Pitt alumna named Rhodes Scholar

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<p>A nice honor for Pitt. She sounds like an amazing student and person!</p>

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Pitt alumna Eleanor Ott spent four hours in a room with some of her toughest competitors earlier this month.</p>

<p>Ott, who graduated from Pitt in April, was one of 12 people in the region and 216 in the country who was interviewed for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

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Ott, who graduated with degrees in history, French and chemistry, will use her scholarship to study at Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre, a decision University administrators were quick to praise.

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<p>Pitt</a> alumna Eleanor Ott wins 2010 Rhodes Scholarship | The Pitt News</p>

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<p>She’s the third one since 2006. Pitt sends out a wonderful brochure about all of the awards its students have received. It was a real attention getter last year.</p>