A Cloquet man is one of 32 students from across the United States selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2009, the scholarship trust announced today.
Brian Krohn, who graduated from Cloquet High School in 2004, now is a senior at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He and the other 31 Rhodes Scholars for 2009 were selected from 769 applicants endorsed by 207 colleges and universities.
The scholarships, the oldest of the international study awards available to American students, provide two or three years of study. The students will enter Oxford University in England next October.
The Rhodes Trust Web site, at www.rhodesscholars.org , issued this biography of Krohn:
"Brian J. Krohn, Cloquet, is a senior at Augsburg College and is its first Rhodes Scholar. A Goldwater Scholar with an interest in renewable biofuels, he has been awarded a patent for his novel method of producing biodiesel fuel. In addition to his work in chemistry and environmental science, he founded a journal for undergraduate scholarship, and has worked as a tutor and a hurricane relief volunteer. Brian plans to do the M.Sc. in environmental change and management at Oxford."
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Rhodes Scholarships were created in 1902 by the will of British philanthropist Cecil Rhodes. Winners are selected on the basis of high academic achievement, personal integrity, leadership potential and physical vigor, among other attributes.
The American students will join an international group of scholars selected from 13 other jurisdictions around the world. Approximately 80 scholars are selected each year.
The value of the Rhodes Scholarship varies depending on the field of study. The total value averages about $50,000 per year.
With the elections announced Sunday, 3,164 Americans have won Rhodes Scholarships, representing more than 300 colleges and universities.
