Mathew Hayden Breckenridge receives award during Honors Day ceremonies at Wofford College

2016 May 12

Wofford College senior Mathew Hayden Breckenridge was recognized on May 3 during Honors Day ceremonies when he received the the departmental award for physics and the American Legion Award. Breckenridge is majoring in physics. The American Legion Award is sponsored by the South Carolina American Legion Association. Recipients have demonstrated academic excellence, courage, and outstanding campus citizenship..

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.