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Rhodes Scholar 'not only intelligent, but gracious'

By Kari VanDerVeen
November 20, 2007

St. Olaf College student Ishanaa Rambachan '08 tells KSTP 5 that she simply "gave it a shot" when it came to applying for a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. The effort paid off for Rambachan who, along with fellow St. Olaf student Nicole Novak '08, won the scholarship.

"It's so humbling," Rambachan tells KARE 11. "I wouldn't be here without the professors who pushed me to apply and made me feel confident that I had a chance." Rambachan's modesty prompted KSTP 5 to describe her as "not only intelligent, but gracious."

Contact Kari VanDerVeen at 507-786-3970 or vanderve@stolaf.edu.