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Austin Hughes

Election Year: 2019

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Iowa & Wolfson 2019

Austin Hughes

Biography

Austin T. Hughes is a senior at the University of Iowa triple majoring in English (Creative Writing), Theatre Arts, and Japanese Language and Literature. Austin was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior. A Beinecke scholar, he has won numerous awards for his poetry and creative writing at both the university and national level. As Co-President of The English Society, Austin maintained a network of educators, writers, and authors to showcase student literature to campus and beyond. He is a cellist, a cross-country runner, and has written Twilight fan fiction.