2005-2006 College Leaders Program Award Winners

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	ALEX ANDRUS, Milwaukee, Wis., attends Georgetown University with a double major in Political Economy and English and a minor in African-American Studies. An Eagle Scout, he has been an officer of the Georgetown College Republicans, the GU Edmund Burke Society, and GU Right to Life. He also is associated with The Georgetown Academy, an alternative student newspaper, and has volunteered with many charitable, civic and philanthropic groups.
	JESSICA BAGLEY, Ellicott City, Md., attends Lebanon Valley (Pa.) College, majoring in physical therapy. She founded her school’s chapter of Interact, is associated with Rotary International, and is an officer of the school’s College Republicans. She has volunteered on several political campaigns as well as on behalf of Christian service and ministry organizations.
	DAVID BAUSMAN, Indianapolis, Ind., attends DePauw University, where he is majoring in political science. He has interned for the Indiana Republican Party. Indiana Senate Republican Caucus, and the Hudson Institute, volunteered on several campaigns, and is executive director of the DePauw College Republicans. He is executive producer and host of “The Political Heat,” a TV talk show, and creator and host of “Rock and Rant,” a radio talk show.
	KIMBERLY BEAUBIEN, Portage, Mich., attends Michigan State University majoring in Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy. She started the first pro-life group at a public high school in Michigan and has continued her activism for the pro-life cause in college. She is an officer of MSU’s Russell Kirk Society, a conservative student group. She has participated in leadership development, training, and activism programs of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Leadership Institute, and other prominent organizations.
	RACHEL E. BECKER, Park Rapids, Minn., attends Bemidji State University and is majoring in Political Science. She chairs a committee of the BSU Student Senate and is the student representative on a series of official school boards and committees. A volunteer on many political campaigns, she was campaign coordinator in 2004 for the Minnesota House Republican Campaign Committee and is an officer of the Hubbard County (Minn.) Republican Committee.
	MICHAEL T. BILDER, Wellsboro, Pa., attends Dickinson College with a double major in History and Policy Management Studies. He is an elected member of the Tioga (Pa.) Republican Committee, a student senator, and an officer of the Dickinson College Republicans. An Eagle Scout, he continues to volunteer with the Scouting movement and other civic endeavors.
	NATHANAEL BLAKE, Sweet Home, Ore., attends Oregon State University and is majoring in Microbiology. He has received a Howard Hughes Medical Institute research internship and was a Felix Morley Journalism Competition finalist in 2005. He is an officer of the OSU Students’ Alliance, a conservative student group, and editor-in-chief of The Liberty, an alternative conservative student newspaper. He also contributes opinion columns to The Barometer, OSU’s official student paper.
	WILLIAM DAVIS “WILL” BRYAN, Columbia, S.C., attends Furman University and is a History and Political Science major. An Eagle Scout, he has interned for Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) and is president of the Association of Furman Students. He is chairman of Furman’s delegation to the South Carolina Student Legislature, an officer of the Furman College Republicans, and recipient of several Furman awards for leadership and scholarship. He is also active in his school’s marching band, symphony, symphonic band, and wind ensemble.
	ROBERT M. CARPENTER, Pomona, Calif., attends Claremont-McKenna College with a major in Government. He was a California delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention and has been an intern at the White House Office of Political Affairs. He has held leadership positions in several political campaigns as well as in his school’s College Republicans. He is the founder of Students for Academic Freedom, a class officer, founder of Operation Hope (to aid Florida and Caribbean hurricane victims) and co-organizer of an ad hoc anti-hate and unity rally in response to a nationally reported incidence of campus vandalism.
	KRISTIN COLLINS, Conroe, Texas, attends Trinity University (Texas), majoring in political science. She holds a leadership position in the student government, co-founded the Spurs Bible Study (a conservative Christian organization at Trinity), and was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper Aerial View. She participates in several Christian charitable, ministerial and study organizations as well as other civic groups and has participated in several mission trips to Latin America.
	HERBERT WILLIAM “BILLY” CONSTANGY, III, Charlotte, N.C., attends the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where he majors in political science. He has held several offices in the statewide North Carolina Federation of College Republicans. He has interned for Congresswoman Sue Myrick (R-N.C.). A champion debater, he has participated in regional and national tournaments. He is also active in Carolina Right to Life and the Committee for a Better Carolina, a conservative student activist group.
