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Fair Trade Futures Conference Student Scholarships

CRS was one of nine organizations that co-sponsored the Fair Trade Futures Conference in Chicago from September 30-October 2. Through a Fair Trade Fund Market-Building Grant, CRS awarded scholarships 26 university students and other CRS allies to help them attend the event.

Scholarship winners were selected by CRS Regional Directors throughout the United States in consultation with campus leaders and other CRS partners, and represented St. Joseph's University, St. Mary's University, Santa Clara University, Seattle University, Southern Methodist University, Villanova University, University of the Incarnate Word, University of Portland, University of San Francisco, the Diocese of Spokane, WA, and the Diocese of Springfield, MA.

Click on the images below, left to meet some CRS scholarship winners and read their reflections on the conference.


Jordan McLaurin Univ. of San Francisco	Robert Vielnick Villanova Univ.	Eric Rojas Santa Clara Univ.	Jason Brown Villanova Univ.

Julia Rooney Southern Methodist Univ.	Justine Levesque Univ. of Portland	Kate Byrne St. Joseph's Univ.	Kathryn Buckley-Brawner Diocese of Springfield, MA

Marisa Ortíz St. Mary's Univ. (TX)	Katie Croft Southern Methodist Univ.	Kristen Azevedo Loyola Marymount Univ.	Pamela Vail Diocese of Spokane, WA

	Sally Moyce Univ. of Portland	Timithie Gould Santa Clara Univ.