Boise Resident Bryce Jones Wins Senior Award at University of Vermont Commencement

BURLINGTON, VT (06/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Bryce Jones, a Boise, Idaho native, graduated with a double major in political science and economics from the University of Vermont this May. At the commencement ceremony, Jones was presented with the Kidder Medal, a university award that identifies the senior male ranking first on leadership, scholarship, and service

Jones's academic work included departmental honors from the Political Science Department and study at Quigdao University in China. Outside the classroom he was involved in a variety of co-curricular activities including the Student Government Association where he held a number of positions (from senator to chair to president), a member of the Provost's Search Committee, the house manager for Sigma Phi Society, and a consistent volunteer in a number of community service activities.

Jones captured his UVM experience with these words: "2,568 miles from home, the welcoming UVM community embraced me and forced me to challenge my views, character, and intellectual capacities for the better."

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has nearly 10,460 undergraduates in seven schools and colleges, 1,490 graduate students and 452 medical students. As a small, comprehensive university, it blends the academic heritage of a private university with services missions in the land-grant tradition.