Rhodes Celebrates Staff Excellence and Dedication

Rhodes employees Charles Gatewood, Laura Jacobsen, Danielle Donze, and Ed Trouy were honored with the college’s 2026 Outstanding Staff Awards at the annual Service Recognition Brunch held on May 22. During the event, which took place in the McCallum Ballroom, staff members with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, and 40 years of service were also recognized.

Rhodes College Awarded Nearly $1.2 Million to Prepare Students to Teach Mathematics and Science in High-Need School Districts

Rhodes College is being awarded nearly $1.2 million for a project to support undergraduates interested in becoming K-12 mathematics and science teachers in high-needs school districts and to participate in research opportunities throughout their degree program to expand their skill set as educators.

The grant comes from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program of the National Science Foundation. The Urban Teacher Partnership for Culturally Relevant STEM Education is the name of the five-year project at Rhodes.

Computer Science Honor Society Established at Rhodes

Dr. Brian Larkins, assistant professor of computer science, serves as faculty advisor, but he says Kathleen Blanck ’18 was instrumental in filling the petition for the establishment of a chapter and spending a year of gathering the appropriate documents, information, and funding as part of the application process.