska college representative among the field of 69 Truman Scholars for 1997. This year marks the silver anniversary of the Truman Scholarship Foundation, established by Congress to assist outstanding college students interested in pursuing careers in public service or the government.
Candidates write public policy position papers as a part of the application process.
Foster's statement called for a federal policy to standardize methods of identifying potential and actual domestic violence victims through clinical intervention. This is just one facet, she said, of expanding health services into something more than just emergency assistance. For the past three years she has served as a medic for the Fairbanks North Star Borough. She has also worked as a summer intern at a clinic in Nayarit, Mexico. Since 1993, Foster has been a member of the Fairbanks Ski Patrol and was recently named assistant director of the organization.