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Princeton University Athletics
Joseph Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
February 15, 2018 | Men's Soccer
The inaugural cohort of scholars is comprised of 49 students pursing degrees in 28 Stanford graduate departments. The program aims to prepare a new generation of leaders with the deep academic foundation and broad skill set needed to develop creative solutions for the world's most complex challenges.
"We have selected students who believe strongly in the pressing need for better leadership across all disciplines, and around the globe," said John L. Hennessy, Shriram Family Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars.
Along with Hennessy, who served as the university's 10th president from 2000 to 2016, the program is named for alumnus Phil Knight, MBA '62, philanthropist, business leader and co-founder of Nike Inc., who is contributing $400 million to back the program."This program brings together the best students from around the globe," Knight said. "I expect they will become leaders in all sectors, both public and private, and find breakthroughs that will improve the world."
Scholars will receive financial support for the full cost of attendance for their graduate education at Stanford. Through the King Global Leadership Program, funded by a gift from Robert King, MBA '60, and his wife, Dorothy, scholars will build on their core degree programs with leadership training, mentorship and experiential learning across multiple disciplines. The King's gift will also help support scholars from less economically developed regions of the world.
The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program received 3,601 applications from around the world and used the following criteria in evaluating applicants:Â independence of thought, purposeful leadership and a civic mindset.Â
