Local Student Sarah Minney of Belchertown Earns Academic Recognition at Skidmore College

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (06/25/2013)(readMedia)-- Sarah Minney, a member of the Class of 2013 at Skidmore College, earned academic recognition at the college this spring.

She is the daughter of Donald Minney of Belchertown, Mass., and the late Janet Minney.

She earned a B.A. degree summa cum laude with honor in neuroscience at Skidmore's 102nd commencement in May. In addition, Minney was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society that exists to encourage and recognize outstanding individual achievements in liberal education. She was the recipient of the Hartnett Prize in Neuroscience, established by psychology Professor Mary Ann Foley and awaded annual to a senior who conducts outstanding neuroscience research. She also received the Katherine Scranton Rozendaal Citizenship Award, named in honor of a former trustee and awarded to seniors who have lived and learned respectably by the Skidmore Honor Code.

Minney also earned honors for academic work completed during the spring 2013 semester.

During her Skidmore career, Minney was elected to the Skidmore Periclean Honors Forum, which recognizes academic achievement and promotes intellectual and creative activity as well as citizenship and civic engagement.

Founded in 1903, Skidmore College is a coeducational, liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The college grants the bachelor's degree in some 60 majors, including both traditional liberal arts disciplines and preprofessional programs. Skidmore also awards the master of arts in liberal studies degree.