FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pitzer College Senior Awarded Prestigious Internship for Native 
Americans

Claremont, Calif. (April 4, 2002) – Pitzer College senior Diana Bob has 
been awarded the Morris K. Udall Foundation's Native American 
Congressional Summer Internship. For 10 weeks, Bob, a member of the 
Lummi Nation in Northwest Washington, will work directly with a member 
of Congress on high-level programs. Only 13 such internships are awarded 
nationwide.

"This experience will provide Diana a wonderful opportunity to immerse 
herself in national level politics, and she will bring integrity to Washington, 
D.C.," said Environmental Studies Professor Paul Faulstich, one of Bob's 
academic advisers. "She'll bring to the internship experience her gift for 
working directly with people, her strong communication skills, genuine 
empathy, and an enthusiasm for positively and proactively addressing tribal 
political, social, and environmental issues."

Last year, Bob, who is double-majoring in anthropology and environmental 
studies, was awarded the Morris K. Udall Scholarship for Excellence in 
Environmental Policy, an award that has assisted her in furthering her 
interests in anthropology and environmental studies. She was the first 
Pitzer student to receive the award.

"I have had a wonderful experience and have been able to do many things 
at Pitzer that would not have been possible at another school," said Bob, a 
resident of Ferndale, Wash. "I know that other Native students would also 
benefit from the learning environment offered here. I feel that Pitzer should 
do an active job to get more Native students on campus."

Bob will go on to law school, where she plans to earn an M.A. and a J.D. in 
American Indian Studies, with a focus on Indian and environmental law. She 
is eyeing three universities: the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & 
Clark College, the University of Arizona and UCLA.

"Diana demonstrates a remarkable range of talents and capabilities," said 
Faulstich. "She is able to not only conceive original and perceptive ideas, 
but also to articulate those concepts to other people effectively and 
succinctly. She will make a wonderful representative of Pitzer and her 
tribe."

Congress established the Udall Foundation in 1992 to honor Morris King 
Udall's 30 years of service in the House of Representatives. Udall was 
committed to the preservation of the nation's natural environment, and the 
Foundation is committed to educating a new generation of Americans to 
preserve and protect their national heritage through studies in the 
environment, Native American health and tribal policy, and effective public 
policy conflict resolution. The Udall Foundation's internship program was 
established in 1996.

####

Founded in 1963, Pitzer College is a nationally ranked undergraduate 
college of the liberal arts and sciences.  A member of The Claremont 
Colleges, Pitzer offers a distinctive approach to a liberal education by 
linking intellectual inquiry with interdisciplinary studies, cultural immersion, 
social responsibility and community involvement.


Media Contact:
Bridget Lewison
Associate Director of Public Relations
Pitzer College
1050 N. Mills Ave.
Claremont, Calif. 91711
v: (909) 621-8219
f: (909) 621-8798
e: bridget_lewison@pitzer.edu