University Daily Kansan / Monday, August 25, 1986
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KU to select Rhodes,Marshall nominees
By TONY BALANDRAN
Staff writer
When Cecil Rhodes, an English statesman and entrepreneur, died in 1902, he bequeathed a legacy that every year would attract the attention of many worldwide colleges and universities.
And the University of Kansas once again is preparing to choose its nominees for the scholarship which carries his name.
The KU Honors Program is receiving applications from interested students for the Rhodes Scholarship and the Marshall Scholarship, both of which are sponsored by the United Kingdom, said David Katzman, director of the college honors program.
An informational meeting on the Rhodes and Marshall scholarships is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday at
Nunemaker Center. The meeting will explain the process and provide an opportunity for interested students to meet campus committee members, Katman said.
Application deadline for both scholarships is Sept. 11.
Although the scholarships are separate, the nomination procedures at the campus level are similar.
Upon receiving applications, the Honors Program selects qualified applicants to sit before an all-faculty campus nomination committee, said Katzman, chairman of the committee.
undergraduates." said Katzman.
"We try to look for well-rounded individuals having the ability to integrate both personal and academic life, who have demonstrated leadership, and really there is no prejudement as to how the leadership qualifies and who have grown as
The Rhodes Scholarship, which is awarded to 32 U.S. students each year, entails payment of all fees, including living and travel expenses, during the scholar's two year education at Oxford University in Oxford, England
Part of the Rhodes Scholarship application states, "Quality of both character and intellect is the most important for a Rhodes Scholarship, and this is what the committee will seek.
"The Rhodes Scholar should not be one-sided or selfish. Intellectual ability should be founded upon sound character, and integrity of character upon sound intellect."
A potential Rhodes Scholar must
be a U.S. citizen between 18 and 24 by Oct. 1, 1986, and must have received a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university by October 1987.
The campus committee nominates two applicants to the state committee, where they may be interviewed for advancement to the district committee. The eight districts, each comprising either six or seven states, then choose four Rhodes Scholars per district.
"The Rhodes Scholarship is incredibly competitive and intense," said David Fidler, one of last year's two KU nominees.
"There was a sense of nervousness among the competitors because you knew the judges were watching you
from the beginning," he said.
The last KU student to receive i Rhodes Scholarship was Bob Hockett, who was awarded the honor in 1982.
The Marshall Scholarship, which was established in 1953 by the British government, is named after U.S. General George C. Marshall and was established in gratitude for the Marshall Plan, which provided economic assistance to help the recovery of Europe after World War II.
Unlike the Rhodes Scholars, the 30 Marshall Scholars may attend any university in England.
The Marshall Scholar must be a U.S. citizen who is not 26 years old before Oct. 1, 1986.
themselves to the state committee for the Rhodes Scholarship, the university must nominate students for the Marshall competition.
Although students may nominate
The KU Marshall nominees will advance to the Mid-Western Regional level in Chicago, Katzman said.
The last KU Marshall Scholar was Robert Wyttenbach, who received the scholarship in 1984.
"I think we run an excellent screening process," Katzman said. "The Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships are something students ought to aspire to as juniors and seniors.
"The list of scholars for both in this country is very prestigious."
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