CONWAY, Ark. (November 4, 2016) – Hendrix College senior Sydney Fobare ’17, a chemistry major from Franklin, Tennessee, has been named a Rhodes Scholarship finalist.
A student-athlete, Fobare played soccer for four years at Hendrix and is co-president of Hendrix Hillel, the Jewish student organization. She is also the General and Organic Chemistry Tutor, a Chemistry teaching assistant, and a volunteer at Hospice Home Care in Conway.
In the spring, Fobare received a
Goldwater Scholarship from The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program and the
Thomas J. Bardos Science Education Award for Undergraduate Students from the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) for her summer research in acute myeloid leukemia at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center under the mentorship of Hendrix alumnus Dr. John Byrd ’87, a nationally known researcher
and clinical specialist in leukemia and other hematologic malignancies. She has also done research in oxidative stress in the liver at Hendrix with chemistry professor Dr. Andres Caro. Her career goal is to obtain an M.D./Ph.D. in order to conduct translational research in hematological oncology.
Fobare, who is currently interviewing for medical schools, will pursue a master’s degree in Research in Oncology if selected for the Rhodes Scholarship. She will interview for the Rhodes Scholarship on November 19 in Chicago, Illinois.
“Sydney is one of the most gifted and accomplished undergraduates specializing in biomedical science to attend Hendrix College,” said Hendrix President Bill Tsutsui. “Over the past three years, Sydney has distinguished herself as a relentlessly curious team player who takes nothing –
and no one – for granted. Sydney will use her studies at Oxford to advance her work as a physician-scientist whose research and clinical practice will improve lives on both sides of the Atlantic.”
About
the Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarships, the oldest and most celebrated international fellowship awards in the world, were established in 1903 under the will of Cecil Rhodes. The Rhodes Scholarships are postgraduate awards supporting outstanding all-round students at the University of Oxford, and
providing transformative opportunities for exceptional individuals. The Rhodes Trust provides the Rhodes Scholarships in partnership with Second Century Founder, John McCall MacBain and other generous benefactors. A class of 89 Scholars is selected each year from: Australia, Bermuda, Canada,
China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica & the Commonwealth Caribbean, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Southern Africa (including South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland), United Arab Emirates, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Each year, 32 young Americans are
selected as Rhodes Scholars, through a decentralized process representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Applicants from more than 300 American colleges and universities have been selected as Rhodes Scholars.
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About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges
That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.