WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday that Dr. Michael W. Hail, a Morehead State University Professor, was nominated by the President to serve on the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Dr. Hail was recommended for the position by Senator McConnell.

Dr. Hail is currently an Associate Professor of Government in the Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy at Morehead State University. He also serves as Assistant Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Director of the MPA and Government Graduate Programs. He is a 1989 graduate of the Centre College, was awarded an M.A. in 1992 from Eastern Kentucky University, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.

“Dr. Hail is a respected professor at Morehead State University, and is admired by his students and faculty at the university,” McConnell said. “He’s a strong advocate for higher education in our state, and I am confident, that in this new role, he will serve the people of Kentucky with distinction.”

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is a federal scholarship program for U.S. college juniors interested in public service. Congress created the scholarship in 1975, in honor of the 33rd president of the United States.

Dr. Hail’s nomination must now be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.