In their meeting, the president told the board that there has been a lot of dissatisfaction coming from students in the past and that he has high hopes that this new board will help address the prior concerns.
He urged the new board members to be more transparent in their work, and take a proactive approach to make sure that scholarships are paid out on time.
The new scholarship board consists of five members, one from each FSM state and one representing the national government.
Kembo Mida Jr., a lawyer working in the private sector in Pohnpei, is the representative from Chuuk.
Emeliana Musrasrik, who is the safety/security coordinator for the U.S. Peace Corps Office in Pohnpei, will represent that state.
Steven George, a lawyer with the FSM Department of Justice, will represent Kosrae.
Cindy Edwin, the student services specialist at the COM-FSM Pohnpei campus, will represent Yap.
Burnis Danis, the chief of basic education in the FSM Department of Education, will represent the national government.
They are appointed for a term of two years and must live in Pohnpei to keep their board membership.
Musrasrik, who was elected the chairwoman, is the only board member who was reappointed. All the other members are new.
Mida was named vice chairman.
Mori said he will review the guidelines and practices of the scholarship board to look for ways of improving its operations.
He requested their next meeting with him to be held during the first week of February.
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