Four American Public University System Graduate Students and Alumni Named Presidential Management Fellowship Finalists for 2021 News provided by Share this article CHARLES TOWN, W.Va., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- American Public University System (APUS) today announced that four master's-level students and alumni of American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU) have been named Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Finalists for the Class of 2021. Since 2011, nearly 60 APUS alumni have achieved this status in the highly competitive, government-run fellowship. "APUS takes great pride in playing an important role in developing the leaders of tomorrow within the United States federal government," said APUS Provost Dr. Vernon C. Smith. "It's meaningful validation that we have had solid representation in this prestigious program for the last decade."