Scholar Profiles
Megan Hoot
2004 - 2005 University Scholar
Mentor: Lisa Guion
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
"As a USP scholar, I am assisting a program with the Fund for American Studies in Washington, DC, working closely with Georgetown University professors and my mentor to evaluate the Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service, using 35 college students as my test group. I hope to learn from this more about the role of philanthropy in our government."
Megan is a senior majoring in family, youth and community sciences. She is a Reitz Scholar and Anderson Scholar, has been on the president’s and dean’s lists, and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Megan is a member of Florida Blue Key, Golden Key International Honors Society, Savant UF, Gator Humanics, and Mortar Board. She is a student ambassador in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and an Honors Ambassador and is also actively involved in her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. In fall 2004 she was named UF Homecoming Queen.
Research Description:
Philanthropy Program Evaluation
My project is intended to delve into the depths of program evaluation as it pertains to research. It will analyze the top students in the country who are planning on working in the public service field and how receptive they are to the teaching methods that a particular program provides them. This program, the Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service, sponsored by the Fund for American Studies, will be my primary source for data collection and measurement. I will live and work with the students and evaluate them and the program on several levels, which will then culminate into an in-depth report on what educational methods work on this target audience and what needs to be improved.
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