2009 Rhodes Scholars Announced (news item)

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<p>The</a> Associated Press: Rhodes Scholars named for 2009</p>

<p>The Rhodes Trust has just announced the 2009 American Rhodes Scholars. The Rhodes Scholarship is a highly prestigious international award for which 32 Americans are selected each year and are given two to three year scholarships to attend Oxford. </p>

<p>This year, Princeton led the nation with three Rhodes, followed by Harvard, MIT, Northwestern and UCLA each of which had two. Last year Princeton also had three Rhodes, two American and one Canadian. There are some foreign Rhodes Scholars who have not yet been chosen, including Canada’s. </p>

<p>2009 American Rhodes Scholars</p>

<p>3---Princeton</p>

<p>2---Harvard, MIT, Northwestern, UCLA</p>

<p>1---Augsburg College, Brown, Centre College, City College of NY, Columbia, Drake, Duke, Florida State, Kansas State, Oberlin, Penn, Santa Clara, Stanford, Swarthmore, U. of Mississippi, U. of Michigan, U. of Minnesota, UNC Chapel Hill, US Military Academy, VMI, Yale</p>

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<p>Princeton’s three Rhodes include the following:</p>

<p>"Timothy A. Nunan, Palos Verdes, California, graduated summa cum laude from Princeton in 2008 where he majored in German. Currently on a Fulbright Scholarship to Germany, Tim has translated many articles and primary sources relating to the rise of the Third Reich. He is also an actor , has debated internationally, was a peer advisor and wrote regularly for a Princeton weekly cultural and intellectual newspaper. Tim will do the M.Phil. in modern european history at Oxford.</p>

<p>"Scott M. Moore, Louisville, graduated from Princeton in June with highest honors in public and international affairs. He is currently on a Fulbright Fellowship in China in ecology and environmental studies. A Truman Scholar, Scott was co-chair of The Daily Princetonian editorial board and was active on University committees on sustainability, international studies, religious life, and equal opportunity. He has also published several articles in politics and international relations. Scott plans to do the M.Sc. in nature, society and environmental policy at Oxford.</p>

<p>"Stephen J. Hammer, Carrollton, is a senior at Princeton where he majors in classics. Stephen also serves in the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, soon expecting a commission as a platoon leader. He is an accomplished saxophonist, a leader in his campus Presbyterian ministry, and a student journalist. At Oxford, Stephen plans to do the M.Phil. in theology.</p>

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<p>Princeton</a> University - Three awarded Rhodes Scholarships</p>

<p>Here is some additional information on each of Princeton's three Rhodes Scholars for 2009.</p>

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<p>The forty Marshall Scholars for 2009 are now being announced. Princeton had just one Marshall this year, Michael Shih ’09. Michael is a Woodrow Wilson School major who will pursue an M.Phil at Cambridge. </p>

<p>Shih</a> '09 is University's sole Marshall Scholarship recipient - The Daily Princetonian</p>

<p>Within the Ivy League, Harvard had a terrific year with four winners, an honor it shared with MIT and the U.S. Naval Academy. The only other Ivies to have winners were Princeton, Yale and Columbia, each of which had one.</p>

<p>2009 Marshall Scholars (partial list since not all have been reported)</p>

<p>4—Harvard, MIT, U.S. Naval Academy
2—Stanford, Duke, Boston College
1—Princeton, Yale, Columbia, U. of Connecticut, Northwestern, Wheaton (and many others)</p>

<p>Since the founding of the program in 1954, Harvard has had the most winners with about two hundred and fifty. Princeton is in second place with about 120, while Yale takes third, about 10 behind Princeton. Stanford has an impressive number of scholars with slightly fewer than 80 and a handful of other schools have 25 to 50. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.marshallscholarship.org/about/USInstitutions1954-2008.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.marshallscholarship.org/about/USInstitutions1954-2008.pdf&lt;/a> (In order to read it, you’ll need to expand this .pdf file in your browser window.)</p>

<p>The Marshall Scholarship is generally considered second only to the Rhodes among the prestigious international fellowships available to American students. More information about it can be found here.</p>

<p>Marshall</a> Scholarship Information
Association</a> of Marshall Scholars</p>

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<p>Here is the University's story about Michael Shih '09.</p>

<p>Princeton</a> University - Shih wins Marshall Scholarship</p>