FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: ADAM L. BARR

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007
(202) 659-2831

THE INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2007-2008

WASHINGTON- The Institute for Responsible Citizenship today announced the names of 24 college sophomores and juniors who will participate in its intensive leadership program in Washington, DC. These gentlemen represent the best of hundreds of exceptional applications received this year from colleges around the country.

The Institute for Responsible Citizenship has admitted twelve exceptional minority male students each year for its two-summer program at Georgetown University since 2003.  This year, the number of students has been increased to twenty-four so that more young leaders can be positively impacted by the program. This expansion will allow the Institute to inspire and train more bright young men to be the principled leaders of tomorrow. 

“Each year, our students arrive in Washington, DC for intensive internships, rigorous courses at Georgetown University, and leadership training. The classes give them the fundamental constitutional and economic principles they will need to be great leaders,” said Institute founder William Keyes. Students live on campus in university housing provided by the Institute during the program.  When not at work or in class, students are treated to intimate meetings with high-level government officials, which in past years have included Supreme Court Justices, the Secretary of State, U.S. Senators, U.S. Congressmen, and business leaders.

This year’s cohort of students, with a mean GPA of 3.6,  is the largest and most diverse to date. The young men hail from nearly every region of the country, including the Deep South, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast. They come from Ivy League schools, historically black colleges, large public universities, and small liberal arts colleges. Among the twenty-four students admitted are two Eagle Scouts, a renowned pianist, and the University of Maryland’s Student Regent.

Their biographies provide further information about each of the newly accepted gentlemen that will take part in the Institute this summer.

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