West Point Cadets Named Rhodes Scholars

Two U.S. Military Academy cadets were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholarship awardees named Saturday. CDTs Kai Youngren '23 and Margaret Williams '23 will study at the University of Oxford in the fall of 2023. “Congratulations to our newest Rhodes Scholars and the team that supported them throughout this whole process,” said Dean of the Academic Board, BG Shane Reeves. “I’m thrilled to see the impact that Margaret and Kai will have during their studies at Oxford and throughout their careers in the Army.” CDT Williams '23 is an economics major from Greenwich, Connecticut. Her research and professional objectives focus on international economics. CDT Youngren '23 is a law and legal studies major and terrorism studies minor from Florham Park, New Jersey. CDT Youngren’s '23 research examines the dynamics affecting executive power and foreign policy. His other interests include security studies and writing pedagogy. Read more.