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Newest UW Rhodes Scholar Is 18-Year-Old Math Whiz
She plays ultimate Frisbee, dabbles in creative writing and started at the UW when she was only 14. Now UW senior Eliana Hechter has another item for her already impressive résumé—she is one of 32 Americans chosen for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship this year. An 18-year-old math major, Hechter is also a research assistant at the UW Center for Cell Dynamics and a TA for an advanced calculus class. Hechter is the 35th UW student to be named a Rhodes Scholar since the first scholarship was awarded to a Washington graduate in 1904. She was chosen from 903 applicants representing 333 colleges and universities.
Hechter will enter the University of Oxford in England in October 2006, where she plans to pursue a doctorate in mathematics. She will receive two years of free tuition and the Rhodes Trust will also pay her a stipend of about $30,000 a year for travel, room and board, and other expenses. There is an option to extend the scholarship for a third year.
Since 2000, the UW has had four Rhodes Scholars. The world's most famous scholarship program has aided many students who later became leaders in the world of the arts, politics and business, such as President Bill Clinton, former senator and NBA All-Star Bill Bradley, singer and actor Kris Kristofferson, NATO commander Gen. Wesley Clark, author Naomi Wolf and film director Terrence Malick.
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