Grace Marie Longanecker Awarded Scholarship to Attend Wofford College

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SPARTANBURG, SC (05/03/2010)(readMedia)-- Grace Marie Longanecker, a senior at Wando High School, has been awarded an 1854 Scholarship at Wofford College.

Longanecker is a member of the class of 2014. Parents: Gregg and Tracy Longanecker (Mount Pleasant, S.C., 29464).

Ninety percent of Wofford's enrolled students receive approximately $32 million in scholarships, grants and loans each year. Each of the endowed scholarship funds requires that recipients demonstrate outstanding character, academic achievement, and potential for contribution to society; some have additional requirements for eligibility.

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Wofford College, established in 1854, is an independent liberal arts college of 1,450 students in Spartanburg, S.C. Wofford ranks 6th nationally in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for study aboard. Home to one of the nation's 276 Phi Beta Kappa chapters, Wofford's historic 170-acre campus is recognized as a national arboretum. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college is committed to quintessential undergraduate education within the context of values-based inquiry.