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Cedar Park grad wins Rhodes scholarship
A Cedar Park High School graduate learned Saturday that he will join the ranks of President Clinton, Gen. Wesley Clark and astronomer Edwin Hubble by heading to Oxford University in Britain as a Rhodes scholar. Timothy F. Simmons, who attends the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., was chosen as one of America's 32 Rhodes scholars. Simmons, 21, was one of two selected from the Texas-Louisiana region. .
Econ major wins Rhodes Scholarship
On Nov. 18, Senior Michelle Sikes became the 11th university student since 1986 to be named a Rhodes Scholar. The mathematical economics major from Lakewood, Ohio is the captain of the womens track and cross country teams and an NCAA Track and Field All-American. When shes not on the track or the trails, she is involved on campus with Student Government, the Spanish Club El Club Hispano, Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, a National Leadership Society. I think that Wakes small size, which allows students to really get to know their professors, significantly helps when we are in the midst of applying for scholarships and graduate schools. I would imagine that at a larger school, it is difficult to achieve the same sort of supportive environment, said Sikes. She holds both an athletic scholarship and the Carswell academic scholarship.
Decorated Navy pilot was raised in Whittier
Paul E. Pugh soared to heights few others experienced as a Navy pilot. His flying career spanned from the biplane era to the supersonic jet age and through three wars. By the time he retired from the Navy, Pugh was a highly decorated U.S. Navy rear admiral whose 33-year career saw him rise from a dog-fighting combat pilot to commander of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and beyond. Pugh, whose boyhood roots were in Whittier, had been retired 32 years when he died earlier this month at his home near San Diego. He was 88. The Whittier High School graduate was one of a handful of naval aviators whose flying careers coincided with the golden age of naval aviation. U.S. Navy retired Capt. Charles "Ev" .
UWP says it will not stop Cuban scholarship of victorious in
St. Lucia's main Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has denied allegations it would stop a Cuban scholarship programme if it comes to power in Monday's general election.
UWP leader Sir John Compton, speaking at the final rally Sunday night, said it was his administration that had accepted the scholarships when they were first offered in the late 1980s.The Cuban scholarship programme, which allows local nurses to pursue higher studies in Havana, has become an issue in the campaign with media reports indicating that a number of nurses who had travelled to Havana earlier this year to pursue studies had been brought back to vote.UWP speakers claimed that on the students' arrival here, members of the ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) had been telling them their scholarships would end if the UWP is victorious at the polls.But Sir John told supporters that any one of them who does not want to go back to Cuba can stay in St.
Wilds awarded annual Lela Johnson Scholarship
Grand Haven freshman Paige Wilds was awarded the Lela Johnson Memorial Scholarship Award during the Grand Haven girls basketball award banquet, which was held on Sunday. The award is presented annually to a Grand Haven girls freshman basketball player who display the same traits that Lela Johnson possessed outstanding sportsmanship, academic achievement and a love for the game of basketball.
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"It is so difficult to chose just one player, because there are so many good kids on that freshman team," Grand Haven varsity coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer said. "But Paige has displayed a dedication and passion for the sport." Wilds helped lead the freshman team to an impressive 18-1 record this season, while leading the team in scoring.
St Andrews in hunt for next Tiger
FROM the gritty streets of urban America to the lush fairways of the Home of Golf. A unique sporting scholarship has been set up to try to unearth another Tiger Woods. Promising golfers from minority groups in the US will be invited next year to apply for a scholarship that will cover the costs of four years at St Andrews University while they study and improve their game. .
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