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For Immediate Release						March 5, 1997
 
Two Lawrence University Students Among Truman Scholarship Finalists
 
 
APPLETON, WIS. -- Lawrence University juniors Shelby Bowser, an economics major
from Van Dyne, and Catherine Dunham, a Spanish major from Ames, Iowa, have been
selected as finalists for the 1997 Truman Scholarships. They were named
finalists from more than 700 candidates nominated by 369 colleges and
universities.

As finalists, Bowser and Dunham will be eligible for one of the possible 65
scholarships that will be awarded later this month.  Each scholarship provides
up to $30,000 -- $3,000 for the student's senior year and $27,000 for  two or
three years of graduate study.  

Established in 1975 as a federal memorial to the nation's 33rd  president, the
Truman Scholarship Foundation selects scholars on the basis of  leadership
potential, intellectual ability and the likelihood of "making a  difference."