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The Rhodes Trust Rhodes The Second Century Annual Report 2016/17 Report Century Annual Second Rhodes House facebook.com/RhodesTrust South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3RG @rhodes_trust United Kingdom Rhodes Scholarships Global Community Tel: +44 (0)1865 270905 Email: [email protected] RhodesTrust Web: rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk @rhodestrust 2016/17 Trustees Sir John Hood KNZM, Chairman Glen James Judge Karen Stevenson (New Zealand & Worcester 1976) (Maryland & DC & Magdalen 1979) Margaret MacMillan O.C. Andrew Banks Ngaire Woods (Florida & St Edmund Hall 1976) Tariro Makadzange (New Zealand & Balliol 1987) (Zimbabwe & Balliol 1999) Dominic Barton John Wylie, AM (British Columbia & Brasenose 1984) Michael McCaffery (Queensland & Balliol 1983 (Pennsylvania & Merton 1975) Professor Sir John Bell (Alberta & Magdalen 1975) John McCall MacBain O.C. Trustee Emeritus (Québec & Wadham 1980) Elleke Boehmer Julian Ogilvie Thompson (South Africa-at-Large and St John’s 1985) Nicholas Oppenheimer (Diocesan College, Rondebosch & Worcester 1953) Dame Helen Ghosh DCB Professor Dame Carol Robinson Donald J. Gogel Dilip Shanghvi (New Jersey & Balliol 1971) Development Committee Andrew Banks, Chairman Patrick Haden Lief Rosenblatt (Florida & St Edmund Hall 1976) (California & Worcester 1975) (Massachusetts & Magdalen 1974) Welcome… Nicholas Allard Sir John Hood KNZM Arthur Scace, CM, QC, LLD (New York & Merton 1974) (New Zealand & Worcester 1976) (Ontario & Corpus Christi 1961) his year’s annual report is full of Scholar assisting with outreach, and in many other ways. voices. We celebrate the remarkable young We are pleased with the performance of the Dominic Barton Sean Mahoney John Tudor Scholars who fill our lives here in Oxford Atlantic Institute, formed through our partnership (British Columbia & Brasenose 1984) (Illinois & New College 1984) (South African College School with such richness and energy. We share with the Atlantic Philanthropies. It acts as a Hub for & Brasenose 1992) their experiences of the Character, Service six Atlantic Fellow programs around the world, mid- Shona L. Brown Jacko Maree T& Leadership programme, and we provide a window career fellows, focusing on social, racial and health (Ontario & New College 1987) (St Andrew’s College, Grahamstown The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP into the terrific topical Forums that are making their equity. Already there have been exciting interactions & Pembroke 1978) (New South Wales & Brasenose 1978) mark both on the Rhodes community and beyond. between the Rhodes and Atlantic communities Gerry Cardinale We celebrated the end of our £150 million capital and my prediction is that this will increase greatly (Pennsylvania & Christ Church 1989) Michael McCaffery Michele Warman Campaign earlier this year, and are now focusing over the next couple of years. The new Schmidt (Pennsylvania & Merton 1975) (New York & Magdalen 1982) on our Annual Fund, as well as our international Science Fellowship will create similar beneficial Sir Roderick Eddington expansion fundraising for new constituencies. The connections for our advanced science Scholars. (Western Australia & Lincoln 1974) John McCall MacBain O.C. Charles Conn Class of 2017 Scholars have recently arrived in This is a report which looks back at the last (Québec & Wadham 1980) (Massachusetts & Balliol 1983) (Ex Officio) Oxford – including for the first time from Israel, financial year (1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017) but we Michael Fitzpatrick Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria as well as from also look forward to seeing many of you in 2018. (Western Australia & St John’s 1975) The Hon. Thomas McMillen our reinstated constituency, Malaysia. We are very I hope you enjoy reading the updates about the (Maryland & University 1974) thankful for the dedication of the Scholar community, Rhodes Trust and reconnecting once again with this Donald J. Gogel not only to contribute financially but also to volunteer remarkable community of life-long fellowship. (New Jersey & Balliol 1971) Timothy Orton in so many ways. We have Scholars serving on (Australia-at-Large & Magdalen 1986) selection panels, acting as Class Leaders, getting Best wishes, Bruns Grayson involved with the Character, Service & Leadership Charles Conn (California & University 1974) programme, speaking at our Forums, mentoring, Warden of Rhodes House This Second Century Annual Report is for the period 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017 2 Second Century Annual Report 3 Contents Registrar’s Report 6 Character, Service & Leadership Programme 8 Selection Update 10 A Year of Social Media 12 Development Report 14 The Rhodes Scholars Annual Fund 16 Atlantic Institute Update 18 Class of 2017 20 Scholars