Airmen among White House Fellows Published July 8, 2004 SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Two Airmen are among 12 people from across the country selected to serve as White House Fellows.Majs. Wesley Hallman and Daniel Orcutt will participate in the White House Fellows Program from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, 2005.Major Hallman, 37, is a student at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., and Major Orcutt, 34, is a pilot earning his master’s degree in national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.The program was founded in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson and offers people first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. White House Fellows typically spend one year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House staff, the vice president, Cabinet secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in an education program consisting of roundtable discussions with leaders from the private and public sectors, and make trips to study U.S. policy in action. Selection is based on a record of professional achievement, evidence of leadership skills, a strong commitment to public service, and the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute successfully at the highest levels of the federal government, officials said. Former White House Fellows include Secretary of State Colin Powell, Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao and U.S. Senator Samuel Brownback. For more information on the program, visit www.whitehouse.gov/fellows.