1998 WRHS graduate to compete for Rhodes scholarship

From: The Topeka Capital-Journal | Date: November 22, 2001| Author: Ann Marie Bush Capital-Journal | Copyright information

By Ann Marie Bush

The Capital-Journal

Robert Chamberlain, a 1998 Washburn Rural High School graduate, is a contender for a Rhodes scholarship.

The Rhodes scholarships are for graduate study at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Cecil Rhodes, a British philanthropist and colonist, established the Rhodes scholarship in 1903. Students between the ages of 18 to 24 who demonstrate high academic achievement and leadership can apply for the scholarships.

Chamberlain is ...

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