CAMPUS NEWS Annual Awards Presented at Rhodes Commencement Dr. Robert R. Waller, a Rhodes trustee and president emeritus of the Mayo Clinic health system, received an honorary doctor of humanities degree at commencement. Dr. Waller joined the Rhodes Board of Trustees in 2003, and in addition to serving on several committees, he skillfully led a vital initiative that has provided Rhodes a trustee governance structure that serves as a model for other national liberal arts colleges. Rhodes alumnus Bruce Lindsey ’70 received the Rhodes Distinguished Service Medal. A longtime adviser to former President Bill Clinton, Lindsey served in the White House as an assistant to the president, deputy White House counsel and senior
adviser. He is currently the chief executive officer of the William J. Clinton Foundation, the global public service initiative dedicated to turning good intentions into measurable results. History and Philosophy double major Colin Antaya was awarded the college’s highest academic honor, the Peyton Nalle Rhodes Phi Beta Kappa Prize. The Rhodes Prize is named after Dr. Peyton Nalle Rhodes, longtime professor of Physics (1926-49) and later president of the college (1949-65). Rhodes graduates Kelly Parry and Salar Rafieetary, and Admission staff member Dorothy Brownyard received the 2012 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards. The awards are presented annually to two graduating seniors (one male and one female) and one non-student who have given selflessly to others and the college.
Dr. Robert Waller
Dorothy Brownyard
Bruce Lindsey
Colin Antaya
Dave Wottle Retires Dave Wottle, longtime Rhodes dean of admission, and for the last year, special assistant to the president, is retiring at the end of June after almost three decades at Rhodes. His leaving coincides with the 40th anniversary of his stunning, come-from-behind victory in the 800-meter run that earned him a gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics. When Rhodes conducted a national search for the top admissions post in 1983, David J. Wottle was the leading candidate. He came to Rhodes with plenty of contacts and credentials in professional administration in the Midwest and East, most recently having served as dean of admissions at Bethany College in West Virginia. That expertise and athletic fame preceded him to Rhodes, yet nowhere on his résumé did it mention Olympic gold.
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Dave Wottle and members of the Rhodes Track and Field teams
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