Congratulations to Ivan Dzakovic (A 07), the winner of the first part of the 2009 Alumni Recruitment Competition! Ivan, who won an i-Pod in the second part of the 2008 Alumni Recruitment Competition, recruited 10 students and has won $200 for his recruitment efforts.

Upon hearing the news that he won the first part of the competition, Dzakovic decided to donate the $200 as a gift to the Alumni Scholarship Fund because “in these turbulent economic conditions each dollar is useful, especially for education.”

Dzakovic, who hails from Serbia and currently works in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Belgrade, informs his students about TFAS International programs and encourages them to apply because he wants to give them “the best opportunity to satisfy their professional ambitions and to develop themselves in both private and professional ways.”

According to Dzakovic, being a TFAS alumnus enables him to “follow the mission and vision of our murdered Prime Minister Dr. Zoran Djindjic while also helping Serbia’s best students to improve and to perfect their views, thoughts and attitudes about their lives and careers.” He considers TFAS International programs to be “the most prestigious ones in the world” and therefore considers them the best places for his students to accomplish the mission of Dr. Zoran Djindjic.

Thank you to Ivan and to everyone who participated in the first part of this competition – including Anar Quliyev of Azerbaijan and Gilberto Obijo of the Dominican Republic who each recruited 5 students – alumni helped recruit over one hundred and twenty five outstanding applicants! Keep up the good work and don’t forget that there is another $200 gift certificate for the winner of the second half of the competition!

What you should do:
• Tell other exceptional students about our International Institutes
• Encourage them to fill out and complete an application
• Tell applicants to mark “An Alumnus of the Program” when asked how they were referred to TFAS. Make sure they list your name and email!

Here are the rules:
• You will receive credit for each application to an International Institute that is completed by a student you referred. Applications must be COMPLETED, not just submitted, for you to get credit
• The applicant MUST write your name and email address on their application for it to be counted
• The second deadline is the final admissions deadline: March 15, 2009
• Applications completed after January 31 by students referred will count for the second part of the competition
• All scores will return to zero after January 31

If you would like more information on the TFAS International programs or would like brochures or posters please contact International Programs Assistant Brigit Moore bmoore@TFAS.org.