	KIMBERLY CRASWELL, Poulsbo, Wash., attends Texas A & M University, majoring in Political Science. She is a graduate of the Engalitcheff Institute of the Fund for American Studies and has participated in programs and training courses offered by Summit Ministries, Patrick Henry College, the home School Legal Defense Association, Heritage Foundation, and others. She has volunteered on a wide range of political campaigns and for local GOP organizations.
	STAN DAI, Lisle, Ill., attends The George Washington University majoring in Political Science. He is editor-in-chief of The GW Patriot, an alternative conservative student newspaper, a Club 100 Activist of Young America’s Foundation, and an Undergraduate Fellow on Terrorism of the Foundation for the Defense of the Democracies. He is co-founder of GW’s Students Defending Democracy, a volunteer on several political campaigns, and active in the GW College Republicans and GW Colonials for Life. He was a 2003 Honorable Mention in the U.S. Institute of Peace Essay Contest.
	KRISTIN DEASY, Petaluma, Calif., attends Gonzaga University, majoring in Journalism. She is editor-in-chief of The Gonzaga Witness, an alternative conservative student newspaper, and participated in the Collegiate Network’s 25th anniversary editor’s conference. She is a published poet and a guest cantor at various churches. She is active in the pro-life movement.
	ADAM DEGUIRE, Phoenix, Ariz., attends the University of Arizona with a double major in Political Science and History. He has extensive volunteer experience in various local, state and national campaigns and currently serves as National Hispanic Outreach Director for the College Republican National Committee after having served as a field representative in the Southwest. He is a student member of the Arizona-Mexico Commission, a state office dealing with improving relations between Arizona and Mexico. He is an Eagle Scout.
	STEPHANI DEICHMANN, Central City, Neb., attends Hillsdale College, majoring in Political Science. She is editor-in-chief of The Hillsdale Conservative student paper and active in the College Republicans. She has interned for Congressman Tom Osborne (R-Neb.). She is also active in Awana Clubs International, a Christian youth service organization.
	ANDREA DOTSON, DeBary, Fla., attends Florida State University and is majoring in Biology and Psychology as a pre-med student. She is active in FSU’s College Republican club and the Institute for Conservative Studies. She has volunteered for a number of political campaigns. At FSU, she co-founded and serves as managing editor of The Renegade, an alternative conservative student newspaper. She participates in an extensive range of public service, charitable, civic and philanthropic organizations.
	VALERIE DOWLING, Columbia, S.C., attends Converse College (S.C.) and majors in Politics and Economics. She is active in student government, College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom. She interned on the successful U.S. Senate campaign of then-Rep. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) in 2004. She is a contributor to The Conversationalist, the college newspaper, and an officer in Converse’s delegation to the South Carolina Student Legislature.
	BRIAN M. ERSKINE, Stephens City, Va., attends Radford University majoring in Political Science. He carries a 4.0 GPA. An Eagle Scout, he is an officer of the Radford College Republicans and has participated in several political campaigns. He is a speaker and champion debater, and contributes to the Radford student newspaper.
	DAVID L. FISHER, Nikiski, Alaska, attends Chapman University (Calif.) and is majoring in Political Science and Economics. He is co-founder and an officer of the Chapman College Republicans and founder and president of Talk Politics, an informal, bipartisan discussion forum on political issues. He is a member of the Student Senate. He was accepted for internships by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska).
	KALA FRENCH, Kalispell, Mont., attends Montana State University, where she is majoring in Business and Political Science. She was a Montana delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention and is active in the College Republicans. By appointment of the Governor, she serves as the student regent on the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education and the Montana Board of Public Education. She has served as a page in the U.S. Senate.
	MATTHEW M. GABLER, DuBois, Pa., attends Bucknell University and is majoring in Political Science. An Eagle Scout, he also is a cadet in the Army ROTC, president of the Bucknell University Conservatives Club, a member of the student government, and a director of the Catholic Campus ministry. He also serves on the editorial staff of The Counterweight, the magazine of conservative opinion at Bucknell.
