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George M. Pullman Educational Foundation Announces its New Executive Director
The George M. Pullman Educational Foundation’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Delli Bovi as its next Executive Director. According to the Foundation’s Board President Barbara M. Kaufman, “We are very excited that Eric has joined the Pullman Family. He brings with him a wealth of not-for-profit experience to lead […]
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Meet the Class of 2025, the 72nd Class of Pullman Foundation Scholars
Meet the Class of 2025, the 72nd class of Pullman Foundation Scholars! This impressive group of scholars was chosen from more than 500 applicants, and they are looking forward to starting their college journey with the Pullman Foundation by their side. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments and welcoming them to our Pullman Scholar Community. […]
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Meet the Class of 2024, the 71st Class of Pullman Foundation Scholars
Meet the Class of 2024, the 71st class of Pullman Foundation Scholars. Chosen from more than 500 applicants, our newest class of Pullman Scholars have tackled unprecedented obstacles to fulfill their dream of graduating high school and starting their college journey. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments and welcoming them to our Pullman Scholar Community. […]
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An Update on the 2020 Annual Pullman Scholar Symposium
To Our Pullman Scholar Community, We are disappointed, but we have made the decision to not bring our Pullman Scholar Community together as initially planned at this year’s Pullman Scholar Symposium, scheduled for Wednesday, May 20th. Coming together as a community is important to us. The annual Pullman Scholar Symposium is our chance to do […]
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A Woman with a Bold Idea
Florence Lowden Miller had a bold idea. As president of the Board of Directors of the Pullman Free School of Manual Training, the vocational school endowed by her late grandfather, the industrialist George Pullman, she faced a dilemma. Innovative for its time, for 33 years Pullman Tech (as it was affectionately known in the community) […]
Pullman Scholars in Their Own Words: Celeste Acosta
Celeste Acosta is a Molecular and Cellular Biology major at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Read on to learn about her first year at UIUC, and her views on being a Pullman Scholar! What drew you to your college? My parents always emphasized the importance of going to college – especially because they were […]
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Pullman Scholars in their Own Words: Kene Uwajeh
Studying Chemistry at the University of North Carolina, Kene Uwajeh has already had an eventful first year. Read on to learn about how her first year at UNC has been and her views on what it means to be a Pullman Scholar. What drew you to your college? I knew that I wanted to attend […]
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