Watch CBS News

2 With Ties To Maryland Named As Rhodes Scholars

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — Two students with ties to Maryland have been selected as Rhodes scholars.

The Rhodes Trust announced scholarships Sunday for Naomi Mburu of Ellicott City and Nathan Bermel of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Bermel attends the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis.

Mburu is a senior studying chemical engineering at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is the school's first Rhodes scholar.

Bermel is a senior majoring in quantitative economics and political science and has a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.

The two are among 32 in the U.S. chosen as Rhodes scholars. Their scholarships cover postgraduate studies at Oxford University in England.

Follow @CBSBaltimore on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook

(© Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.