Badger grad was finalist for Rhodes Scholarship

Staff report

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John Miller, a Kinsman native, was a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship.

Miller is a 1st Class Midshipman and a senior at the U.S. Naval Academy.

A son of Bill and Linda Miller, Miller is a 2007 graduate of Joseph Badger High School.

The Rhodes Scholarships, established in 1902 and named after the late Cecil Rhodes, are the oldest international educational fellowships. They give exceptionally intelligent, forward-thinking students from around the globe the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford in England for up to three years.

Each year, 32 U.S. representatives from nearly all fields of study are among the 80 total Rhodes Scholars worldwide.

Students are judged on four main criteria: scholastic accomplishment; energy and desire to fully realize talents, as shown in a passion for sports virtue and fellowship; and leadership instincts.

The distinctive standards were outlined by Rhodes himself to ensure that academics, physicality in leading and personal character be equally considered in an applicant.