Distinguished Scholars For the past 20 years the Gates Millennium Scholars Program has selected the best and brightest students to become Scholars. Our Scholars never stop excelling. This page features Scholars that have transcended to the next the level of honors with their merits. Jessica Wamala Alumna Cohort Year: 2009 Major: Political Science Institution: Villanova University GMS First Rhodes Scholar Seheri Swint Alumna Cohort Year: 2010 Major: Urban Education Institution: Pepperdine, John Hopkins University Luce Scholar