The Scholars

  Name Scholar Year Country of origin Language
Hong Yu Hong Yu 2004 - 2005 Peoples' Republic of China n/a
Malinda Wink Malinda Wink 2006 - 2007 Australia n/a
Alia Whitney-Johnson Alia Whitney-Johnson 2011 - 2012 United States of America English, Spanish (moderate)
Dechen Wangmo Dechen Wangmo 2011 - 2012 Bhutan Dzongkha, English
Kirsten Verdel Kirsten Verdel 2007 - 2008 The Netherlands n/a
Joshua Monk Vanwyck Joshua Monk Vanwyck 2011 - 2012 Canada English -- other languages: French, Spanish (advanced proficiency)
Edward Vainker Edward Vainker 2008 - 2009 United Kingdom n/a
Thiha Tun Thiha Tun 2010 - 2011 Myanmar n/a
James Townsend James Townsend 2009 - 2010 United Kingdom n/a
Manish Thapa Manish Thapa 2006 - 2007 Nepal n/a

“Leaders must dream of changing the world.

They must have an inspired vision of the changes they want to make and be prepared to consecrate all
their energy to that purpose. A capacity to communicate their objectives is indispensable to sustain
the enthusiasm of their collaborators and their perseverance in action.”
— The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, Opening Speech to the National Conference for Young Leaders, June 2-8, 1991