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U.Va. student Russell Bogue awarded Rhodes Scholarship

College fourth year one of 32 students selected from U.S.
by Brendan Rogers | Nov 23 2015 | 13 hours ago

Fourth-year College student Russell Bogue was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship Saturday, one of 32 from the United States and the only student from the University to receive the scholarship.

The prestigious scholarship covers expenses for two years of graduate study at Oxford University in Oxford, England. ... Bogue, a politics honors major, says the experience will serve as an important step toward becoming a college professor.
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At the University, Bogue is a member of the squash team, serves as the Honor Committee’s vice chair for trials and is the editor-in-chief of Seriatim, the University’s journal of American politics. He is also a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, policy chair for One in Four, a bible study leader for the Reformed University Fellowship and a former Opinion editor at The Cavalier Daily.

Bogue is the 51st University student to receive a Rhodes scholarship. Evan Behrle and Charlie Tyson, both class of 2014 graduates, were the most recent recipients of the prestigious award.

American Rhodes Scholarships Winners 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC/November 21, 2015 – Elliot F. Gerson, American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, today announced the names of the thirty-two American men and women chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the United States. Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England and may allow funding in some instances for four years. Mr. Gerson called the Rhodes Scholarships, "the oldest and best known award for international study, and arguably the most famous academic award available to American college graduates." They were created in 1902 by the Will of Cecil Rhodes, British philanthropist and African colonial pioneer, and are provided in partnership with the Second Century Founder, John McCall MacBain and other generous benefactors. The first class of American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1904; those elected today will enter Oxford in October 2016.

Rhodes Scholars are chosen in a two-stage process. First, applicants must be endorsed by their college or university. This year approximately 2000 students sought their institution’s endorsement; 869 were endorsed by 316 different colleges and universities. Committees of Selection in each of 16 U.S. districts then invite the strongest applicants to appear before them for interview.

List of US Students Named as Rhodes Scholars for 2016

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NOV. 22, 2015, 3:33 A.M. E.S.T.

The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes scholars for 2016, listed by geographic region, as provided by the Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust:

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