OU student with CMTrecieves Truman scholarship

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OU students receive scholarships

BY JAMES S. TYREE April 11, 2010

NORMAN — As Truman scholars, University of Oklahoma students Caleb Gayle and

Austin Slaymaker will receive big-time scholarships to help them achieve

big-time goals.

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Truman scholarships are worth $30,000 for graduate study to recipients who plan

to have careers in government or the nonprofit sector. Only 60 are chosen each

year, and this marks the first time OU had two Truman scholars in one year.

Slaymaker, of Blanchard, hopes to study law at Columbia University and public

administration at Harvard University's F. Kennedy School of Government

before becoming a college professor and serving in the Oklahoma Legislature.

" I'm really looking forward to the future, my career and the possibilities for

making a difference in other people's lives, " he said. " The Truman scholarship

will help me propel those goals forward. "

Slaymaker walks with crutches due to a genetic neuromuscular disorder called

Charcot-Marie-Tooth, but he said the condition has been a non-issue with his

education at OU.

" This (application) process really helps you fine-tune the articulation of your

goals, " Slaymaker said. " I hope this inspires some other students to strive for

and attain success. "

Gayle is a Tulsa resident who wants to earn a Ph.D. in foreign policy with a

specialty in development of foreign aid, so he can work at the World Bank or the

U.S. State Department in a position that helps developing countries.

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