Hillary Shah, a political science and economics major who graduated in May 2021, was a winner of the 2021 Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a premier graduate scholarship from the Truman Scholarship Foundation for college students pursuing careers in public service. Shah was one of 62 students in the U.S. selected in 2021 for the scholarship, which Congress established as an official federal memorial to the nation’s 33rd president. A member of the UNT Honors College, Shah is the fourth UNT student to win the Truman Scholarship. As a Truman Scholar, she will receive a $30,000 scholarship for her graduate study, along with priority admission and supplemental financial support at some premier graduate institutions.