The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region:
District 1:
William J. Oppenheim III, New Canaan, Conn., Bowdoin College
Zohar Atkins, Montclair, N.J., Brown University
District 2:
Russell A. Perkins, Evanston, Ill., Wesleyan University
Matthew L. Baum, Watertown, Mass., Yale University
District 3:
Mark Dlugash, Larchmont, N.Y., Swarthmore College
Alexandra P. Rosenberg, New York, N.Y., United States Military Academy
District 4:
Caroline J. Huang, Newark, Del., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Henry L. Spelman, Swarthmore, Pa., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
District 5:
Tyler S. Spencer, Staunton, Va., University of Virginia
Ugwechi W. Amadi, Camden, N.C., MIT
District 6:
Grace Tiao, Marietta, Ga., Harvard University
Kira C. Allman, Williamsburg, Va., College of William and Mary
District 7:
Jordan D. Anderson, Roanoke, Va., Auburn University
Roxanne E. Bras, Celebration, Fla., Harvard
District 8:
Elizabeth B. Longino, Dallas, Texas, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Steven Mo, Pearland, Texas, MIT
District 9:
Darryl W. Finkton, Indianapolis, Ind., Harvard
Monica L. Marks, Rush, Ky., University of Louisville
District 10:
Daniel D. Shih, Aurora, Ill., Stanford University
Jean A. Junior, Troy, Mich., Harvard University
District 11:
Stephanie A. Bell, West Des Moines, Iowa, University of Chicago
Eva Z. Lam, Milwaukee, Wis., Harvard
District 12:
Eleanor M. Ott, Lawrence, Kan., University of Pittsburgh
Andrew J. McCall, St. Louis, Mo., Truman State University
District 13:
William D. Gohl, Colorado Springs, Colo., Regis University
Justine O. Schluntz, Albuquerque, N.M., University of Arizona
District 14:
Raphael J.C. Graybill, Great Falls, Mont., Columbia University
Elizabeth A. Betterbed, Fox Island, Wash., United States Military Academy
District 15:
Henry R. Barmeier, Saratoga, Calif., Princeton University
Geoffrey C. Shaw, Belvedere, Calif., Yale
District 16:
Elizaveta Fouksman, Emerald Hills, Calif., University of California-Los Angeles
Brittany L. Morreale, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., United States Air Force Academy
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