National and global news about Rhodes students and alums

Urban Forestry Fellows won first place for their research poster showing early results of their studies regarding the regeneration dynamics and species composition of the Old Forest located across campus. 

Sarah Bacot ’13 traveled for a year to different countries through the prestigious Watson Fellowship before beginning her studies in public interest law at Harvard Law School.

Rhodes College is pleased to announce two juniors have been selected as finalists for the Truman Scholarship.

Rhodes D mock trial team won the Louisville regional hosted by Bellarmine University Feb. 24.

Dr. Etty Terem, associate professor of history, was invited by Harvard Divinity School to speak at its conference on scholarship in Muslim Africa.

Rhodes senior Nick Parinella says tubing, or “floating the river,” is a popular pastime in his hometown of Austin, TX, but trying to keep up with keys or credit cards when on the water is always a big inconvenience. That fact became his inspiration for the Kangaroozie™, a can cooler (koozie) with a waterproof compartment to store valuables.

Dr. Tom Merrill, professor of music at Xavier University and a 1982 Rhodes alumnus, has been elected to the office of National Treasurer by the American Choral Directors Association.

Dr. Timothy Huebner, the Irma O. Sternberg Professor of History at Rhodes, will discuss his book at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Feb. 13 at noon. 

This week, four members of the Rhodes community are attending the very first USPATH (United States Professional Association for Transgender Health) conference.

Dr. William E. “Bill” Troutt, president of Rhodes College, is the recipient of the 31st Annual Henry Paley Memorial Award.