WASHINGTON — The Rhodes Trust says 32 U.S. men and women have been named Rhodes Scholars and will enter Oxford University next October.
The winners were selected from 857 applicants endorsed by 327 different colleges and universities. The scholarships, announced early Sunday, provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the prestigious university in England.
Rhodes Scholarships were created in 1902 by the will of British philanthropist Cecil Rhodes. Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement, personal integrity, leadership potential and physical vigor, among other attributes.
The value of the scholarships averages about $50,000 per year.
The American students will join an international group of scholars selected from 14 other jurisdictions around the world. Approximately 80 scholars are selected annually.
The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2014, listed by geographical region:
District 1:
Jessica Wamala, Milford, N.H., Villanova University
Alexander Joel Diaz, North Bergen, N.J., Harvard University
District 2:
Elizabeth Hockfield Byrne, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University
Katherine Elida Warren, Bainbridge Island, Wash., Harvard University
District 3:
Isabel Emma Eggleston Beshar, Rye, N.Y., Yale University
Paolo Poggioni Singer, Bronx, N.Y., Harvard University
District 4:
Evan Barrett Behrle, Oxford, Penn., University of Virginia
Alexander Gerard Wang, Doylestown, Penn., New York University, Abu Dhabi
District 5:
Timothy Michael McGinnis, Charlotte, N.C., Princeton University
Charles Samuel Tyson, Chapel Hill, N.C. University of Virginia
District 6:
Brian Westfall McGrail, Arlington, Va., Williams College
Emma Pierson, Arlington, Va., Stanford University
District 7:
James O'Connell, Tampa, Fla., Wake Forest University
Lindsay Evans Lee, Oak Ridge, Tenn., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
District 8:
Melissa Loreice McCoy, Dallas, Texas, Georgia Institute of Technology
John Mikhael, Dallas, Texas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
District 9:
Adam Mastroianni, Monroeville, Ohio, Princeton University
Courtney Wittekind, Mason, Ohio, Carnegie Mellon University
District 10:
Vinay Nayak, Oak Brook, Ill., Yale University
Calla Glavin, Birmingham, Mich., United States Military Academy
District 11:
Drew Alan Birrenkott, McFarland, Wisc., University of Wisconsin
Samuel Martin Greene, Spring Green, Wisc., University of Chicago
District 12:
Donald Mayfield Brown, Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi State University
Joshua Allen Aiken, Eugene, Ore., Washington University, St. Louis
District 13:
Meredith Lukens Wheeler, Fort Collins, Colo., Stanford University
Erin Alexandra Tanith Mauldin, Albuquerque, N.M., United States Military Academy
District 14:
Suzanna Marie Fritzberg, Lake Forest Park, Wash., Yale University
Andrew Scott Lea, Richland, Wash., Harvard University
District 15:
Miles William Unterreiner, Santa Barbara, Calif., Stanford University
Clarke Knight, Henderson, Nev., Smith College
District 16:
Aurora Catherine Griffin, Westlake Village, Calif., Harvard University
Zarko Perovic, San Diego, Calif., University of California, Berkeley
— The Associated Press
