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Two Dedman College students win Critical Language Scholarship

Two Dedman College undergraduate students were awarded the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). The CLS covers all expenses for an eight-to-ten-week immersive summer abroad experience for undergraduate students to learn one of 14 languages important for American national security and economic prosperity. Rodney Johnson graduated in Fall 2022 with a Bachelor […]

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Challenge From Carl and Peggy Sewell Sparks Successful Drive for Dedman College Scholarships

SMU News Originally Posted: April 27, 2018 $400,000 challenge yields more than $834,000 in commitments for 20 new scholarships   DALLAS (SMU) – A $400,000 challenge from longtime SMU supporters Carl Sewell ’66 and Peggy Higgins Sewell ’72 has generated more than $834,000 in gifts and pledges for merit-based scholarships combined with unique programming for academically […]

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At SMU, Sam Weber ’18 Explores His Love Of Two Vastly Different Fields

SMU Magazine Originally Posted: Spring 2018 Issue Growing up in Overland Park, Kansas, Samuel Gage Weber became fascinated with science by watching Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The first 3-D animated feature film made outside Hollywood was directed by SMU alumnus John Davis ’84. Weber, whose mother is a nurse, imagined being Jimmy Neutron while he played […]

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Latest class of Dedman College Scholars shadowed doctors, founded charities before coming to SMU

SMU News Originally Posted: September 21, 2016 September 21, 2016 DALLAS (SMU) – Many SMU students come to the Hilltop for their education because they want to change the world. Some come because they already have. The latest class of 19 Dedman Scholars, who share a passion for academic excellence and extra-curricular achievement, includes a student who […]

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Annual Event Brings Dedman College Scholars and Supporters Together For Thought Provoking Book Discussion

Dallas (SMU) September 30, 2014 – Dedman College Dean, Thomas DiPiero welcomed student scholars and their sponsors to the 5th annual Dedman College Scholars’ Book Discussion on Friday, September 5. In a discussion led by David Doyle, Director of the University Honors Program, the students examined author Denise Kiernan’s book, The Girls of Atomic City: The […]