Local Student Talya Wolf of Worcester Earns Academic Recognition at Skidmore College

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (06/21/2013)(readMedia)-- Talya Wolf, a member of the Class of 2013 at Skidmore College, earned academic recognition at the college this spring.

She is the daughter of Gary and Monica Wolf of Worcester, Mass.

Wolf earned a B.A. degree magna cum laude at Skidmore's 102nd commencement in May and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society that exists to encourage and recognize outstanding individual achievements in liberal education. In addition she was one of two students to receive the Charlotte W. Fahey Prize, established in honor of a former professor and awarded annually to two outstanding seniors in the college's Department of Chemistry.

During her Skidmore career Wolf 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.