Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship named after Cecil Rhodes is an international award to go to school at the University of Oxford and was the first large-scale group of international scholarships.[1]

Famous Rhodes Scholars

Bill Clinton, United States president
Howard Florey, Australian scientist and Nobel Prize winner
Bob Hawke, Australian Prime Minister and union leader (1953)
Walter Isaacson, Managing editor of Time Magazine, CEO of CNN, CEO Aspen Institute.
Kris Kristofferson, American singer and actor.
Don McNeill, Canadian journalist and George Polk Award winner (1958)[2]

References

The American Rhodes Scholarships: A Review of the First Forty Years, Review author[s]: Harvie Branscomb, The American Historical Review © 1947 American Historical Association
"N.L. native broke news from around the world". The Telegram. SaltWire Network. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2020. He graduated [from the Technical University of Nova Scotia] in 1957 and the next year was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.

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[1] The American Rhodes Scholarships: A Review of the First Forty Years, Review author[s]: Harvie Branscomb, The American Historical Review © 1947 American Historical Association

[2] "N.L. native broke news from around the world". The Telegram. SaltWire Network. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2020. He graduated [from the Technical University of Nova Scotia] in 1957 and the next year was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.