Thank You to All of Our Volunteers and Supporters
120th Anniversary Reunion Volunteers
Every year hundreds of Scholars and supporters help us at the Trust, generously sharing their knowledge, time and energy. Without this community, our achievements would not be possible. We take this opportunity to say a huge ‘Thank You’ to everyone who has supported us over the last year.
D
uring the summer of 2023, we held our 120th Anniversary Reunion at Rhodes House in Oxford. With over 1,300
attendees including Alumni, Scholars in Residence, guests and supporters, the event was a celebration on a grand scale. We ALUMNI SCHOLAR VOLUNTEER IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
would like to take this opportunity to thank the many Scholars
CHLOE WALKER
and staff who supported this event, either through speaking as
(COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN & ST CROSS 2014)
part of a panel and sharing their expertise and knowledge or by helping to direct attendees and manage venues. We could not have run the event without you.
What did you volunteer for and what was your role?
Over 120 Scholar volunteers helped support the 120th!
I’ve been a volunteer selector for the first and second rounds of the Global Scholarship for a few years now. I was also a volunteer selector for the inaugural Rise program. Why did you choose to volunteer?
GLOBAL ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD
T
he Global Alumni Advisory Board was assembled
Anniversary Reunion, helped in the building of stronger
in Autumn 2022 with the aim of providing the
connections with Alumni Associations and have identified
a vital part of that experience. Of course, I also read for two degrees courtesy
Rhodes Trust with advice, guidance and feedback on
areas for improvement and the need for additional
of the Trust, so this was my way of saying ‘Thank you’ and contributing for
how the Trust can further and better its engagement and
resource to expand engagement opportunities for the
future generations of Scholars.
relationship with Rhodes Scholar Alumni for the benefit
community. Over the course of the next year, the Board
of all. With membership spanning different election
will be supporting the actioning of new programming
What did you most enjoy about volunteering?
years, geographies and sectors, the Advisory Board has
incentives, improving existing support and strengthening
Two things; learning about and meeting brilliant young people from all over the
provided valuable insights to the Trust over the course of
communications to allow the community to make the
world, and (re)connecting with past Scholars across decades and fields. It’s a
the year. They have inputted into the creation of the 120th
most from the Scholar network.
I really just wanted to continue my involvement with the Rhodes Trust after I left Oxford. I had a wonderful time while at Oxford and the Rhodes community was
great way to be reminded of the amazing work others are always doing, even as I’m busy with mine.
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MEMBERS
Lisa Klein (Co-Chair)
(South Africa & St Anthony’s 1994)
Nicholas Allard
Martin-Immanuel Bittner
What would you say to other Scholars who may be thinking of volunteering? Do it!
Karen Braun-Munzinger (Co-Chair)
Katie Sheehan
Graham Craig
Lian Ryan-Hume
(Germany & Merton 2000)
(New York & Merton 1974) (Ontario & Merton 2022)
Chunying Zhang
(China & Lady Margaret Hall 2016)
Mercy Akoth
There are many ways in which volunteers support us, from being an integral part of our Selection process to speaking at events, from participating in advisory groups to bringing the community together as Class
(Kenya & Jesus 2016)
Sannah Mokone
(South Africa-at-Large & Jesus 2011)
Chantal Ononaiwu
Leaders. If you would like to learn more about volunteering for the Rhodes Trust, visit our website at www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholars-alumni/how-can-i-help-learn-about-volunteering/
Bill Bardel
Peter Rutledge
(New Jersey & University 1961)
(Germany & Trinity 2014)
(South Africa & Brasenose 1974) (Israel & St Anthony’s 2018)
(Jamaica & Wolfson 2003) (New Zealand & Magdalen 1994)
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