Emily Alessandra Batista receives award during Honors Convocation at Wofford College

2017 May 15

Wofford College student Emily Alessandra Batista received the John Bruce Memorial Award during Honors Convocation on May 9. The John Bruce Memorial Award is given to the senior Bonner Scholar who has best demonstrated an overall commitment to the Bonner Program and its goals. She is majoring in finance with a minor in business.

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.