The University of Missouri-St. Louis has honored United Nations Day with an annual scholarship contest since 1991. The contest encourages UMSL students to explore the purpose of the United Nations and conceptualize the benefits of recognizing and adopting a national holiday.
Participants may submit: artwork, essays or Web site design work. Scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $3,000 are awarded to winners.
This year's winners are:
* Dejan Cirkovic, art work, received a $1,500 scholarship
* Amanda Gerard, art work, received a $1,500 scholarship
* Samia Khan, art work, received a $1,500 scholarship
* Warren Popp, essay, received a $3,000 scholarship
* Kirsten Borger, essay, received a $1,500 scholarship
* Richard F. Kearns, Web site design, received a $3,000 scholarship
* Charles McDonald, Web site design, received a $1,500 scholarship
The winning entries can be viewed online at: http://www.umsl.edu/services/cis.
In 1971, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on all member countries to adopt Oct. 24, the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, as a world holiday. The resolution for the celebration of a global holiday was largely the result of a letter writing campaign by Dorothy Schneider, a St. Louis teacher.
The annual contest is sponsored by the Center for International Studies at UMSL and funded by a gift from Schneider. The contest is centered on the theme "United Nations Day, Oct. 24: A World Holiday."
For more information about the annual United Nations Day scholarship contest, call Michael Costello, international coordinator at UMSL, at (314) 516-6454 or e-mail costellom@umsl.edu. |
