Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship named after Cecil Rhodes is an international award to go to school at the University of Oxford and was the first large-scale group of international scholarships.[1]
Famous Rhodes Scholars
- Bill Clinton, United States president
- Howard Florey, Australian scientist and Nobel Prize winner
- Bob Hawke, Australian Prime Minister and union leader (1953)
- Walter Isaacson, Managing editor of Time Magazine, CEO of CNN, CEO Aspen Institute.
- Kris Kristofferson, American singer and actor.
- Don McNeill, Canadian journalist and George Polk Award winner (1958)[2]
References
- ↑ The American Rhodes Scholarships: A Review of the First Forty Years, Review author[s]: Harvie Branscomb, The American Historical Review © 1947 American Historical Association
- ↑ "N.L. native broke news from around the world". The Telegram (SaltWire Network). 3 October 2015. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20151003/281642483990305. Retrieved 27 August 2020. "He graduated [from the Technical University of Nova Scotia] in 1957 and the next year was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.".
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