Local Student Brian Erickson Earns Prize from Wells College

AURORA , NY (06/24/2010)(readMedia)-- Brian Erickson, of Dover-Foxcroft, has earned the 2010 Wells College Cayuga Basin Prize in Environmental Studies. Erickson recently graduated from Wells this past May with a degree in environmental studies.

The Cayuga Basin Prize in Environmental Studies is awarded to a member of the graduating class with an outstanding academic record in environmental studies, who has engaged in significant professional activates during his or her undergraduate years, and who shows promise for future professional development in the field.

Wells College is a nationally recognized private coeducational liberal arts college located in Aurora, New York, on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. It was established in 1868 by Henry Wells, founder of the Wells Fargo and American Express Companies. The College is known as an exceptional value, pairing top quality academic programs with affordable tuition. Wells boasts small class sizes, an extensive experiential learning program, and a wide range of off-campus study options. The academic program allows students substantial freedom to create individually unique educational experiences. Small, smart, and connected to the world around it, Wells is currently strengthening its off-campus study offerings and introducing new athletics programs.

Wells College ~ the Education of an Extraordinary Life

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