[yvonne]

Two Stanford students and one alumnus were awarded Rhodes Scholarships:

Fagan E. N. Harris, Glen Burnie, graduated from Stanford in 2009 where he majored in political science and American studies.  He is currently completing an M.A. in human rights in criminal justice at the University of Limerick in Ireland as a Mitchell Scholar.  Fagan grew from special education classes and a childhood where he knew more people in gangs and prison than in college to a college career of great academic success and leadership, and has remained committed to address the challenges of public education and juvenile justice reform.  He was vice president of the Stanford student body and president of Stanford Students for Relief, where his efforts focused on Pakistan and Katrina.  Fagan plans to do a D.Phil. in education at Oxford.  

Fatima I. Sabar, Ballwin, is a senior at Stanford majoring in biology.  Her senior thesis is based on her bioengineering research on designing medicinal products that are more affordable.  Fatima has conducted research at Stanford’s and Washington University’s schools of medicine.  She has worked on health projects in Mexico and Rwanda, volunteering at the Pacific Free Health Clinic, coordinated World AIDS Week at Stanford, and is coordinating a health education project for migrant farm workers in Salinas Valley.  Fatima plans to do the M.Sc. in global health science at Oxford.

Varun S. Sivarum, Monte Sereno, is a senior at Stanford majoring in engineering physics and international relations.  A Truman Scholar and junior mentor at Phi Beta Kappa, Varun has won Stanford prizes for excellence in humanities and political science, as well as in engineering.  He is chair of the undergraduate senate, undergraduate representative to the board of trustees and to the faculty senate, and captain of an Indian dance team.  He has done engineering research in Germany and in the Stanford synchrotron radiation laboratory. and has two patents pending relating to solar energy design.  He plans to do a D.Phil. in solar energy materials at Oxford.

[yvonne]

Two Stanford students and one alumnus were awarded Rhodes Scholarships:

Fagan E. N. Harris, Glen Burnie, graduated from Stanford in 2009 where he majored in political science and American studies.  He is currently completing an M.A. in human rights in criminal justice at the University of Limerick in Ireland as a Mitchell Scholar.  Fagan grew from special education classes and a childhood where he knew more people in gangs and prison than in college to a college career of great academic success and leadership, and has remained committed to address the challenges of public education and juvenile justice reform.  He was vice president of the Stanford student body and president of Stanford Students for Relief, where his efforts focused on Pakistan and Katrina.  Fagan plans to do a D.Phil. in education at Oxford.  

Fatima I. Sabar, Ballwin, is a senior at Stanford majoring in biology.  Her senior thesis is based on her bioengineering research on designing medicinal products that are more affordable.  Fatima has conducted research at Stanford’s and Washington University’s schools of medicine.  She has worked on health projects in Mexico and Rwanda, volunteering at the Pacific Free Health Clinic, coordinated World AIDS Week at Stanford, and is coordinating a health education project for migrant farm workers in Salinas Valley.  Fatima plans to do the M.Sc. in global health science at Oxford.

Varun S. Sivarum, Monte Sereno, is a senior at Stanford majoring in engineering physics and international relations.  A Truman Scholar and junior mentor at Phi Beta Kappa, Varun has won Stanford prizes for excellence in humanities and political science, as well as in engineering.  He is chair of the undergraduate senate, undergraduate representative to the board of trustees and to the faculty senate, and captain of an Indian dance team.  He has done engineering research in Germany and in the Stanford synchrotron radiation laboratory. and has two patents pending relating to solar energy design.  He plans to do a D.Phil. in solar energy materials at Oxford.