Rhodes College Gears up for New School Year; Classes Begin Aug. 19

Opening Convocation, which is the formal academic ceremony to welcome the new class and to begin the college’s 178th session, was held on Friday, Aug. 14. Classes begin on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The Class of 2030 comprises 400 students, who come from 35 states and 14 different countries. Seventeen percent are first-generation students; and more than 100 students will represent Rhodes as varsity student-athletes.

Three Distinguished Alumni Honored at Homecoming

Annual awards were presented at Rhodes’ Alumni Convocation on Oct. 29 during Homecoming/Reunion Weekend. W.J. Michael Cody from the Class of 1958 received the Distinguished Alumni Award; Aubrey Howard from the Class of 1972, the Black Student Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award; and Larrie Del Daniel Martin from the Class of 1966, the Distinguished Service Award.


Distinguished Alumni Award