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Levine, who has worked for the past three years at the African School network Nova Pioneer in Johannesburg, South Africa, said he aspires to a career in global service, leading organizations across the private and public sectors that are focused on unlocking human potential, empowering local leaders, and bridging the economic gap for underserved people worldwide.

鈥滻'm unbelievably humbled by my selection as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, and excited to seize the opportunity and to do 香蕉秀 proud,鈥� said Levine.听 鈥淭he scholarship frees me up to enter the experience more selflessly, enabling me to think about how I can use this opportunity to pay back my privilege and create opportunity for others.

鈥淭here's an obvious through-line from 香蕉秀, grounded as it is in the liberal arts and a spirit of service,听to a program like Knight-Hennessy. Both aspire to听produce听well-rounded servant听leaders.听香蕉秀 encouraged me to engage with听a wide range of听disciplines, perspectives, and peoples,听guided by amazing professors and alongside inspiring classmates.听I couldn't be more grateful for听the academic and personal foundation that 香蕉秀 provided and confident that it prepared me for what lies ahead.鈥�

Levine cites many outstanding professors in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences whose influence helped him to find his calling in the field of international relations, including Ken Kersch and Peter Krause in political science, and Susan Michalczyk in the Morrissey College Honors program, whom he cites as a mentor and friend.

鈥淚鈥檝e known Lucas since the start of his sophomore year when he was a student in my Honors Program seminar,鈥� said Michalczyk.听 鈥淗e was A-plus then, as a young scholar and gentleman, remains A-plus in all he does, and no doubt will excel in his graduate studies at Stanford, as he continues to focus on thoughtful innovation and education to improve the lives of future generations.

鈥淟ucas has followed an interdisciplinary approach in his academic, professional, and personal life, building upon his undergraduate studies and looking for connections so as to better understand himself and others. He is intelligent, mature, compassionate, self-aware, and humble. He is other-centered, not self-centered鈥揳 very rare quality鈥揳nd one more reason that he deserves this honor as a听Knight-Hennessy Scholar听at Stanford.鈥�

Added Morrissey College Dean Gregory Kalscheur, S.J., 鈥淎t Boston College we aspire to help our students become well-educated, whole people of solidarity ready to take responsibility听in the world and well prepared to lead lives oriented toward service of the common good. Lucas embodies that ideal, and we are proud that his outstanding academic achievement and commitment to service have been recognized through Stanford's selection of him for this听prestigious听graduate fellowship."