Brittany Prince Awarded James Edward Oglethorpe Award

ATLANTA, GA (06/30/2011)(readMedia)-- Forest Park's Brittany Prince was recently awarded the James Edward Oglethorpe Award at Oglethorpe University's commencement ceremony. The 2011 graduate majored in history at Oglethorpe. The two annual James Edward Oglethorpe Awards are presented to the man and the woman in the senior class who, in the opinion of the faculty, have excelled in both scholarship and service

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