The Willis M. Tate
President’s Scholar
2005-2006

 

REBEKAH LEE HURT

Rebekah is a junior/senior from Dallas, Texas, majoring in English and French with a concentration in creative writing and intensive coursework in German and Italian. Her broader academic interests involve contemporary African publishing and the intersection of literature and politics in international development. In the future, she hopes to teach comparative literature at the college level and to establish a small non-profit, on-demand publishing network as a forum for her writing and that of individuals in the developing world. Rebekah’s hobbies include community service, French horn, guitar, travel, photography, indie films, and big-sistering to her five younger siblings.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

• National Merit Scholar
• 2003 National Coca-Cola Scholar
• John Goodwin Tower Center Scholar from SMU
• Presidential Freedom Scholarship for Exemplary Volunteerism, 2003

SMU ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

• SMU Rotunda Award
• Hart Global Leaders Forum w/ General Tommy Franks, 2003
• Southern Comparative Literature Association Annual Conference, Going Global
• Southern American & International Comparative Literature Associations, member
• Global Fusion International Communications Conference, Considering Globalization
• Highland Park United Methodist church, youth ministry
• International Student Council, representative
• 49th Annual Student Conference on National Affairs, student delegate
• Maguire Center International Ethics Debate Conference, 1st place team
• Richter Fellowship Summer 2004, Ghana
• Pascal Covici Jr. Prize for Best Essay in American Literature
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
• UTA International Conference on the U.S. & West Africa, presenter
• "Reaching the Margins" Conference at University of London, presenter
• "New World Order" Conference-Kolkata, India, presenter January 2006