TWO Penn Students Awarded Rhodes Scholarships!

It seems that Penn's Rhodes Scholar dry streak is finally OVER! Although Penn is constantly stacking up meaningless awards and rankings, this is certainly one we can all be proud of. 

Jenna Hebert (SAS '16) and Debi Ogunrinde (SAS, WH '16) have both been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Both will receive a scholarship to pursue master's degrees at Oxford next year. Jenna will be pursuing a masters degree in psychiatry, and Debi will be pursuing a masters in social anthropology and another in public policy.

While Jenna isn't being published in Frontiers of Neuroscience, this Phi Beta Kappa member is competing on the U.S. National Rowing Team and volunteering at the Philadelphia Adaptive Rowing Club, where she assists physically and cognitively disabled rowers. 

Debi is crushing it as well. This Huntsman senior is the head teacher of the Financial Literacy Community Project, tournament director of Penn's debate team, and researcher at Penn's Zicklin Center working in collaboration with the World Bank. 

Congrats, ladies! We envy your accomplishments, and also your personal shout-outs from Amy G. You inspire us to achieve, grow, and get out of bed before 2 p.m. on Sundays.