	MARC GOLDWEIN, Merion, Pa., attends Johns Hopkins University and is majoring in political science. He is executive director of the Johns Hopkins College Republicans and has participated in a variety of local, state and national political campaigns. He is the author of the book One in a Thousand: The Story of Manfred Goldwein. He has also been published in the Johns Hopkins conservative student paper The Carrollton Record and Oncolink.com, among others. He has interned for Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). He is active in the Coalition of Hopkins Activists for Israel, Circle K, the JHU Foreign Affairs Symposium and “All Politics is Local,” a group which brings local speakers to campus.
	NATHAN D. HITCHEN, Mantua, N.J., attends Rutgers University as a Political Science major. He writes a column, “The Conservative Corner,” for Rutgers’ official student paper, The Gleaner. He was a volunteer staffer at the 2004 Republican National Convention. He serves on the Juvenile Conference Committee of New Jersey’s 15th vicinage (community of jurisdiction), an organization that handles case of juveniles accused of minor crimes. He is active in programs of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
	ALLISON JACOBS, Bark River, Mich., attends the University of Michigan and is majoring in Political Science and AAPTS (Arabic-Armenian-Perisan-Turkish Studies). She is Chairwoman of the UM College Republicans and in 2004 was campaign manager for a successful candidate for the Michigan Legislature and also volunteered on other GOP campaigns. She founded “MPowered,” a non-partisan coalition of campus political and social activist groups which offers workshops for freshmen on how to become involved.
	MEREDITH JESSUP, Sturgis, Mich., attends The George Washington University majoring in political science. She was an intern for Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and has been active in a variety of political campaigns in St. Joseph County, Mich., and elsewhere. She was a Michigan delegate to the U.S. Senate Youth Program. Active in the GW College Republicans, she also participates in the school’s Republocrats club, a bipartisan forum for discussion of current events and issues. She belongs to GW’s Colonials for Life organization and is an officer of the Newman Catholic Student Center.
	CHRISTOPHER JONES, Coralville, Iowa, attends the University of Iowa and is majoring in economics and political science. He is co-chairman of the Iowa Federation of College Republicans and previously served as executive director. A member of the Johnson County Republican Central Committee, he has volunteered on many political campaigns. He formerly attended Kirkwood College, where he founded its Pre-Law association and served in the student government. He is a certified legal assistant.
	BENJAMIN KAPPERS, Hingham, Wis., attends Northwestern College (Iowa) and is majoring in political science and economics. He is a student government officer, College Republicans member, and a volunteer on several campaigns. Under his leadership, the Northwestern College Republicans membership more than doubled in less than a year. He chaired the Sioux County “No on Neary Campaign,” an effort to remove an activist judge from the county bench.
	THOMAS C. KRAEMER, Jasper, Ind., attends Oxford College of Emory University and is majoring in political science. An Eagle Scout, he is a student senator and co-founder/co-president of XALT, a Christian youth group, as well as an officer in the College Republicans club. He was an intern for Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.). He has given award-winning speeches and essays on American ideals in the VFW “Voice of Democracy” contest, the DAR, the NRA, and similar groups. He is active in Point of Youth, a group which has advised Indiana’s governor and legislature on public safety and substance abuse issues.
	LUCINA A. KRESS, Glendale, Ariz., attends the University of Arizona majoring in Spanish, and previously attended Creighton University. She is Minority Outreach Director for the UA College Republicans. She also is a National Merit Scholar and a National Hispanic Merit Scholar. She is a Head Start volunteer and has participated in other tutoring and youth assistance activities.
	PASCAL M. KROPF, Dallas, Texas, attends Dallas Baptist University, where he is majoring in political science. He is president of the DBU College Republicans and has participated in many political campaigns. His CR club has been recognized as one of the best organized and most effective in the state. He was an intern for Texas State Sen. Robert F. Duell. He contributes to the student government association’s newsletter.
	GARY J. LIVACARI, Park Ridge, Ill., attends The George Washington University, majoring in political communication and economics and carries a 3.95 GPA. He is a champion debater, won first place in the 2003 National Shakespeare Fellowship Essay Contest, and officiates at high school and youth league baseball, basketball and football. He is an officer of GW Colonials for Life. He also is the only conservative opinion columnist for The Hatchet, GW’s official student paper. He co-founded The Youth Associates, a political consulting firm specializing in speechwriting. In 2004 he was a communications intern at the American Enterprise Institute.
