Brandon Robinson receives award during Honors Day ceremonies at Wofford College

2012 May 17

Wofford College senior Brandon Michael Robinson was recognized on May 3 during Honors Day ceremonies when he received the Harold w. Green Award, the departmental award for accounting.

Robinson, a Dean's List student, is majoring in accounting. He is the recipient of the Watson-Brown Scholarship and the Francis C. Hipp Scholarship. Robinson also is a member of the Student Alumni Association; the Finance, Accounting and Business Club; and Twin Towers service organization. Robinson has plans to enroll in graduate school at Clemson University.

The late Harold W. Green was a professor of economics and accounting from 1965 to 1986 and chaired the accounting department.

Parent(s)/Guardian: John and Tammy Robinson of Woodruff, S.C., 29388.

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 1,550 students in Spartanburg, S.C. Wofford ranks 2nd nationally in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for study abroad. Home to one of the nation's 280 Phi Beta Kappa chapters, Wofford's historic 170-acre campus is recognized as a national arboretum. Wofford is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.