Annual awards were presented at the 177th Commencement Exercises of Rhodes College held May 16 on campus.
GraceAnne Hodgson is the recipient of the Peyton Nalle Rhodes Phi Beta Kappa Prize. The 2026 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards were presented to graduating seniors Abigail Figueroa and Jasmine Jeffries and to David McCarthy, professor of art and art history. The college presented the Distinguished Service Medal to Richard Huddleston, the college’s bursar and a member of the Rhodes Class of 1984.
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.
March 06, 2019
Alexis Kavanaugh Named Rhodes Head Field Hockey Coach
Rhodes College has announced that Alexis Kavanaugh has been hired as the next head field hockey coach, making her the fifth head coach in program history.
February 28, 2019
Siblings Allie '19 and Hayden Hill '21 Qualify for NCAA Div. III Swim Championships
For the first time ever, the Rhodes College swimming and diving teams will send a participant from both the men's and women's teams to the 2019 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday-Saturday March 20-23 in Greensboro, N.C.
February 28, 2019
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.
February 27, 2019
Madison Perchik ’19 Publishes Research Showing Promise for Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
She works in the lab of Prof. Mauricio Cafiero, and her paper based on her research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Computational and Theoretical Chemistry.
February 26, 2019
Granolagrrl: Rhodes First-Year Uses Food Blog to Connect with Students
For Madeleine O’Toole ’22, healthy eating has long been a passion. A native Memphian, O’Toole created the Instagram account and online blog granolagrrl to spotlight local restaurants, share recipes, and to emphasize that healthy food can be accessible to all.
February 25, 2019
Student Mentor Profile: Issy Tschurr ’20 Helps Students Navigate the First-Year Experience
Through both her student employment and the student organizations she has joined, the Rhodes junior has found herself in leadership and mentoring roles that help students feel at home on campus and inspire their confidence and growth.
February 25, 2019
Rhodes Women's Basketball Defeats Oglethorpe to Win the 2019 SAA Tournament Championship
The Rhodes women's basketball team completed one of the biggest runs in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Women's Basketball Tournament history by winning the league title over defending champion Oglethorpe, 56-41, Sunday inside the Hangar Dome on the campus of Millsaps College.
February 25, 2019
Rhodes Professor Appears on C-SPAN This Weekend
Dr. Tim Huebner will discuss the history of political influence on the Supreme Court and how Abraham Lincoln changed the court during his presidency.
February 22, 2019
Joe Angelillo ’20 Brings Back Best Undergraduate Paper Award from Regional History Conference
He and Tim Nelson ’20 from Rhodes both presented papers at the recent Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference held at Arkansas State University.
February 20, 2019