In 1902 the University of Oxford established the Rhodes Scholarship, according to the will of Cecil Rhodes, who died earlier that same year. Twenty-three University of Georgia students have earned the prestigious scholarship since the program's inception, including Robert Preston Brooks, who was named one of the first Rhodes Scholar in 1904, and eight in the last sixteen years. The following is a list of the UGA Rhodes Scholars and their accomplishments.
| Robert Preston Brooks | Rhodes Scholar: 1904 AB '04. Professor of economics, dean of the UGA School of Commerce, 1920 to 1945. (Brooks Hall is named in his honor). First alumni secretary. Founder and editor of the Georgia Alumni Record. Deceased. |
| Henry Lee Jewett Williams | Rhodes Scholar: 1908 AB '07. Episcopal minister and professor of New Testament Greek at University of the South. Captain in the U.S. Army's 82nd Infantry Division. Killed in action in Albert France, on June 9, 1918. |
| E. Warren Moise | Rhodes Scholar: 1911 AB '11. Partner in Atlanta law firm, Moise, Post and Gardner. Legal counsel, member of the board of directors, First National Bank. Deceased. |
| Georgia S. Whitehead | Rhodes Scholar: 1916 AB '15, MA '16. Attorney in Burlingame, Calif. Deceased. |
| Frank W. Harrold | Rhodes Scholar: 1919 AB '20. Head of Bottle Sales Department, Coca-Cola Co. Vice-president for marketing, Coca-Cola Export Corporation. Deceased. |
| E. Way Highsmith | Rhodes Scholar: 1922 BS '21. Special assistant to U.S. attorney general. Partner in Brunswick law firm of Reese, Scarlett, Bennet, and Highsmith. General counsel, Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Del. Deceased. |
| Hervey M. Cleckley | Rhodes Scholar: 1924 BS '24. Clinical professor of neuro-psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia. Chief of psychiatry/neuropsychiatry, University Hospital, Augusta, Ga. Co-author of Three Faces of Eve, which dealt with multiple personalities of one of his patients. Book was made into a popular film. Deceased. |
| Allen Post | Rhodes Scholar: 1927 AB '27. Partner with fellow Rhodes winner E.W. Moise in Atlanta law firm of Moise, Post, and Gardner, which merged with another firm to form Hansell and Post. Deceased. |
| Thomas J. Hamilton | Rhodes Scholar: 1928 AB '28. Reporter, Atlanta Journal. Reporter, Associated Press's Washington and London bureaus. New York Times bureau chief: United Nations, Bonn, Geneva. Deceased. |
| Milton P. Jarnigan Jr. | Rhodes Scholar: 1931 AB '29, MS '31. Distinguished mathematician and two-time Georgia state chess champion who, during World War II, headed the computations division of the U.S. Guided Missile Center, Chincoteague, Va. Deceased. |
| Eugene T. Booth | Rhodes Scholar: 1934 BS '32, MS '34. Helped install atom-splitting machine at Columbia University, worked with Uranium 235 in development of the atomic bomb (Manhattan Project). Department head in physics, Columbia University. Scientific director, SCALANT Research Center, Italy. Dean of graduate studies and director of research, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J. Retired. Lives in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. |
| Benson E. L. Timmons | Rhodes Scholar: 1938 AB '37. Minister of economic affairs, American Embassy in Paris. Director, International Cooperation Administration Mission to France. Director, Office of European Regional Affairs, U.S. State Department counselor and deputy chief of mission, American Embassy in Stockholm. Deputy chief of mission, American Embassy in New Delhi. U.S. Ambassador to Haiti. Lives in Southhampton, N.Y. |
| Morris B. Abram | Rhodes Scholar: 1939 AB '38. Left his Atlanta law firm in 1962 to become a partner in New York firm of Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, and Garrison. President of Brandeis University (1968 to 1970), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Europe (1989 to 1993). Current chairman of the U.N. Watch in Geneva. |
| Robert Edge | Rhodes Scholar: 1960 AB '60. Managing partner, Atlanta law firm of Alston & Bird. Managing director, Metropolitan Opera. President, Atlanta Music Festival Association. President, American Association of Rhodes Scholars. Fund-raising chairman for UGA's Performing and Visual Arts Complex. Steering committee member, UGA's Third Century Campaign. Lives in Atlanta. |
| Fred F. Manget | Rhodes Scholar: 1973 AB '73. Legal counsel, Central Intelligence Agency. Lives in Sterling, Va. |
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| Robert Sutherland | Rhodes Scholar: 1996 Visit this page for more about Robert Sutherland. |
| Scott Hershovitz | Rhodes Scholar: 1998 Visit this page for more about Scott Hershovitz. |
| Beth Shapiro | Rhodes Scholar: 1999 Visit this page for more about Beth Shapiro. |
| Adam Cureton | Rhodes Scholar: 2003 Visit this page for more about Adam Cureton. |
| Deep Shah | Rhodes Scholar: 2008 Visit this page for more about Deep Shah. |
| Kate Vyborny | Rhodes Scholar: 2008 Visit this page for more about Kate Vyborny. |
Tracy Yang |
Rhodes Scholar: 2011 Visit this page for more about Tracy Yang. |
| Elizabeth Allan | Rhodes Scholar: 2013 Visit this page for more about Elizabeth Allan. |