An Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumnus has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve on a prestigious national committee that oversees the selection of some of the nation’s best and brightest high school students as Presidential Scholars. The White House announced the appointment of Terrance Stroud ’03 on July 15.
The Commission on Presidential Scholars comprises a group of eminent private citizens appointed by the President to select and honor the Presidential Scholars. Commissioners are selected from across the country, representing the fields of education, medicine, law, social services, business, and other professions.
The Commissioners make the final annual selection of the 161 Presidential Scholars. The Scholars demonstrate exceptional accomplishments in academics, the arts, career and technical education and an outstanding commitment to public service.
“Terrance will be a wonderful addition to this prestigious commission,” said Indiana Law Interim Dean Christiana Ochoa. “His service to Indiana University and our Law School has been remarkable over the years, and I know he’ll do a fantastic job helping to identify and recognize the country’s most promising high school students.”
The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by Executive Order of the President, to recognize and honor some of the country’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the Nation’s highest honors for high school students. The Scholars represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in young people. In honoring the U.S. Presidential Scholars, the President of the United States symbolically honors all graduating high school seniors of high potential.
Stroud is a Deputy Commissioner at the New York City Department of Social Services leading the Office of Training & Workforce Development, which manages the development and implementation of the agency’s learning strategy. Stroud serves on the National Staff Development Training Association’s Executive Advisory Council and the Public Sector Network’s Leadership Advisory Board. He is also one of the Tri-chairs of the American Public Human Services Association’s Equity Diversity and Inclusion Peer Community.
Stroud is a fourth-generation educator whose focus is on the intersection of academic institutions and the global workforce. He is a New York-based adjunct faculty member at Indiana University Bloomington. He is the inaugural Global Affairs Fellow at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies where he leads the Global Leaders and Professionals Program. In addition, Stroud is an Adjunct Professor of Law overseeing the Maurer School of Law’s New York Externship Program and is the first Black recipient of the Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award. He has helped the Law School develop a number of successful diversity pipeline programs over the past several years.
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