Jewell Students Receive Prestigious Honors
Over the last four years, William
Jewell students have claimed numerous
national scholarships and honors.
In fact William Jewell was one of
only three colleges and universities
in America in 2003 that could boast
of having a Goldwater scholar, a
Marshall scholar, and a USA Today
Academic All-American. The other
two were Stanford and Harvard.
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This year, William Jewell had a finalist
for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
competition! Christopher Rosson advanced
to the finalist stage of the Rhodes Scholarship
competition. Rosson, a senior business
administration and economics major at
William Jewell, was interviewed by members
of the Rhodes selection committee in Kansas
City on November 18 and 19.
Rhodes Scholarships provide two or three
years of study at Oxford University. The
Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest of the
international study awards available to
American students, were created in 1902
by the will of Cecil Rhodes, a British
philanthropist and colonial pioneer. Rhodes
applicants are chosen on the basis of
high academic achievement, integrity of
character, a spirit of unselfishness,
respect for others, potential for leadership,
and physical vigor.
"Chris is a bright and engaging student
who embodies the very best of the liberal
arts tradition of rigorous scholarship
and intellectual inquiry," said Dr.
Lois Anne Harris, chair of the college's
Prestigious Fellowships Committee.
The chart below shows how William Jewell
compares with some of the top-ranked liberal
arts schools in the Midwest over the past
four years, in terms of students being
awarded prestigious scholarships and honors.
| |
Goldwater
|
Marshall |
Rhodes
|
Truman
|
Udall |
USA
Today
|
Total
Honors
|
| St.
Olaf (MN) |
8 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
10 |
| Furman
(SC) |
6 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
9 |
| Wheaton
(IL) |
|
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
8 |
| William
Jewell (MO) |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
7 |
| Denison
(OH) |
5 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
6 |
| Gus.
Adolphus (MN) |
4 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
6 |
| Luther
(IA) |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
| Ill.
Wesleyan (IL) |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
| Rhodes
(TN) |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
| Austin
(TX) |
|
|
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
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