She is also asix-time national women's wrestling champion. (U.S. Military Academy), Rachel M. Woodlee, Greer, S.C. (Wofford College), Rachel R. Kolb, Los Ranchos, N.M. (Stanford), Christian H. Heller, Beulah, N.D. (U.S. Indian representative in the 1948 Olympic Games Men's 100 metres. Elvin N. Irihamye is a senior at Indiana University where he is a Herman B. The U.S. scholars, who are among students selected from more than 60 countries, were vetted by 16 independent district committees from a pool of more than 2,500 applications. Tress has been focused on developing solutions to improve lives across the developing world. The latest group of U.S. Rhodes scholars includes 10 African-Americans the most ever in a single Rhodes class as well as a transgender man and four students from colleges that had never . Congressman (Louisiana), 20052007, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, 20012004, President of the University of Louisiana System, 19992001, Asian economist, banker and conservationist, President of the Los Angeles City Council, Mukherjee, SiddharthaSiddhartha Mukherjee, Physician, scientist and author, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, Professor at Columbia University, Actress, comedian, host of Public Radio International's, President and CEO of BCT Partners, and winner of, London-based German Entrepreneur and Financier, Australian author and foreign policy commentator, Australian Olympic (1992, 1996) and Commonwealth Games (1990, 1994) athlete (400m hurdles), 1996 American Olympic gold medalist in swimming, Canadian humanitarian and activist, Free The Children, Pakistani Political Columnist, Satirical TV Show Host, Radio Talkshow Host and Award Winning Advertiser, Member of the Washington State House of Representatives. New Zealand politician and member of Parliament, New Zealand legal scholar, author and researcher, Professor at New York University, U.S. Congresswoman (New Mexico), 1998-2009, Eisgruber, ChristopherChristopher Eisgruber, Successful Appellate Attorney who has argued over 21 cases before the United States Supreme Court, Australian author, winner of the 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize, the current President/Head and Managing Director of McKinsey & Company, a multi-billion revenue consulting firm, Peace Corps/Senegal Country Director, former President and CEO of Intrepid Learning Solutions, Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council, 19972001, Stephanopoulos, GeorgeGeorge Stephanopoulos, Community activist, Little Rock, Arkansas, Australian stem cell scientist, Vice-Chancellor, University of Tasmania 2011-, Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-, American author and feminist social critic, Singaporean opposition politician and lawyer, Australian researcher, consultant, commentator and professional speaker on specialised legal, business, and governmental topics, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, 19972001, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations, (2009present), Minister of Finance of Nova Scotia (July 2009 present), Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (2001 present), President and CEO of the National Constitution Center 2006-, Founder of Synthetic Biology; MacArthur "genius" bioengineer and inventor, Ghose-Sardesai, SagarikaSagarika Ghose-Sardesai, Captain of the New Zealand All Blacks who won the inaugural Rugby (Union) World Cup in 1987; CEO of Fairfax Media, 20052008, Historian, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, New Zealand football (soccer) player, forensic psychiatrist, Professor of Chinese history at Harvard University, Zimbabwean politician who became President of one faction of the Movement for Democratic Change in 2006, American author, Harvard University law professor, constitutional adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, 20032005, Jindal, Piyush "Bobby"Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, Governor of (Louisiana) 2008-, U.S. OSullivan, a senior at Harvard College, majors in Physics and African-American Studies. As successful as the process was, we of course hope to return to in-person interviews and selection next year in cities across the country, as had been done for over a century.. He is a distinguished musician, earning a silver medal at the 2015 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, and participating in the Young Artist Residency at the Orchestra of St. Luke's. Dods serves as a Battalion Commander at the Naval Academy and is responsible for leading 750 of her peers. Coleman L. Warren, is a Truman Scholar and a senior at the University of Arkansas majoring in Industrial Engineering and Political Science. All names are verified using the Rhodes Scholar Database. Since its inception, Simple + Sweet Creamery has donated more than 12,500 meals to local food banks. Thirty-two Rhodes Scholarship winners have graduated from Wisconsin, along with 25 Nobel laureates and 14 current Fortune 500 CEOs the most of any other university in America. Phillips from Wrightsville, PA - Washington and Lee University, Ulystean Jonathan Oates from Knoxville, TN - Yale College, Isaac W. James from Arlington, TX - University of Texas at Austin, Matthew Kearney from Austin, TX - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Atharv Gupta from Fairfax, VA - Georgetown University, Isabella Turilli from Arlington, Virginia - Georgetown University, Henry A. Cerbone from Albright, WV - Harvard University. After growing up in Syria and Saudi Arabia, Ujayli graduated from Ohio State in May 2018. Brahm minors in Chinese, nuclearweapons, and strategy. He frequently writes on on health policy topicsand worked in the North Carolina governor's office on Medicaid transformation. A first-generation college student, Aimee is a member of the University of Floridas Honors Program. All rights reserved. At Oxford, she will pursue master's degrees in computerscience and in global governance and diplomacy. She served as a Company Commander, leading 150 new cadets through boot camp. The statue was made from bronze and iron and stood over 108 feet tall. The 2023 Scholars The complete list of Rhodes Scholars from the U.S. can be found here. Then, selection committees in 16 U.S. districts interview those judged to be the strongest candidates and make the final