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Pitzer Seniors Nominated for Rhodes and Fulbright Scholarships

Claremont, Calif. (Oct. 31, 2002) - Based on their excellent academic records and leadership, two Pitzer College seniors -- Veronica Briggs (anthropology and environmental studies) and Laura Cocas (psychology) - have been nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most prestigious international fellowship in the world. The College also has nominated 22 seniors for a 2003-04 Fulbright Fellowship.

Both of last year's Rhodes nominees, Siobhan O'Hara and Brett Hamilton, were finalists for the award. A Pitzer student has not won a Rhodes since 1997 (Juan De Lara). Ten Pitzer students have won Fulbrights in the past six years.

The Fulbright nominees are (including hometown, major/minor and project title):
* Alicia Alvarado, Fontana, Calif., sociology, Teaching in Korea
* Jennifer Boynton, Kaneohe, Hawaii, sociology, Mexican Guest Workers in Canada
* Ariel Gordon, Playa del Rey, Calif., sociology and psychology, A Culture of Cheese (Italy)
* Rosie Hughes, Yuba City, Calif., political studies and music, Teaching in Korea
* Veronica Briggs, Bradenton, Fla., anthropology and environmental studies, Untouchable Medical Treatment Within Nepal
* José Luiz Calderon, San Dimas, Calif., media studies, Teaching in Korea
* Elise Carlson, Kirkwood, Wash., political studies and media studies, Integration of Turkish Women into Swedish Society
* Vincenza Davis, Takoma Park, Md., urban studies, Popular Theatre & Social Change in South Africa
* Marita (Priya) Diaz, Morgan Hill, Calif., ethnomusicology, Nepali Ethnicities: Sound/Cultural Dialogue
* Yolanda Diaz, Morgan Hill, Calif., race and gender, Education & reintegrating orphans (India)
* Lara Foy, Fairfield, Conn., Environmental studies and performing arts, Traditional Storytelling & Street Theatre in Ireland
* Georgia Hartman, Spicewood, Texas, anthropology and art, Deconstructing Stereotypes (Turkey)
* Kathleen Hilimire, Pennington, N.J., political ecology and Spanish; Rural Cooperatives in Mexico
* Bennie Mackey, East Palo Alto, Calif., political studies and Spanish, West African Dance (Ghana and Senegal)
* Michael Moreno, La Jolla, Calif., organizational studies, Nationalism and Ethnicity in Macedonia
* Jahlia Osha, Sebastopol, Calif., media studies, Growing Up in Queer Families in Canada
* Mystic Palencia, Altadena, Calif., English Literature and studio art, Third Voice in Mayan Literature (Guatemala)
* Singa Timi, San Francisco, chemistry, Regioselectivity of Zeolite Reactions (France)
* Jessie Rebert, Hanover, Penn., sociology, art and Spanish, Aids education in Venezuela
* Courtney Scott, Billings, Mont., biology and art, Aquaculture in Thailand
* Dara Sievers, Long Beach, Calif., art history and sociology, Art World in Post-Communist Germany
* Alan Siu, Los Angeles, Calif., neuroscience, TCM and "Western" medicine in Singapore.

The Rhodes Scholarships were initiated after the death of British imperialist and business magnate Cecil Rhodes in 1902, and bring outstanding students from many countries around the world to Oxford. The first American Scholars were elected in 1904. Each year, 32 Rhodes Scholars are selected from the United 
States to study at Oxford.

The Fulbright Fellowships, an excellent opportunity for personal development and international experience, provide funding for a year to study and research abroad. The program was sponsored by Sen. J. William Fulbright in 1946 as a way to build an alternative to armed conflict by providing participants an opportunity to observe political, economic and cultural institutions around the world. The program has provided more than 234,000 fellowships to those chosen for their leadership potential.

Members of the Pitzer Fulbright Committee are: Carol Brandt, Andre Wakefield, 
Jeff Lewis, Nigel Boyle and Sandy Hamilton. Nigel Boyle also serves as the 
Rhodes faculty adviser.

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Founded in 1963, Pitzer College is a nationally ranked undergraduate college of 
the liberal arts and sciences. A member of The Claremont Colleges, Pitzer offers a distinctive approach to a liberal education by linking intellectual inquiry with interdisciplinary studies, cultural immersion, social responsibility and community involvement.

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