National and global news about Rhodes students and alums

In 1984, Rhodes alumna Melanie Smith Taylor ’71 won an Olympic gold medal.

Savoy magazine has named Herman Morris, Jr. as one of its 2016 Most Influential Black Corporate Directors.

Patrick Gray, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, was elected to membership in the international Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas at its recent General Meeting in Montreal.

Phoebe Driscoll, who graduated from Rhodes in 2015 with a B.A. in English, has won an Editor's Choice award in the 2016 Raymond Carver Short Story Contest.

Will Cobb ’18, a computer science major, has developed an app that’s trending in the Apple App Store. 

In the photo (l-r): Carolyn Dishuck, Emily Harrison, Rebeca Roldan, Emma Selner, Caroline Magee

Rhodes alumni recently took the stage at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. 

Christopher Cox, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, spoke at the RNC on July 19. View here.

Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s secretary of state, spoke at the DNC on July 26. View here. 

Lauren Sefton and Megan Starling, associate directors in the Office of Admission, recently spoke with nbcnews.com to offer tips to ease the college application process for introverted students. Although they might seem to be at a disadvantage compared to extroverts, Sefton says, “Introverts really have the opportunity to shine in the admission process, since they often know themselves extremely well."

Like many soon-to-be first-year students, Tallyn Owens ’16 attended Open Rhodes hoping to find ways to get involved on campus. Her Peer Assistant introduced her to VOX (Voices for Planned Parenthood), a nationwide program on college campuses that strives to educate students and community youth about healthy relationships, sexual health, and reproductive rights. Interested in politics and reproductive health as a high school student, Owens knew she had found her niche.

Matthew Broussard, an incoming first-year student from Baytown, TX, won two awards—the George Washington Leadership in History Award and the Legacy Award—for his presentation at the 2016 Kenneth E. Behring National History Day (NHD) Contest in June.