Gil recalls journey to being a Rhodes Scholar finalist
Sam Gil (center) addressed the December 19, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. He is shown with Rotarian Steve Phillips (left) and Rotary Club President Brian Ardoin. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard).
By: HEATHER
BOGARD
Associate Editor
Rotarian Steve Phillips welcomed Sam Gil as the guest speaker for the December 19, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Gil, a student at McNeese State University, discussed his recent journey through the process of becoming a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Gil noted he was one of 2,500 students who applied for the scholarship in the …
