Andrew Stoddard Receives Final Convocation Award

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Andrew Stoddard (right) with Matt MacFarland

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (04/28/2011)(readMedia)-- At Final Convocation on April 21, Hampden-Sydney College freshman Andrew McNeal Stoddard received the Outstanding Freshman Journalist Award, presented by Matthew E. MacFarland '11, Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, The Hampden-Sydney Tiger. Presented by the student newspaper, this award recognizes the best in newspaper journalism by a freshman.

A Patrick Henry Scholar, Andrew is a staff writer for the student newspaper, The Hampden-Sydney Tiger, is on the varsity cross country team, and is a member of the Tiger Athletic Club. Andrew graduated from Mills E. Godwin High School and is the son of Dan & Mary Stoddard of Richmond.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the needs of young men.