November 29, 2009
Advisers Cultivate Top Students for Plum Prizes
Colleges' growing ranks of fellowship advisers measure success by more than the number of winners they prepare
Charles Martin, Auburn U.
Jordan D. Anderson (left), a new Rhodes scholar at Auburn U., meets with Paul A. Harris, of the University Honors College, whose job is to track down likely candidates for prestigious fellowships and prepare them for the competition.
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Charles Martin, Auburn U.
Jordan D. Anderson (left), a new Rhodes scholar at Auburn U., meets with Paul A. Harris, of the University Honors College, whose job is to track down likely candidates for prestigious fellowships and prepare them for the competition.
Paul A. Harris tracks overachievers. He combs the Auburn University campus for star students, athletes, community-service leaders. Kids with credentials. As associate director of national prestigious scholarships in Auburn's University Honors College, he is responsible for identifying and developing students to compete for the coveted prizes known by the surnames they carry: Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Fulbright.
Mr. Harris appeals to classes and clubs; he pumps professors for names.
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