Rhodes Trust names 32 American students to study at Oxford

<p>Thirty-two American college students, including a Georgia Tech student, have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2005, the scholarship trust announced Sunday.</p><p>Jeremy D. Farris of Bonaire, Ga., was among the recipients of the prized scholarship.</p><p>The scholars, chosen from 904 applicants who were endorsed by 341 colleges and universities, will enter Oxford University in England next October. The scholarships, the oldest of the international study awards available to American students, provide two or three years of study at Oxford.</p><p>Rhodes Scholarships were created in 1902 by the will of British philanthropist Cecil Rhodes. Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement, personal integrity, leadership potential and physical vigor, among other attributes.</p><p>The American students will join an international group of scholars selected from 18 other nations around the world. Approximately 95 scholars are selected each year.</p><p>Among this year's winners is Anastasia Piliavsky of Boston, who graduated from Boston University in 2004 with a degree in social anthropology.</p><p>Ms. Piliavsky came to the United States from Ukraine when she was 14 and spoke no English. She has won numerous awards and travel grants for her academic work and has conducted anthropological field study in India and Mongolia. She has also shot and translated a documentary film about the indigenous Sahariya people of India.</p><p>She plans to study visual anthropology at Oxford.</p><p>With the elections announced Sunday, 3,046 Americans have won Rhodes Scholarships, representing 307 colleges and universities.</p><p>The value of the Rhodes Scholarship varies depending on the field of study. The total value averages about $35,000 per year.</p><p>___</p><p>On the Net:</p><p>HASH(0x28659f0)</p>