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Dartmouth President
James Wright will be honored by the Marine
Corps Scholarship Foundation (MCSF) with the Semper Fidelis Award, which
will be presented to Wright at the organization’s 33rd annual Philadelphia Ball
in April 2008. He is to be honored for his efforts to ensure educational
opportunities for wounded veterans.
President James Wright with Gen. James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine
Corps. Wright will receive a Semper Fidelis Award from the Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation in recognition of his efforts to help wounded veterans
further their educations.
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The Semper Fidelis Award is presented each year to an outstanding American
for his or her patriotic service. Although the award is not necessarily given
to a member of the Marine Corps, Wright served three years as a U.S. Marine
when he finished high school. The MCSF plans to recognize Wright for his work
with the American Council on Education
(ACE) to help injured veterans pursue higher education through the program
Severely Injured Military Veterans: Fulfilling their Dreams. This
program provides veterans with the resources necessary to develop a plan for
education and includes academic advising to the injured veterans and their
families as they begin to think about their educational and career goals. The
program has hired three full-time college counselors at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the National Naval Medical Center in
Bethesda, Md., and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, to help
veterans meet their educational aspirations.
“I’m deeply honored to have been chosen for this recognition by the Marine
Corps Scholarship Foundation,” says Wright. “I very much support the work that
they do, and I share their conviction that access to education is one of the
best ways that we can pay tribute to the men and women who serve and defend
their country.”
Christopher Randolph, president and CEO of the MCSF, says, “As the president
of a major institution of higher education, Jim Wright has shown a substantive
commitment to accessible and affordable education for veterans and the children
of veterans. Coupled with the fact that he is a former Marine, we’re very proud
to honor him.”
Two Dartmouth alumni, Manning J. Smith ’62 and Nathaniel Fick ’99, will also
receive awards at the Philadelphia event. Smith, executive vice president of
Indel Corporation, is to receive the Globe & Anchor Award for his long
support and involvement with the MCSF. Fick, author of One Bullet Away: The
Making of Marine Officer, a memoir about his training as a Marine and his
time serving in a combat zone, will receive the Commandant’s Award.
The Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway—the highest
ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps—will present the awards.
The MCSF’s mission is to provide scholarships for higher education to the
children of Marines and former Marines, particularly the children of veterans
killed or wounded in action. Since 1962, the organization has awarded more than
21,000 scholarships and bonds totaling more than $34.6 million.
By GENEVIEVE HAAS
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