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Kaitlin Watkins
  • Class of 2012
  • Fort Mill, SC

Kaitlin Watkins receives award during Honors Day ceremonies at Wofford College

2012 May 17

Wofford College senior Kaitlin Hunter Watkins was recognized on May 3 during Honors Day ceremonies when she received the Global Citizen Award.

Watkins is majoring in chemistry with a minor in art history. A Dean's List student, she studied abroad in 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is a Young Life leader at Spartanburg High School and a member of Twin Towers service organization. Watkins plans to attend graduate school at the Univrsity of Virginia.

The Global Citizen Award recognizes excellent academic and intercultural performance on a study abroad program, careful reflection upon return, and integration of skills acquired abroad into the senior year curriculum and future plans.

Parent(s)/Guardian: David Watkins and Dana Kay of Fort Mill, S.C., 29708.

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.

Photo available at: http://www.wofford.edu/uploadedImages/newsroom/newsImagesPhotos/Honors_Day_2012/watkinsKaitlin_3MO0392.jpg

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.