Two alumni scholars 50 years apart
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| During a July 7 Houston reception hosted by British Consul General Paul Lynch (left), Rice alumni Jim Bernhard ’59 (center) and Shuai “Steve” Xu ’09 (right) discovered that although they graduated 50 years apart, they have another connection besides their alma mater: Both are Marshall Scholarship winners. Founded by a 1953 Act of Parliament and named in honor of U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Marshall Scholarships enable young Americans to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Each year, about 1,000 U.S. students apply for 40 available scholarships to pursue studies at top academic and research institutions in the United Kingdom and serve as ambassadors for relations between the two countries. Xu, who graduated in May with a B.S. in bioengineering, will spend the next two years studying at the London School of Economics as a 2009 Marshall scholar. |
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