NEWBURYPORT — Newburyport High School graduate Kate Herndon, a senior at the University of Alabama, is among 32 in the nation to receive the Rhodes Scholarship, the most prestigious academic award for American college graduates and the oldest award for international study.
A Newburyport native, Herndon is the 17th UA student to be named a Rhodes Scholar.
Herndon is a University Honors Program student majoring in criminal justice and history with a concentration in legal history.
“I am thrilled to be a Rhodes Scholar and so excited to be a part of this vibrant community,” said Herndon. “I look forward to expanding my studies at Oxford through an international lens with hands-on access to archives and resources pertaining to my work.”
Herndon serves as vice president of the XXXI female honor society, and is a member of the Anderson Society, Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board. She is also a student ambassador for the Women and Gender Resource Center, director of the Student Government Association SAFE Center Committee and managing editor for the Capstone Journal of Law and Public Policy.
“Looking toward my future, I am excited to form a global community of peers and support as I seek answers to the problem of domestic violence,” said Herndon.
Herndon has previously won the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service and the John Fraser Ramsey Premier Award.
Rhodes Scholarships provide all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford and may allow funding in some instances for four years. The scholarships were created in 1902 by the will of Cecil Rhodes and are provided in partnership with the Second Century Founders, John McCall MacBain O.C. and The Atlantic Philanthropies, and many other generous benefactors.