Two University of Alabama at Birmingham students are finalists for prestigious scholarship programs.
Ameen Barghi, of Birmingham, and Yoonhee Ryder, of Huntsville, have been named finalists for the Rhodes Scholarship, and Ryder also is a finalist for the Marshall Scholarship.
The Rhodes Scholarships are the world’s oldest international fellowship awards and fund 32 students’ pursuit of degrees from Oxford University. Rhodes Scholars are chosen for their outstanding scholarly achievements as well as for their character, commitment to others, and to the common good.
Barghi, Ryder in the Running for International Academic Honors
Student Achievement
November 14, 2014
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