Pittsburgh woman named Rhodes scholar

Karen Kane
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh, PA

Ms. McCoy said she couldn't have achieved the prestigious recognition had it not been for her mentors. She gave a special tip of the hat to North Allegheny teachers Jason Mohr, Antonio Caruso, Jill Spak, Adam Smith and Sharon Volpe.

 

Read more here. Ms. McCoy said she couldn't have achieved the prestigious recognition had it not been for her mentors. She gave a special tip of the hat to North Allegheny teachers Jason Mohr, Antonio Caruso, Jill Spak, Adam Smith and Sharon Volpe.

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North Allegheny High School graduate and senior at Yale University is one of 32 American students named today as Rhodes Scholars. As Rhodes scholar, Dakota E. McCoy will be awarded a scholarship to study and conduct research in zoology at Oxford University.

Ms. McCoy is majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and is a member of Yale's Bulldogs track and field team, competing in javelin and hurdle events. She volunteers for Special Olympics and sings alto a capella with two Yale's groups.



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A North Allegheny High School graduate and senior at Yale University is one of 32 American students named today as Rhodes Scholars. As Rhodes scholar, Dakota E. McCoy will be awarded a scholarship to study and conduct research in zoology at Oxford University.

Ms. McCoy is majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and is a member of Yale's Bulldogs track and field team, competing in javelin and hurdle events. She volunteers for Special Olympics and sings alto a capella with two Yale's groups.



Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-north/local-woman-named-rhodes-scholar-662664/#ixzz2DWxhAdUc

A North Allegheny High School graduate and senior at Yale University is one of 32 American students named today as Rhodes Scholars. As Rhodes scholar, Dakota E. McCoy will be awarded a scholarship to study and conduct research in zoology at Oxford University.

Ms. McCoy is majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and is a member of Yale's Bulldogs track and field team, competing in javelin and hurdle events. She volunteers for Special Olympics and sings alto a capella with two Yale's groups.

According to a biography contained in a news release from the Rhodes Trust, Ms. McCoy - who goes by Cody - is a Goldwater Scholar, a member of Phi Bet Kappa, and a winner of the Frances Gordon Brown prize for intellectual distinction, leadership and service.



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A North Allegheny High School graduate and senior at Yale University is one of 32 American students named today as Rhodes Scholars. As Rhodes scholar, Dakota E. McCoy will be awarded a scholarship to study and conduct research in zoology at Oxford University.

Ms. McCoy is majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and is a member of Yale's Bulldogs track and field team, competing in javelin and hurdle events. She volunteers for Special Olympics and sings alto a capella with two Yale's groups.

According to a biography contained in a news release from the Rhodes Trust, Ms. McCoy - who goes by Cody - is a Goldwater Scholar, a member of Phi Bet Kappa, and a winner of the Frances Gordon Brown prize for intellectual distinction, leadership and service.



Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-north/local-woman-named-rhodes-scholar-662664/#ixzz2DWxcut2e