
Congratulations to junior Rosalie Fish, the 窪蹋勛圖厙’s newest Truman Scholar!
Learn more about her and the national, competitive scholarship recognizing student leadership.
窪蹋勛圖厙 News announcement
“窪蹋勛圖厙 junior has been selected for the prestigious Truman Scholarship, the third consecutive year that students from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 were recognized with this national award.
“A highly competitive award, only 58 students were selected nationwide this year from more than 705 nominations. The recognizes aspiring leaders driven to make change at the systems level. Students are selected on the basis of leadership skills, demonstrated civic engagement, academic potential and a desire to pursue a career in public service. Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate school, mentoring and additional benefits to help prepare them for careers where they can make an impact.
“Fish, from Auburn, Washington, is a social welfare major in the and she participates in both the 窪蹋勛圖厙s track-and-field and cross-country programs. Shes run a mile in 5 minutes, 2.51 seconds, the 1,500-meter in 4 minutes, 40 seconds and the 5,000 in 17 minutes, 49.91 seconds. A member of the Cowlitz Tribe and a descendant of the Muckleshoot Tribe, Fish dedicates her races to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and has generated national attention by painting a red handprint across her face and the letters MMIW on her leg during competition.”
Read the full 窪蹋勛圖厙 News announcement.
窪蹋勛圖厙 Athletics announcement
“SEATTLE — 窪蹋勛圖厙 track and field junior has been selected for the prestigious Truman Scholarship, awarded nationwide to students on the basis of leadership skills, demonstrated civic engagement, academic potential and a desire to pursue a career in public service.
“This is the third consecutive year that students from the 窪蹋勛圖厙 were recognized with this national award, but the first for a Husky student-athlete.”

Additional news about and public appearances by Fish
- // The Ringer // July 23, 2021
- // Runner’s World // Apr. 8, 2021
- // 窪蹋勛圖厙 Magazine // Sept. 2021
Campus-wide congratulations for Fish
We are very proud to see Rosalies outstanding leadership and advocacy work recognized by the Truman Foundation. In the classroom, in her community and on the track, she is helping to raise awareness of the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous people, and we know she will continue to do great things with the support of this scholarship.
Ana Mari Cauce, 窪蹋勛圖厙 President
We could not be more proud of Rosalie for earning this distinguished honor. Rosalie is committed to using her platform as a student-athlete to be a leader and create change. We celebrate her courage and are excited to continue to support her advocacy efforts.
Jennifer Cohen, Director of Athletics
I admire how Rosalie is combining her academic studies and love for competitive running with her passion to advance our knowledge about the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women. As she has pointed out, in some counties Indigenous women are murdered at a rate more than 10 times the national average yet most people are unaware of this travesty. We are proud of Rosalies leadership and commitment to raising the visibility about this devastating issue and humbled she is majoring in social welfare.
Edwina Uehara, Dean of the School of Social Work
Everyone in our program knew about Rosalies cause before she came to campus, but what has been eye-opening for all of us is her personal connection and how much of herself she invests on an everyday basis. Our team aspires to our departments core values of grit, growth mindset, committed service, and humility, and Rosalie embodies all of those and so many more.
Maurica Powell, Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
窪蹋勛圖厙 the Truman application process
The is supported by the (OMSFA), a UAA program. OMSFA works with faculty, staff and students to identify and support promising students in developing the skills and personal insights necessary to become strong candidates for this and other prestigious awards.