Andrew M. McCurry awarded Wofford College scholarship

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SPARTANBURG, SC (01/27/2010)(readMedia)-- Andrew M. McCurry, a senior at The McCallie School, has been awarded a Benjamin Wofford Scholarship at Wofford College.

McCurry is a member of the class of 2014. Parents: Mike and Lynn McCurry (3717 Reid Circle, Sherrills Ford, N.C., 28673).

Ninety percent of Wofford's enrolled students receive approximately $32 million in scholarships, grants and loans each year. Each of the endowed scholarship funds requires that recipients demonstrate outstanding character, academic achievement, and potential for contribution to society; some have additional requirements for eligibility.

The Benjamin Wofford Scholarships are named in memory of the founder of the college. These scholarships are awarded annually to male students nominated by their high schools and selected by Wofford College as possessing outstanding qualities of scholarship, leadership and character.

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Wofford College, established in 1854, is an independent liberal arts college of 1,450 students in Spartanburg, S.C. Wofford ranks 6th nationally in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for study abroad. Home to one of the nation's 276 Phi Beta Kappa chapters, Wofford's historic 170-acre campus is recognized as a national arboretum. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college is committed to quintessential undergraduate education within the context of values-based inquiry.