With two current Truman Scholars, UD has not just one, but two more named scholars than many prestigious universities throughout the country, Louis Blair, executive secretary of the Truman Scholarship Foundation, said when he presented Truman Scholarship Honor Institution Award at a University awards ceremony in October.

Blair said that every school has talented people, but only schools with an exceptional president and faculty become a Truman Honor Institution.

Congress established the Truman Scholarship Foundation in 1975 in memory of Harry Truman, the 33rd president. Since 1977, 2,328 Truman Scholarships have been awarded nationwide.

With 15 Truman Scholars selected at UD since the foundation began, the University joins only 49 other institutions that have received the honor in the foundation's 30-year history.

Senior Dalit Gulak, a foreign languages and literatures major and one of two UD students named a Truman Scholar in 2005, was on hand for the ceremony. The other 2005 Truman scholar is senior Tom Isherwood, an international relations major.