Downey Native Robert Becerra is Top Scholar at Whittier College

WHITTER, CA (09/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Whittier College incoming senior Robert Becerra, a graduate of Warren High School in Downey, CA, was named to the Spring 2012 Dean's List.

Undergraduate students are awarded Dean's List honors if he or she earns a 3.70 grade point average (GPA) while completing a full-time course load (12 units) in the fall and spring terms.

A physics major, Becerra began his senior year erlier this month.  

Founded by Quakers in 1887, Whittier College is an independent, four-year college offering a traditional liberal arts program integrated with both professional and pre-professional courses of study. With an emphasis on diversity, community, and curricular innovation, the College's primary mission is to endow students with the education, skills, and values appropriate for global leadership and service. Whittier College is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.