GEORGIA, USA — Two Georgia college students have been awarded a prestigious scholarship where they will study overseas next year.
Madison Jennings, from Agnes Scott College, and Mariah Cady, from University of Georgia, were named Rhodes Scholars and will have the opportunity to have fully funded postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford in United Kingdom next fall.
They were each one of 32 students chosen around the country. They will join students from 64 countries around the world in the program.
According to Agnes Scott officials, Jennings will pursue two master's degrees in public policy and public policy research. Cady will also pursue two master's degrees. The first will be in linguistics and the second in refugee and forced migration studies, University of Georgia officials said. Cady also plans to engage in critical reflection on how governments engage with resettlement policies with her time in United Kingdom, a UGA report said.
Jennings, originally from Savannah, studies political science at Agnes Scott College. She was an intern at The Carter Center where she worked on social issues. She is also classically trained in ballet, Agnes College officials said.
“Madison has dedicated her life to being a voice for her heritage and empowering those historically underrepresented, and that is evident in both her academic work as well as her personal life,” said Dr. Mary Cain, associate professor of history.
Cady, originally from Midland, is a senior who is majoring in Russian and international affairs with minors in geography at University of Georgia.
She plans to engage in critical reflection on the ways in which governments can enhance refugee resettlement policies. As she prepares for a career in diplomacy, she said, undergraduate degrees in Russian and international affairs and studies of eight languages—German, Russian, Lakota, Serbo-Croatian, Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Kazakh—have provided her with a dual foundation in cross-linguistic communication and human security studies.
“We are extraordinarily proud that Mariah has joined the long and distinguished list of University of Georgia students who have been honored as Rhodes Scholars,” said UGA President Jere W. Morehead. “I am confident that Mariah will make significant contributions to the world through her academic and professional pursuits.”
To learn more about the Rhodes Scholarship, visit here.
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