Recent Appointments and Awards for Rhodes Scholars

Please alert us to recent appointments or awards of any Rhodes Scholars by emailing development@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk or use the Rhodes Scholar Information Update form here.

The Rhodes community extends warm congratulations to Scholars listed below on their appointments and awards.

ERIC GARCETTI (New York & Queen's 1993)

Elected Mayor of Los Angeles.

PIERRE VAN HOEYLANDT (Germany & Magdalen 1993)

Appointed Director of Frontier Investments at CDC, the UK’s Development Finance Institution. READ MORE.

CORY BOOKER (New Jersey & Queen's 1992)

PARDIS SABETI (Florida & New College 1997)

Selected as one of this year’s National Geographic's 'Emerging Explorers'. Read more.

BETHANY EHLMANN (Missouri & Hertford 2004)

Selected as one of this year’s National Geographic's 'Emerging Explorers'. Read more.

ANDREW WILKINSON (Prairies & Magdalen 1980)

Won a seat in the provincial election held yesterday in British Columbia, gaining nearly 64% of the vote in Vancouver-Quilchena. 

TOM MCMILLEN (Maryland & University 1974)

Will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.  The ceremony will be held on 24 November 2013.  Read more.

RICHARD LUGAR (Indiana & Pembroke 1954)

Received the Richard E. Neustadt Award, together with Senator Sam Nunn, for their efforts in Congress to secure dangerous nuclear weapons and materials in the former Soviet Union. Read more.

HEATHER WILSON (New Hampshire & Jesus 1982)

Appointed president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Read more.

MICHELLE JOHNSON (Iowa & Brasenose 1981)

Nominated to become the first female superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Read more.