Calvin Thigpen
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Samuel "Calvin" Thigpen was the male winner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
's highest academic honor, the 1999 Walter Byers Award, in recognition of being the nation's top male scholar-athlete. Thigpen became a Rhodes Scholar, and he returned to obtain is M.D.
at University of Mississippi School of Medicine
. In Medical School Thigpen was president of his medical school class and received the Medical Student of the Year award. He obtained his M.D. in 2005.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
's highest academic honor, the 1999 Walter Byers Award, in recognition of being the nation's top male scholar-athlete. Thigpen became a Rhodes Scholar, and he returned to obtain is M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
at University of Mississippi School of Medicine
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
The University of Mississippi School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Mississippi.Created in 1903 on the Oxford, Mississippi campus, the School of Medicine was used as a hospital during the Civil War for both Union and Confederate soldiers, especially those who were wounded...
. In Medical School Thigpen was president of his medical school class and received the Medical Student of the Year award. He obtained his M.D. in 2005.