Germantown Native Emily Wavering Selected for Prestigious Academic Scholarship

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ST. MARY'S CITY, MD (08/21/2013)(readMedia)-- St. Mary's College of Maryland is pleased to announce that the Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation Scholarship Committee selected Germantown, Md., native Emily Wavering, St. Mary's College class of 2013, as a recipient of the 2013 ODK Scholarship. Each year the foundation awards up to 20 scholarships to members who are applying for post-graduate programs. These $1,000 scholarships are available to students who have earned a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA, were voting members of their ODK Circle, and are current seniors or have graduated within the past five years.

Wavering was also named the St. Mary's College ODK Circle Leader of the Year. Wavering's selection was based on many contributions. Wavering served as the vice president of ODK and as president and past secretary of the Circle K International Service Club and won the Ellis H. Stroup Distinguished Secretary Award from the Capital District Circle K International Society of Distinguished Collegians. She was a member of the St. Mary's College Nitze Scholars program, Phi Beta Kappa, and Omicron Delta Epsilon, and served as secretary of the Economics Club and as First Year Seminar peer mentor. Wavering also participated in two study-abroad opportunities and interned at Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

Joanne Goldwater, faculty secretary of the St. Mary's College ODK Circle, said, "Emily is a student of exemplary character who exhibits responsible leadership, role modeling, and service to our college and the community."

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About ODK:

The Omicron Delta Kappa Society, Inc., the national leadership honors society for college students, recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. ODK was founded December 3, 1914 at Washington and Lee University, Lexington Va., by 15 student and faculty leaders. ODK was the first college honor society of a national scope to give recognition for meritorious leadership and service in extracurricular activities. The Society is now present on the campuses of over 300 colleges around the country.

About St. Mary's College of Maryland 

St. Mary's College of Maryland, designated the Maryland state honors college in 1992, is ranked one of the best public liberal arts schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. More than 2,000 students attend the college, nestled on the St. Mary's River in Southern Maryland.

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