Two Washington University alumni, 2015 graduate Damari Croswell and 2016 graduate Yidan Qin, were recently named finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship. Croswell applied as an American Scholar, while Qin applied as a Chinese Scholar.
Senior Josh Aiken, Washington University’s 27th Rhodes scholar and its first in three years, said he has been in a daze since receiving the good news Saturday afternoon—early enough to celebrate with his friends and family in a frenzy before the news came out and the congratulations poured in.
Priya Sury, a 2010 Wash. U. alum, was named one of 32 Rhodes Scholars in the nation on Saturday afternoon. Winners of the Rhodes Scholarship are chosen on the basis of their academic achievements, personal integrity, leadership and physical vigor.
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