Steven Profitt awarded President's Medal at Denison University

GRANVILLE, OH (05/16/2012)(readMedia)-- Denison University recent graduate Steven Profitt of Granville (43023) was awarded a President's Medal by President Dale Knobel in a ceremony that took place on April 13, in Swasey Chapel. The President's Medal was established in 1985 to recognize stellar achievement by the top students in each graduating class. Profitt was one of four to receive this honor.

Profitt, a political science major, has a long list of accomplishments to his credit: dean's list; Denison Community Governance Association, class senator; Academic Affairs Council, student representative; resident assistant; Beta Theta Pi fraternity, member; American Legion's Buckeye Boy's State Program, volunteer counselor; Distinguished Leadership Award; U.S. Senator Richard G. Lugar, intern; and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's premiere academic honorary.

Associate professor of English and chair of the faculty, Linda Krumholz said of Profitt, "Steven, you have made your mark as a political science major as well as a prominent figure in student government and campus life. You are dedicated to interrogating the political and legal implications of policy - particularly as they relate to the most pressing issues of our time. Your nominators describe you as a 'dialogical thinker' whose opinions emerge from a distinct moral and theological position, and as 'a person of conviction who is open to debate.' "

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in research, civic engagement, and the cultivation of independent thinking.