Raina Nicole Luthra named Honor Graduate during Commencement ceremonies at Wofford College

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SPARTANBURG, SC (05/27/2010)(readMedia)-- Raina Nicole Luthra (Simpsonville, S.C.) and Sarah Hannah Newman (Camden, S.C.) were named Honor Graduates during Commencement ceremonies at Wofford College on May 23. Honor Graduates have the highest GPA among the graduating class; both Luthra and Newman had 3.99 GPAs.

Luthra graduated with degrees in Spanish and biology, summa cum laude. Parent: Pamela Luthra Pierson (Simpsonville, S.C., 29681).

Luthra studied abroad in Santiago, Chile, during her junior year. She has been a frequent volunteer with the La U y Tu outreach, a community ESOL teacher, and a member of multiple Campus Union Committees. She recently was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

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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.