Kristen DeYoung receives award during Honors Convocation at Wofford College

SPARTANBURG, SC (05/20/2010)(readMedia)-- Wofford College senior Kristen DeYoung received the "Heart of a Terrier" Leadership Award during Honors Convocation held May 11.

DeYoung, a biology major, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa during her junior year. A recipient of the Harry D. Dobbs scholarship, she has been active on campus, serving many roles in the Kappa Delta sorority and the Panhellenic Council. She is a member of the Order of the Omega Greek Honor Society. DeYoung has served as the chair of the Fun Funds Committee for the Campus Union and as the chair of the Athletic Ad-hoc Committee. Her service to Wofford has been recognized with the J. Michael Preston Award for Service to the Student Body. Parents: Eric and Nicole DeYoung (Chapin, S.C. 29036).

The "Heart of a Terrier" Leadership Awards recognize those students who have made a positive difference on the campus and excelled in scholarship, leadership, and campus citizenship and service.

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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.