Bath resident Celia Whitehead wins outstanding student achievement awards at Connecticut College

NEW LONDON, CT (05/16/2011)(readMedia)-- Celia Whitehead, a senior at Connecticut College, was awarded the following awards:

• Eva L. Butler Memorial Prize, offered to a senior anthropology student with the highest grade point average in the major offered by the anthropology department in honor of Mrs. Butler's outstanding contributions to anthropology as well as to colonial and Indian history

• Hispanic Studies Excellence Award, given for academic excellence in Hispanic Studies

Whitehead was presented with the awards at the annual Honors and Awards ceremony at Connecticut College on April 27.

Whitehead, a 2006 graduate of Morse High School, is the daughter of Carla and Harris Whitehead of Bath.

At the ceremony, Timo V. Ovaska, Hans and Ella McCollum '21 Vahlteich Professor of Chemistry, gave the keynote address. Dean of the College Community Armando Bengochea and Dean of the Faculty Roger Brooks also congratulated the students.

About Connecticut College

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college's 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.