By Trina A. San Agustin
Variety News Staff

ELVIRA Manglona, a Fall 2006 graduate of the University of Guam, will be recognized at 9 a.m. today for being a recipient of the 2007 Truman Scholar.
The Truman Scholarship Foun-dation awards scholarships to college students to attend a graduate school in preparation for careers in government or elsewhere in public service.
According to a release from UOG, Manglona, originally from Rota, is the first Truman Scholar from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Manglona is among 70 people nationwide to receive the “prestigious award,” and was selected on her leadership potential, intellectual ability, and likelihood of “making a difference,” according to the release.
She is a current graduate student of UOG’s master degree program in Public Administration.
Because she was selected as a Truman Scholar, she will get a $30,000 scholarship for graduate study.
“Scholars also receive priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special internship opportunities within the federal government,” UOG said.
Manglona is the seventh UOG student to receive the award in the last eight years. UOG was named a Truman Scholar Honor Institution in 2004, joining 50 universities to receive the recognition.
The recognition ceremony will take place today at 9 a.m. in the School of Business and Public Administration, President’s Conference room in Mangilao.