Asantewaa Adwoa Boateng awarded scholarship to attend Wofford College

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SPARTANBURG, SC (01/28/2010)(readMedia)-- Asantewaa Adwoa Boateng, a senior at Sumter High School, has been awarded a Charles E. Daniel Scholarship at Wofford College.

Boateng is a member of the class of 2014. Parents: Yaw and Agartha Boateng (2315 Stadium Road, Sumter, S.C., 29154).

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 Charles E. Daniel Endowed Scholarship Fund provides awards annually for two entering freshmen. Daniel Scholars receive tuition, fees, room, and board for a period of four years. The late Mr. Charles E. Daniel, industrialist and statesman, was devoted to promoting the development of orderly industrialization, improved transportation, and expanded educational opportunities in South Carolina and the region. In memory of Mr. Daniel, the Daniel family provided this scholarship for identifying and developing leadership.

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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.