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Former K President George Rainsford congratulates K student and Rhodes Scholar recipient Becky Gray in 1981.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kalamazoo College alumna Becky Gray \u201981<\/strong> is the only student from K or Western Michigan University ever\u00a0to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. In a Nov.15, 2012\u00a0Kalamazoo Gazette<\/em> article<\/a>, she offered some words of advice for Rhodes Scholarship finalist Mitch Zajac, a WMU graduate student and former football player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Rhodes Scholar recipient Becky Gray in 1981.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kalamazoo College alumna <strong>Becky Gray \u201981<\/strong> is the only student from K or Western Michigan University ever\u00a0to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. 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