Truman's Andrew McCall Named Rhodes Scholar

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. (TSU Media Relations) -- Andrew McCall, a senior men's swimmer at Truman State University, has been named a Rhodes scholar, placing him in a distinct group, and making him the first Truman student to be so honored.

Rhodes scholars were announced Sunday. McCall, a philosophy and religion major from St. Louis, Mo., was among the 32 recipients. Captain of the swimming team, he is five-time Division II All-American in swimming and a violinist in the University Symphony.

The Rhodes scholarship, created in 1902, covers all expenses of two to three years of study at Oxford University in England. McCall plans to read for the Bachelor of Philosophy at Oxford beginning in the fall of 2010.

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior, McCall has also taken courses in Vienna, Austria and at the University of Colorado.

"Andrew is an exceptional student and we are so pleased the selection committee chose to recognize him for his talents and abilities while attending Truman," University President Darrell W. Krueger said. "This is a wonderful honor for Andrew and it validates the quality of education our students receive."

McCall was the only student of the 32 recipients to be a school's first-ever Rhodes scholar. Harvard University led all schools this year with five Rhodes scholars. Massachusetts Institute of Technology had three, while Yale University, the University of North Carolina and the U.S. Military Academy each had two recipients.