Upland Native Hollie Almeria Top Scholar at Whittier College

WHITTER, CA (07/13/2012)(readMedia)-- Whittier College incoming senior Hollie Almeria, an Upland  native,  was named to the Spring 2012 Dean's List.

Undergraduate students are awarded Dean's List honors if he or she earns a 3.70 grade point average (GPA) while completing a full-time course load (12 units) in the fall and spring terms.

Almeria is also a current Fletcher Jones Fellow, a prestigious honor awarded to Whittier's best science students each year. The Fletcher Jones program provides funds for students to have health related internships or science research assistantships in the summer following their junior year and for continuing scholarly activity during their senior year.

Almeria, a psychology major, is a member of Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology. She will begin her senior year at Whittier College in the fall. 

Founded by Quakers in 1887, Whittier College is an independent, four-year college offering a traditional liberal arts program integrated with both professional and pre-professional courses of study. With an emphasis on diversity, community, and curricular innovation, the College's primary mission is to endow students with the education, skills, and values appropriate for global leadership and service. Whittier College is a designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and a member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.