Catherine Pfeifer Receives Ripon College Clifford Crump Phi Beta Kappa Award

RIPON, WI (05/04/2010)(readMedia)--  Catherine Pfeifer, a junior majoring in English and German from Brown Deer, Wis., was named the recipient of the 2010 Clifford Crump Phi Beta Kappa Award during a ceremony held April 21, 2010 at Ripon College.

 The award recognizes a sophomore and junior selected by the Ripon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on the basis of academics, intellectual interest outside the classroom and service to the community.

 Pfeifer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pfeifer of Brown Deer, Wis.

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Ripon College, founded in 1851, prepares students of diverse interests for lives of productive, socially responsible citizenship. Ripon's liberal arts curriculum and residential campus create an intimate learning community in which students experience a richly personalized education. Ripon has consistently been recognized as a "best value" and "Best 371 College" by The Princeton Review; a "Best Buy in College Education" by Barron's; a "Best Liberal-Arts College" by Washington Monthly; one of the 40 best liberal-arts colleges nationwide for value by U.S. News and World Report; and among the top 100 private colleges in the nation overall and for value by Forbes Magazine. For more information about Ripon College, visit www.ripon.edu.