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Article: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS GRADUATE NAMED FINALIST IN GREEN IT GIRL COMPETITION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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LAWRENCE, Kan., Nov. 3 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news release:
Recent University of Kansas graduate Juliana Diem Dan Tran of Austin, Texas, is a finalist in the Project Green Search Modeling Competition, a pageant of beauty and environmentalism.
Tran is among 10 finalists to be the winning "Green It Girl," chosen in part by online voters, from an initial pool of more than 250 contenders. Candidates had to prove their environmental acumen with an essay on their "green" qualifications and show their dedication with volunteer hours to an environmental organization.
"What's really interesting about the competition is that it will get a lot of exposure," Tran said. "If the ...