Dartmouth RFC’s Walmsley Named Rhodes Scholar

Colin Walmsley '15, a center on the Dartmouth men’s rugby team, will study anthropology at Oxford University as Dartmouth’s 78th Rhodes Scholar, the university announced this week. 

Following his studies, Walmsley, of Fort Macleod, Canada, hopes to "work as an advocate for human social justice and fairness," according to his Rhodes Scholars profile. 

At the College, Walmsley is an anthropology and government double major. He plays for the rugby team, hosts a weekly radio show on 99 Rock and sings with the Brovertones a capella group. 

Walmsley was one of six Dartmouth rugby players to be named an Academic All-American by USA Rugby for the 2013-14 season, an honor requiring an athlete to be a consistent starter and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher. 

Miriam Kilimo ’14 and Ridwan Hassen ’15 were also announced as Rhodes Scholars. They will join Walmsely at Oxford next year to pursue degrees in women's studies and public policy, respectively.

This year marks only the third time since 1968 Dartmouth has had three Rhodes Scholars.

“I was excited when Dartmouth had two Rhodes Scholars again this year, but to have a third join them is extraordinary,” says President Phil Hanlon ’77.

About the Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship, established in 1903 through a bequest from Cecil Rhodes, is the oldest international graduate scholarship in the world. Past Rhodes Scholars have gone on to become heads of state, Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, leaders of colleges and universities, and Supreme Court justices.

Walmsley joins a class of 80 other exceptional students from around the world in pursuing graduate studies at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.