	BENJAMIN J. MALLOY, Fairfax Station, Va., attends the College of William & Mary majoring in Government and English. He is co-founder and chief executive officer of Save My Generation, a “think tank” dealing with Social Security issues. He is also co-founder and CEO of the National Council on Economic Justice for Young Voters. He has volunteered on Congressional and state legislative campaigns and was an intern for former Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.). An officer of the WM College Republicans, he also co-founded the school’s alternative conservative student paper, The William & Mary Standard.
	DAWN MELING, Slippery Rock, Pa., attends Bucknell University, where she is majoring in Business Management. She is a varsity athlete. She is an officer in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Bucknell, the Bucknell University Conservatives Club (BUCC), and assistant editor of The Counterweight, Bucknell’s alternative conservative student journal. She devotes time to various service projects in the community and through her church.
	JONATHAN MILLER, Bunker Hill, W.Va., attends High Point University and is majoring in Political Science, with a 3.9 GPA. He is chairman of the HPU College Republicans, a member of the Student Government Association, Western District Councilor for the North Carolina Student Legislature, and a Young America’s Foundation Club 100 member. He has volunteered on a variety of political campaigns.
	DAVID NOVSTRUP, Aberdeen, S.D., attends Northern State University (S.D.) and is majoring in Business Management. Previously, he attended Minnesota State University. He belongs to the NSU Student Association, is an officer of the NSU College Republicans, and has been a page in the South Dakota House of Representatives. He worked for South Dakota Victory, a GOP organization which coordinated Republican campaigns at all levels in the state. He is active in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.
	MEGHAN O’MALLEY, Topsfield, Mass., attends Williams College and is an Economics major. A basketball star, she participated in the 2001 World Scholar-Athlete Games and helps coach youth leagues. She is active in Williams’ James A. Garfield Republican Club and has concentrated on bringing more conservative speakers to campus as well as volunteering on political campaigns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She also is a pianist and founded her own piano teaching business.
	ERIKA OSTGAARD, Dayton, Ohio, attends Ohio State University majoring in Business Administration. She belongs to the OSU College Republicans and is on the staff of the OSU Sentinel, an alternative conservative student paper. She was a page in the Ohio General Assembly. Active in the Ohio Junior Hereford Association, she has been commended by the state legislature for her achievements and commitment to Ohio’s agricultural heritage
	RYAN QUARLES, Georgetown, Ky., attends the University of Kentucky and is pursuing a triple major in Agriculture Economics, Political Science, and Public Service and Leadership, with a 3.9 GPA. He was an intern for U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). A volunteer worker on many campaigns, he is chairman of the UK College Republicans as well as political director for the Kentucky Federation of College Republicans. He works on his family’s farm and is active in several agricultural service and support organizations.
	MEGAN REYNOLDS, Bloomington, Ind., attends Ithaca College majoring in Politics and Journalism. She is vice president for business and finance in the Student Government Association. She also is assistant news director and producer for “NewsWatch 16,” a program of Ithaca College TV. A grassroots conservative activists and member of Young America’s Foundation’s Club 100, she is a leader in Ithaca’s Solutions Party, which runs candidates for student offices.
	JOHN RISVOLD, Kansas City, Mo., attends the University of Missouri-Columbia with a major in Political Science. A nationally ranked debater, he is the author of the book A Stronger America? The Case Against John Kerry and the founder of “The Conservative Online,” a personal Web site. He has won two Presidential Awards for Outstanding Academic Achievement.
	DOMINIC RUPPRECHT, Stanhope, N.J., attends Bucknell University and is majoring in Political Science and Philosophy. He was a page in the U.S. House of Representatives and was an intern for the Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. He is an officer of the Bucknell University Conservatives Club (BUCC) and editor-in-chief of The Counterweight, a conservative alternative student paper. A founding member of the Bucknell Debate Team and the Bucknell Rifle Association, he also serves as an officer of the school’s Catholic Campus Ministry.
	DARIN A. SCHEMMER, Corona, Calif., attends the University of California-Riverside and is majoring in History and Political Science with a 4.0 GPA. He is an officer of the UCR College Republicans, a student senator, and has volunteered on many local, state and national political campaigns. He is a volunteer with the Student Homeless Aid Relief Project.
