ST. MARY'S CITY, Md., Sept. 22 -- St. Mary's College of Maryland issued the following news release:
St. Mary's College of Maryland student Samantha Peña '28 has been selected as one of 100 rising college juniors nationwide for the prestigious Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. Peña, a double major in environmental studies and public policy, will join a national cohort of emerging public service leaders in the two-year leadership development and scholarship program created by President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky. As a Voyager, Peña's public service focus is to provide access to fresh, whole foods and to green spaces in densely populated urban areas, particularly ...