James Hughes Receives Award at Hampden-Sydney College Opening Convocation

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James Hughes (left) receives award from Dr. Christopher Howard, President of Hampden-Sydney College

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (09/06/2012)(readMedia)-- At Opening Convocation on Tuesday, September 4, James Bradford Hughes, a junior at Hampden-Sydney College, received the Second Honor Samuel S. Jones Phi Beta Kappa Award for a grade point average of 3.9298. The Samuel S. Jones Phi Beta Kappa Award recognizes juniors for their intellectual achievement and good citizenship.

A Madison Scholar, James serves as Treasurer of both the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Pre-Health Society. He is a member of the national scientific honor society Chi Beta Phi and received the Sophomore Academic Excellence Award at Final Convocation in Spring 2012. A biology major, James is a graduate of Saint Andrew's School and is the son of Drs. Brian & Amy Hughes of Savannah.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.