Anna Breton Awarded Oglethorpe University's Young Alumni Award

ATLANTA, GA (05/17/2011)(readMedia)-- Mableton's Anna Blacklidge Breton, a 2002 graduate of Oglethorpe University, was awarded the Young Alumni Award during Oglethorpe University's 2011 Alumni Weekend gala awards ceremony. The Young Alumni Award is presented to a graduate from the last ten years who has shown leadership and inspired other young alumni through participation in career, public service, volunteer or continuing education activities.

Breton works for Chik-fil-A in Marketing and is an active volunteer for her alma mater, including serving as a member of multiple alumni committees and as advisor to her Chi Omega Fraternity chapter.

Oglethorpe University was founded in 1835 and enrolls 1,100 students representing 34 states and 28 countries. Oglethorpe is a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America's most selective liberal arts institutions. For four consecutive years, Oglethorpe has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for commitment to and achievement in community service. In 2010, Oglethorpe was named among U.S. News & World Report's Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Forbes' America's Best Colleges. Princeton Review named Oglethorpe a Best Southeastern College, ranking it in national top-20 lists: Professors Get High Marks (#17), Classroom Discussion Encouraged (#14), Lots of Race/Class Interaction (#11), and Best College Theatre (#18). Georgia Shakespeare is the professional theater-in-residence at Oglethorpe. OU competes in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Website: www.oglethorpe.edu