Carl Hooks
  • Class of 2013
  • Branford, CT

Carl Hooks named Rodriguez Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis

2013 Aug 16

Carl Hooks of Branford, Conn. (06405), was named an Annika Rodriguez Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis. Hooks, one of 27 Rodriguez Scholars selected this year, will be a freshman at the university when the fall semester begins Aug. 27. Hooks is a 2013 graduate of Choate Rosemary Hall.

The scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students of exceptional academic merit who show commitment to community service and a demonstrated ability to bring diverse people together. The awards range from partial tuition to full tuition and a $2,500 stipend. The scholarship is renewable for all four years of undergraduate academic study, dependent upon the student's satisfactory academic progress. Tuition for the 2013-14 academic year is $44,100.

Scholars participate in the Annika Rodriguez Scholars Program throughout their four years at Washington University, including biweekly meetings, seminars and community service projects.

The scholarship is named in honor of an exceptional young alumna of Washington University, Annika Rodriguez, who was killed during a flash flood while working for the Peace Corps in Honduras.

About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University is counted among the world's leaders in teaching and research, and it draws students and faculty to St. Louis from all 50 states and more than 100 nations. The total student body is nearly 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

The approximately 3,400 faculty teach in seven schools: Arts & Sciences, Brown School, Olin Business School, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, School of Engineering & Applied Science, School of Law and School of Medicine. Twenty-three Nobel laureates have been associated with Washington University, with nine doing the major portion of their pioneering research there.

The university offers more than 90 programs and almost 1,500 courses leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in a broad spectrum of traditional and interdisciplinary fields, with additional opportunities for minor concentrations and individualized programs.