Annette Calhoun Taylor awarded scholarships to attend Wofford College

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SPARTANBURG, SC (01/28/2010)(readMedia)-- Annette Calhoun Taylor, a senior at A.C. Flora High School, has been awarded a Gibbs Scholarship, Success Initiative Scholarship and Wofford Girls State Scholarship at Wofford College.

Taylor is a member of the class of 2014. Parents: Mark E. and Jane W. Powell (6425 Goldbranch Road, Columbia, S.C., 29206).

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

The Wofford College Success Initiative is a projects-driven learning community that complements the college's liberal arts tradition. Students chosen for the Success Initiative must possess talents, interests, or experiences that have profoundly affected their world view. They will dedicate nine hours per week to the program's curriculum of non-credit individual and team projects. In addition to participation in the program, Success Initiative Scholars are awarded annual scholarships. Funding for the launch of the Success Initiative was provided by Jimmy and Marsha Gibbs.

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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 aboard. 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.