Caymanian Shmona Simpson is a 2012 winner of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Ms. Simpson, 23, was presented with the award at Barbados’ Government House on 22 November by the scholarship’s selection committee.
Shmona already has a first-class honours degree from the University of London and an MSc in global health from the University of Oxford.
Minister for Education, Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, offered his praise, “On behalf of my Ministry and the Government, I would like to congratulate Shmona on this most outstanding achievement. This is a huge honour, not just for Shmona but also for our country as a whole. Shmona is one of our own national scholarship recipients, and it is exciting to see her academic and leadership achievements acknowledged in this way. She is a true testament to the success that can come through hard work, dedication and a commitment to excellence.”
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