Taylor Pannill Receives Final Convocation Award at Hampden-Sydney College

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Taylor Pannill, left, with Dr. Evan Davis

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA (05/10/2013)(readMedia)-- At Final Convocation on April 25, Hampden-Sydney College junior John Taylor Pannill received the Sallie Wright Harrison Poetry Award, presented by Dr. Evan R. Davis, Elliott Associate Professor of English. The Sallie Wright Harrison Award was established in 1998 by an alumnus in memory of Mrs. Harrison and as a testimony to her love of poetry and teaching. Taylor's winning collection of poetry is entitled "I Write."

Through the Hampden-Sydney Study Abroad program, Taylor spent one semester last year in Madrid with the Institute for the International Education of Students and the other semester in Peru with the Institute for Study Abroad. A Spanish major, Taylor graduated from Carlisle School and is the son of Mr. & Mrs. William L. Pannill of Martinsville.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The College is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.