They were recognized at the college’s annual Awards Convocation held on campus April 26. Dr. Erin Dolgoy of the Department of Politics and Law received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching. Dr. Larryn Peterson of the Department of Chemistry received the Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity.
At the student-led Campus Life Awards ceremony on April 17, the following members of the Rhodes community were recognized for their outstanding level of commitment and passion in their respective areas of campus involvement. Awards are selected by various organizations and groups on campus.
Cali VanCleve, a Rhodes College sophomore majoring in international studies and Russian, has been selected to receive the Boren Scholarship, which funds study abroad with the goal of immersing students in a language critical to U.S. national security interests. In the summer and fall of 2024, she will study Russian in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, as part of the School of Russian and Asian Studies’ Russian as a Second Language Program.