The Association of American Rhodes Scholars

Message from the President

October 2008

AARS elects new Officers and Board members
At its September 28, 2008 meeting, The Board of Directors of AARS elected the following members to two year terms:

  • Steven A. Crown (WA & Queen's '80) as President
  • Ralph H. Smith (AL & Corpus Christi '73) as Administrator, American Trust for Oxford University
  • Neil R. Brown (IO & Merton 2002) as a newly matriculated Director
  • Kweli Ebon Washington (CA & Lincoln '97) as a newly matriculated Director

In addition, three Directors were elected to the Board for terms which finish in September 2010:

  • Robert A. Sternfels (CA & Worcester '92)
  • Janice Ugaki (ID & St. Antony's '93)
  • Steven M. Umin (NY & Magdalen '59)

AARS Website wins WebAward
The AARS Website received the 2008 "Standard of Excellence" WebAward (Non-Profit Category) from the Web Marketing Association. Congratulations to Janice Ugaki, Nick Kristof, Neil Brown, Martina Vandenberg, Ila Burdette, Todd Breyfogle, Andrew Park, Will Roper, Adam Chandler and Stew Early.