	SARAH SCHETTLE, Oshkosh, Wis., attends the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh majoring in Chemistry and Spanish with a 3.97 GPA. She belongs to the Student Alumni Ambassadors, is an officer in the Optimist Club, president of the Biology Club, and was a leader of the New Voters Project, a campaign to register students to vote. She volunteered extensively with the Winnebago County Republican Party and on various campaigns and is a member of the College Republicans.
	AUTUMN SCHMID, Cavalier, N.D., attends Jamestown College (N.D.), with a triple major of Accounting, Political Science, and Spanish. She carries a 4.0 GPA. She is a U.S. Senate Youth Program Scholar, George Washington Foundation Scholar, and Wilson Scholar, among others. She is an officer of the Student Senate and of the JC Ambassadors, and belongs to the College Republicans. She has volunteered extensively in church ministries, including an overseas mission trip.
	TREVOR SCOTT, Vancouver, Wash. attends Wheaton College after transferring from Clark College. He is majoring in Business and Economics. He served as president of the City of Vancouver Youth Council, is a student government officer, a staff columnist for The Record, Wheaton’s student newspaper, and is a program host on WETN-FM Radio. He has volunteered on Republican political campaigns as well as with student groups supporting a Federal defense-of-marriage Constitutional amendment. He also has worked to rename a campus property “The Reagan House,” in honor of the late President Ronald Reagan.
	JOEL SEDGEMAN, Maple Grove, Minn., attends Luther College (Iowa), and is majoring in Political Science and Economics. He is a member of the Student Senate, the Luther College Philharmonic Orchestra, and is an officer of the Luther College Republicans, spearheading a project protesting a campus visit by left-wing film-maker Michael Moore.
	LUKE SHEAHAN, Lebanon, Ore., attends Oregon State University and is majoring in Political Science. Active in Campus Crusade for Christ, he also is publisher of The Liberty, an alternative conservative student paper, president of the OSU Students Alliance, a conservative organization, and has been an officer of the OSU College Republicans and Students for Life. He is a member of Young America’s Foundation’s Club 100 and, working with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, founded a book club offering conservative titles as a campus resource. Currently he is working to establish a chapter of Students for Academic Freedom at OSU.
	SAMUEL SHEPHERD, Winston-Salem, N.C., attends High Point University majoring in Business Management and Political Science. He is a project coordinator with Students for Environment Awareness, active in College Republicans, a member of the student government, and a staff writer for the student newspaper Campus Chronicle. A certified emergency medical technician, he also is a U.S. Army veteran discharged with the rank of sergeant.
	CAITLIN SHETTER, Marietta, Ga., attends Cornell University majoring in Industrial Labor Relations and Law. She belongs to the Cornell College Republicans and is founder and president of the Cornell Republican Women’s Initiative. She writes for The Cornell Review, a conservative alternative student newspaper. She is the founder of Time Out, a teen pregnancy prevention program which has attracted national news media attention. She also operates Caitlin’s Clubhouse, a children’s summer camp. In 2003 she received the Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award for community leadership and character development.
	SHANE A. SODERLUND, Dana Point, Calif., attends Pepperdine University majoring in Political Science and Speech Communications. He has been an intern for the City of Dana Point, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the Leadership Institute and is active in the College Republicans and Students in Free Enterprise. He was appointed to the first Dana Point Youth Board and was a mentor for establishing a youth council in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. He serves as a Spiritual Life Advisor to freshmen at his dormitory and has volunteered for a wide range of civic, charitable and service groups and projects.
	BRIAN E. SOPP, Winston-Salem, N.C., attends the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, majoring in Journalism and Political Science. He is associate editor of Carolina Review, a conservative student newspaper, and an active member of the UNC College Republicans, Carolina Students for Life, and Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. He has served as an intern for Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.
	BRANDON STOKER, Boise, Idaho, attends Boise State University, having transferred from Brigham Young University. He is majoring in Political Science. He has interned with the Idaho State Legislature and as a legal assistant for the Ada County (Idaho) Prosecutor’s Office. He also served for two years as a missionary in Poland. He belongs to the BSU College Republicans and participates in intercollegiate debate.
