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Rhodes alumnus J. S. “Chris” Christie ’81 will be the speaker at this year’s Phi Beta Kappa induction luncheon.
The photos of seven graduating seniors have been added to the Rhodes Hall of Fame housed on the second floor of Palmer Hall. Selection to the Hall of Fame is made by student leaders and based on individual merit, leadership in student activities, service to others, and overall contributions to the campus community. The Rhodes Hall of Fame was established in 1931.
First row: Sarah Bacot, Darren Thomas
Second row: Colleen Parrish, Jasmine Gilstrap, Catherine Carlile
Third row: Janelle Adams, Matt Jehl
Research presented by Rhodes sophomore Andrea Tedesco was voted “best/most popular” by faculty and students at Georgia Southern University’s undergraduate philosophy conference held recently. This year’s theme was “Pop Culture and Philosophy.”
Tedesco’s paper titled “Subversion Within” was written for Prof. Kyle Grady′s Philosophy & Literature class and focuses on the philosophy of Judith Butler and Michel Foucault with examples from the movies “Boys Don′t Cry” and “Paris is Burning.”
The Rhodes College Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (Gamma of Tennessee) is pleased to announce that the following students from the class of 2013 have been invited to join the Society as Members-in-Course:
Dustin Burrows, a Rhodes alumnus and corporate defense attorney, has been named to the 2013 Texas Rising Stars list of outstanding young attorneys.
Texas Rising Stars’ attorney-led research team evaluated nominees and finalized the list, which is produced by the publishers of Texas Super Lawyers and includes less than 2.5 percent of eligible Texas lawyers.
A partner in Lubbock’s McCleskey, Harriger, Brazill & Graf LLP located in Lubbock, Texas, Burrows graduated from Rhodes in 2001 with a B.A. in economics and business administration.
Dr. Rashna Richards of Rhodes College and Dr. Kristi McKim of Hendrix College organized the first Hendrix-Rhodes Film Studies Research Symposium.
Troubled Waters: Rivers in Latin American Imagination, edited by Dr. Elizabeth Pettinaroli was published in April by University of Minnesota Press as part of its influential Hispanic Issues Online series.
The Phi Upsilon chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, recently inducted 13 members. Inductees were nominated by their Spanish professors and meet a series of rigorous national and local eligibility requirements. They are:
G. Richard Smith, M.D., became the new dean of the College of Medicine and vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on May 1.
Corbin Williams ’14 lands a part in Playhouse on the Square’s Xanadu and discovers his love for Memphis.