Udall Scholars, Katherine Hadley (left) and Rebecca Rast (right)The Dean of the College is pleased to announce that Katherine Hadley and Rebecca Rast, both Class of 2013, have been selected as 2012 Udall Scholars. The scholarship is named after Morris Udall, who represented Southern Arizona in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Stewart Udall, who served as Secretary of the Interior under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

From left to right, David Poritz, Nabeel Gillani, Brianna Doherty. Not pictured, Emma LeBlancIn November 2011, Brown made history when three seniors and one recent alumni, Brianna Doherty, Nabeel Gillani, David Poritz, and Emma LeBlanc, earned the Rhodes Scholarship.  This was the first time that Brown won more than two Rhodes Scholarships in a single year, and the first time since 1970 that we had more than one student win in a year. Only 32 United States students are selected to receive the award each year based upon their scholarly achievements, character, commitment to others and the common good, as well as potential for leadership in their chosen field. The scholarship enables recipients to attend the University of Oxford and pursue any postgraduate degree of their choosing. Notable winners of the Rhodes include former President William H. Clinton, surgeon Atul Gawande, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and journalist Rachel Maddow, to name but a few.