	JIMMY VIET VAN, Garden Grove, Calif., attends the University of California-Irvine majoring in Economics and Accounting. He is a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He is co-founder and president of Infinite Records, a mobile DJ service. He belongs to the Irvine Conservative Student Union and College Republicans, and is a columnist for The Irvine Review, a conservative alternative student paper. He has volunteered for many civic, charitable and service projects and groups.
	GEORGE S. WAITS, IV, Titus, Ala., attends Faulkner University majoring in Liberal Arts and has a 4.0 GPA. He is chairman of the Faulkner College Republicans and a member of the G. K. Chesterton Society and the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He has volunteered for several political campaigns and was a grassroots leader in efforts to stop a proposed tax increase in Alabama and defend display of the Ten Commandments in the Alabama Judicial Building. He was a page in the Alabama House of Representatives. A drummer, he helped produce “Changed,” a worship CD for TeenPact, a Christian youth organization stressing political education and participation in which he also held leadership positions. His worship band placed second in a national competition in 2001.
	KENT WALTER, Scottsdale, Ariz., attends Arizona State University and is majoring in Political Science. He founded the College Republican club at Scottsdale Community College and is active in the ASU College Republicans. In 2004 he served as a field director for the Arizona Republican Party and currently is a precinct chairman in Legislative District 11. He has organized GOP clubs at several high schools and helped identify and activate more than 1,000 campaign volunteers in 2004.
	STEVEN R. WEBB, Albia, Iowa, attends Northwestern College (Minn.) majoring in Finance. He is an officer in the Monroe County (Minn.) Republican Party and was employed by the state GOP to help register new voters. Highly active in various ministries and programs of his church, he has participated in several foreign missionary trips. He also is a musician and a jazz-band drummer.
	MARK WHITAKER, North Huntingdon, Pa., attends Duquesne University with a major in Economics. He is an Eagle Scout. A founding member of and officer in the revived Duquesne College Republicans, he has volunteered on several political campaigns and was an intern for Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett. He has been designated a Role Model by D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education).
	SEAN C. WHITE, Carmel, Ind., attends The George Washington University majoring in Business Administration and Public Administration. He previously attended Purdue University. He served as an intern in the White House Office of Political Affairs and also for U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.). He also volunteered at the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. An Air Force ROTC cadet and a licensed private pilot, he is active in the GWU College Republicans and directed GW Votes, an umbrella group of student organizations that encouraged students to register and vote.
	ADRIANNE WILHELM, Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Fla., attends Stetson University and is majoring in Mathematics and Spanish. Highly active in Stetson’s College Republicans, she participated in a variety of grassroots campaign projects and advocacy initiatives. She is also active in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Baptist Collegiate Ministry, and various programs associated with her church as well as charitable, civic, and service groups.
	AMILE WILSON, Jackson, Miss., attends Belhaven College (Miss.), majoring in Theater and Philosophy, with a 3.9 GPA. He was executive director and is currently vice-chairman of the Mississippi Federation of College Republicans. A debater and public speaker, he has received awards from the National Forensics League. He has participated in several national programs of the YMCA, including its Model UN, Youth and Government, and Conference on National Affairs. He also served on the Youth Advisory Board to the Mayor of Jackson. He won two state championship and a third place nationally in the National Consumers League’s “LifeSmarts” competition, and competed in the 2002 National Panasonic Academic Challenge.
	HENRY EDWARD “TREY” WINSLETT, Morrisville, N.C., attends the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, majoring in Business and Economics. He is chairman of The Committee for a Better Carolina, a conservative advocacy group, and has been recognized by Young America’s Foundation as the top conservative student activist in the U.S. He belongs to the North Carolina Student Legislature and the UNC Student Congress. He has interned at the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.
	HANS ZEIGER, Puyallup, Wash., attends Hillsdale College and is majoring in American Studies. An Eagle Scout, he is an award-winning speaker and debater who has appeared in dozens of venues and forums and currently is the national spokesman for the Scouting Legal Defense Fund. He is the author of Get Off My Honor: The War on the Boy Scouts and Reagan’s Children: America’s Conservative Youth Revolution. His other writings have appeared in a variety of print and on-line newspapers and journals and he is a Knight-Ridder-Tribune syndicated campus columnist and columnist for the Seattle Sentinel. He has served as state chairman of Washington Young Americans for Freedom and has been a longtime conservative activist.

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