choices. Click the links below to see who was selected during the 2022 selection round: Press Release List of Winners Profile of Winners, 8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 240Vienna, Virginia 22182(703) 821-5960, 2023 The Rhodes Trust It was followed by Yale University. Market data provided by Factset. Hes the current student body president at the university. Recipients are free to study the full range of disciplines offered at Oxford, including life sciences, arts and humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the physical sciences. For the second year in a row, the winners were selected via virtual interviews, a process necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:American_Rhodes_Scholars&oldid=1089823845, American expatriates in the United Kingdom, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 301600 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 May 2022, at 21:05. Petrosehas written three research papers that have been published in leading medical journals. Find out more about these students below. He is President of Hunter Colleges student government. South Korean born Kyu Parkis the first DACA recipient to become a Rhodes Scholar. The Colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic statue of the Greek god Helios, erected in the city of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. Ambassador to Turkey (19521953) and to Germany (19631968), Businessman and founder of Templeton College, Oxford, First Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Stockmayer, Walter H.Walter H. Stockmayer, Australian Headmaster (Newington College) and Professor of Classics and Ancient History (UWA), New Zealand novelist and head of Oxford University Press, Russian born Canadian diplomat, President of the UN Security Council (196869), U.S. Australian lawyer, banker and politician. This year's group includes 21 women, which is the most ever in a single Rhodes class; almost half of the 32 winners are immigrants or. All rights reserved. Wangis president of the Duke Climate Coalition, and Dukes president chose her to advise on campus sustainability and climate policy, according to the Rhodes Trust. As an undergraduate, she was elected to the executive board of the student government and served as the student member of the board of trustees committee on academicaffairs. With 362 Rhodes scholarship awards from 1904 to 2018, Harvard tops the list of scholars per institution. RELEASE NO: 25-21 SHOW CAPTION WEST POINT, N.Y. - Four U.S. Military Academy cadets were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholarship awardees named Sunday. The list of 2021 Rhodes Scholars winners were announced, and three of the winners are from Texas! Alsemeiry has interned at the World Bank, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Human Rights Watch. New Zealand lexicographer, editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, Australian politician, Commonwealth Attorney General, author. Students from all over the world compete for the 102 scholarships that are now awarded annually. Elvin has been a student advisor to the Indiana University president and also to the Vice Provost for undergraduate education. The mission of AARS is to bring Rhodes Scholars in America together in support of the Rhodes Scholarship, its values, and Oxford University through events, publications, networks and the web. She has served as an adviser to the Obama administration and was the first African-American woman to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. (As this is a list of notable people, all are eligible for a Wikipedia page.). Cory Booker (1994) After graduating from Stanford, Booker earned an honors degree in modern history at Oxford. Mary will pursue an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies at Oxford. At Oxford, she will do a master of philosophy in Islamic art and archaeology. We hesitate to publish this information as these statistics are often misused and misinterpreted, but we do so as lists like this are now widely available although frequently inaccurate. " Linda Pastan (b. 2022 BVW Virtual & In-Person Events September 18-24, Nick Allard (New York and Merton 1974) selected as founding dean of Jacksonville University College of Law, Nnenna Lynch (New York and St. John's 1993) selected as the next NYRR Chairwoman of the Board. Reed is majoring in history and studying Latin American studies and Spanish at Princeton. It's worth a note that the scholarship, which was founded in 1902, wasn't open to women until 1976. Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Author, Editor Harper's Magazine (1967-1971), Rudenstine, Neil LeonNeil Leon Rudenstine, Educator, President of Harvard University, 19912001, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Chancellor of Carleton University, 19932002, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, author, dance director. These outstanding students are selected from a pool of candidates nominated by their colleges and universities. Arroyo is the first Rhodes Scholar from Chapman University. 23249, U.S. Brochure: Oxford and the Rhodes Scholarship, Colleges and Universities of all U.S. Rhodes Scholars over time, View photos and details of the most recent winners, List of Rhodes Countries for applications. This year more than 2300 students began the application process. Price, Grass Valley, Calif. (University of California, Berkeley), Katie D. Whitcombe, Mesa, Ariz. (U.S. And all this said, the award is a personal one; selectors choose the strongest applicants in their geographic pool, regardless of institution attended and any presumed advantages, or disadvantages, that some might possibly ascribe to attendance at a particular college. Now the mayor of Newark, N.J., Booker was the subject of an Oscar-nominated . Here are just a few examples. This is a list of Rhodes Scholars, covering notable people who have received a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford since its 1902 founding, sorted by the year the scholarship started and student surname. in bioethics. The scholarships were created in 1902, with the inaugural class entering Oxford in 1903 and the first U.S. Rhodes scholars arriving in 1904, according to the website of the trusts American secretary. 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