Groton Resident Jerell Mays Wins Outstanding Student Achievement Award at Connecticut College

NEW LONDON, CT (05/22/2013)(readMedia)-- Jerell Mays, a junior at Connecticut College, was awarded the Sally Abrahms '75 Prize in Non-Fiction, to a senior English major for outstanding achievement in non-fiction writing offered in honor of Sally Abrahms '75 by her family. Mays was presented with the award at the annual Honors & Awards ceremony at Connecticut College on May 8.

Mays is a 2010 graduate of Ella T. Grasso Technical High School.

At the ceremony, the awards were presented by President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. and Carolyn C. Denard, dean of the college. Cherise A. Harris, associate professor of sociology, gave the keynote address.

About Connecticut College

Connecticut College is a private, highly selective liberal arts college with 1,850 students and more than 40 majors in the arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well as the option for students to self-design majors. The College offers a high level of intellectual challenge, a campus culture that supports students to tailor their educational experience to their own interests and goals, and a four-year career development program that teaches students how to translate a liberal arts degree into a first job or graduate school admission. Connecticut College is situated in the small New England seaport of New London. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.