Russell Glenn receives award during Honors Day ceremonies at Wofford College

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SPARTANBURG, SC (05/19/2010)(readMedia)-- Wofford College senior Russell Glenn received the Coleman B. Waller Award, the departmental award for chemistry, and the John Q. Hill Award, the departmental award for mathematics, during Honors Day ceremonies held May 11.

Glenn is a triple chemistry, physics and mathematics major. He has participated in the Community of Scholars and in a prestigious research internship in the pediatric oncology education program at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Glenn has a 4.0 GPA. He has plans to attend the Medical University of South Carolina in their medical scientist training program. Parents: Dr. George and Susan Glenn (Moore, S.C., 29369).

The academic major awards are made by the faculty to seniors recommended by the major departments on the basis of academic achievement, character and intellectual promise. Some of the awards are named in honor of persons who have made significant contributions to the intellectual life of the college.

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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.