in Oxford 21 Finance and Investment Report 26 Global Topical Forums at Rhodes House 30 Thank you to our Volunteers 34 The Rhodes Society 36 Leadership Donors 38 Honour Roll of Donors 46 “I didn’t realise it then, but my two years at Oxford were some of the most influential years in my life. I studied Development Studies which later informed my career switch from management consulting to social entrepreneurship. I met many amazing Scholars, many of whom are still my closest friends, and I met my wife at Oxford. All of this was afforded to me by the Rhodes Scholarship. I feel honoured and proud to be part of this special network.” Nhlanhla Dlamini (South Africa-at-Large & St John’s 2008) 4 Second Century Annual Report 5 Registrar’s Report by 2016 Scholars Matt Pierri (Victoria & Lincoln They provided legal assistance for refugees and asylum 2016), Jay Ruckelshaus (Indiana & St John’s 2016) seekers, tutored and taught English to refugee children It has been another good year for Scholars in-residence in Oxford. Here is a glimpse into the and colleagues, seeks to map Oxford colleges, and families and volunteered with refugee camps in wide range of activities in which Scholars have been engaged over the last 12 months, giving a departments and public venues for accessibility. Europe. They engaged in outreach activities to local sense of the dynamism, energy and creativity of the current cohort. The first Rhodes House Ramadan Iftar meal was high school students, staffed Food Banks and Food Runs held in Trinity Term, hosted by Fahad Alshaibani for the homeless, worked at Oxford Nightline, at the he Rhodes community in Oxford continues ceiling and gender differentials in entrepreneurial (United Arab Emirates & Magdalen 2016), Hassaan Oxfordshire Domestic Abuse Services, the Oxford Sexual to be full of energy and enthusiasm, performance. Others are concerned with systematic Shahawy (California & Pembroke 2016) and friends. Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre, and at Homeless Shelters passionate and keen to engage in difficult models of risk and protective factors for intimate Milner Hall was filled and a wonderful feast had by all. across the city. RSSAF continued its work in grant making and complex conversations around deeply partner violence against women, or the struggle The Rhodes Recital saw its first mass and consulting for small NGOs in Sub-Saharan Africa. held issues, as described more fully in the for equity amongst black women organisers. participation Multicultural Dance moment! Over the year, Scholars started a number of TCharacter, Service & Leadership programme report. Humanities Scholars are looking at the mechanisms Scholars engaged together and individually in new interest groups, including Rhodes Creative The past year has seen 200 Scholars on stipend, of change in classical Islamic legal theory, and poetry slams, writing, journalism, comedy, life drawing, Arts, Rhodes Incubator, Rhodes Pluralism – which 42% of whom are pursuing research degrees notions of community, gender, and identity in musical theatre, contemporary dance and ballet; hosted an Intercultural Tea Drinking evening across all four divisions of the University. Close English convents during the Reformation. they performed in orchestras, string quartets, bands and the Rhodes Artificial Intelligence Lab. to three quarters of all doctoral Scholars are In the Physical Sciences, Engineers are working of all sizes and kinds; they DJ’d; they sang in college As I write, we have just welcomed the Class of 2017 working in the sciences – medical, mathematical, on geometric modelling for robotic navigation and chapel choirs and in the a capella groups ‘Out and are looking forward to the start of Term next week. physical and life – and the remaining 25% in the and mapping for driverless cars, on devices to of the Blue’ and ‘In the Pink’. This coming year sees a All bodes well for another promising year ahead! Social Sciences and Humanities. Two Scholars are improve the efficiency of solar power, and on novel resurgence of membership in the Oxford Union (close to reading for the 2nd BA and the remaining 57% cooling systems to improve gas turbine blade 70%), thanks to a discount initiative for Rhodes Scholars Mary Eaton are pursuing one or two-year Master’s courses. temperature. Others are putting their engineering brokered by Kaleem Hawa (Ontario & Lincoln 2016). Registrar and Director of Scholar Affairs As always, academic research covers a wide range skills to medical use, exploring non-invasive vital- Scholars undertook many and varied volunteer roles. of interests. In the Medical Sciences, Scholars are sign monitoring and data fusion in acute care, working on malaria, on Parkinson’s Disease, on the and applications of Computational Modelling to prevention of cardiovascular disease in low-resource the Evaluation of Pulmonary Function Tests. settings,