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The
Commission on Presidential Scholars
The members of the Commission on Presidential Scholars are charged with honoring, on behalf of President of the United States, some our of Nation's future leaders. The Commissioners are appointed by the President and come from across the country, representing a variety of fields, including: education, medicine, law, public service, business, and other professions. Each year the Commissioners face difficult choices as they select and recognize just 141 Scholars from over 2,700 eligible applicants who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments in academics, the arts, and public service. The Presidential Scholars Foundation is proud to support the Commissioners in this important work.
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Stanley E. Taylor, Virginia
Commission Chair
As Vice President for Metropolitan Relations at George Mason University (GMU), Mr. Taylor handles administrative and academic oversight, development, coordination and implementation of policy and academic programs for the Arlington Campus. The liaison to federal and local government, private, and non-profit entities, he secures support for academic, internship, partnership and research programs; helps GMU’s administration and academic programs craft international initiatives; and directs media outreach with the University Relations office. Professional, business and civic commitments include service on the Boards of Directors of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, the Alexandria Education Partnership, the Arlington Chamber of Commerce (Immediate Past Chairman), Leadership Greater Washington (Chair, Strategic Planning Committee); BB&T Bank, and the Washington Region for Justice and Inclusion, as well the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Scholarship Review Board, and the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics’ Advisory Board. |
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Lawrence
R. Bearden: Arkansas
Senior Partner, Impact Management Group,
Inc., a Little Rock Southern strategy and grass roots-based
political consulting firm. State Director of the Bush
for President Committee-Arkansas; Chief of Staff to Congressman
Jay Dickey (R-AR4) from 1993-1995; Executive Director
of the Republican Party of Arkansas from 1990-1992 and
1996-1999. Managing Partner, Capital Resource Management
from 1999-2000. One of Arkansas Business Magazine's
"40 most influential businessmen." Board member
of The Little Rock Club from 1996-1999; Board member and
legislative committee chairman, Professional Counseling
Associates from 1995-2001. Currently serving on President
Bush's Commission on White House Fellowships. Served as
an instructor on Building Democracy for the International
Republican Institution in Washington, DC.
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Glen
T. Becerra: California
City
Council Member in Simi Valley, California, elected in
November of 1998. Currently a Public Affairs Region
Manager for the Southern California Edison Company.
Former Legislative Aide to Assemblyman James L. Brulte,
responsible for legislation dealing with California's
utility industry and the State Allocation Board, which
finances the renovation and construction of public schools.
Former Deputy Director for the Office of External Affairs
in the Administration of Governor Wilson, overseeing
the operation of the Governor's field offices and serving
as liaison for constituent groups. He is an active community
member, serving on the Simi Valley Education Foundation
and Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors and participating
in the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura
County. Council Member Becerra and his wife Sally have
two children, Elizabeth and Nicholas.
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Scott
A. Bundgaard: Arizona
Scott Bundgaard served Legislative District
19 in the Arizona State Legislature for eight years. First
elected at age 25 to the Arizona House of Representatives,
Scott was elected two years later as the youngest member
of the State Senate, where he served as Chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee for six years. He also served
as a member of the Appropriations Committee, the Judiciary
Committee, the Commerce Committee, the Natural Resources
& Environment Committee, and the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee. Scott coaches basketball for the Boys
& Girls Club, the City of Glendale, and Arizona Youth
Sports. He is an active board member and a mentor with
MatchPoint, a faith-based one-on-one mentoring program
for at-risk kids that is affiliated with Prison Fellowship
Ministries. Scott is currently a partner in an investment
firm in New York City and still resides in Phoenix. |
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