Local Resident Graduates from College of William and Mary

WILLIAMSBURG, VA (06/18/2009)(readMedia)-- Lauren Triner from Delmar, NY recently graduated from the College of William with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

The College of William and Mary is a public university located in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded by Royal Charter in 1693, it is the second oldest college in the country.

William and Mary has a long history of liberal arts education and a powerful commitment to both teaching and research. The College's student body is just over 7,700 full- time (graduate and undergraduate) students with an 11 to 1 student/ faculty ratio.

U.S News and World Report ranks the College sixth among all public universities in the country. Known as "the alma matter of a nation," William and mary has educated three American presidents: Thomas Jefferson, James Monore and John Tyler-- with Washington serving as its first American chancellor. It claims firsts, including the 1776 creation of Phi Beta Kappa, the country's first academic honor society, and the first law school-- established in 1779.