A Howard University senior and a University of Virginia senior from Maryland are among 32 Americans chosen as 2017 Rhodes Scholars.
Cameron Clarke, from Richmond, Virginia, is double-majoring in community health education and biology at Howard University.
Aryn Frazier from Laurel, Maryland is a senior at the University of Virginia, where she is double-majoring in African-American and African Studies and the Honors Program of the Department of Politics.
Clarke is a certified EMT and has authored six publications. Clarke is co-president of Howard University's chapter of the Peer Health Exchange and serves as a news editor of the school's student newspaper, The Hilltop.
Clarke is a Congressional intern with the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
Clarke plans to conduct research in primary health care during his time at Oxford University.
Frazier is president of the university's Black Student Alliance, is involved with the Legal Aid Justice Center's youth leadership program and has run for several elected offices.
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Frazier is a Jefferson Scholarship recipient and a peer adviser for the Office of African American Affairs. She is a contributing columnist for the Cavalier Daily, an independent student newspaper, and the recipient of the NAACP at UVA Outstanding Leader Image Award.
The Rhodes Trust announced the 2017 recipients of the prestigious scholarship on Sunday. The recipients were chosen from 882 applicants endorsed by 311 colleges and universities.
