Connie Goodwin Recognized at Wilson College Academic Awards

2013 May 23

Connie Goodwin, a student at Wilson College, received the E. Grace White Prize and the Alice Martin Brumbaugh Award in Sociology at Wilson's 2012 Academic Awards presentation held May 3. The E. Grace White Prize is awarded to a senior whose major field is biology or biochemistry, and who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and plans a career involving the biological sciences. The Alice Martin Brumbaugh Award in Sociology is awarded to a woman student who has entered the College at a nontraditional age and shows a special interest and/or outstanding promise as a student in the discipline of sociology.

Goodwin, of Ft. Loudon, PA, is majoring in biochemistry.

Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a liberal arts college offering bachelor's degrees in 30 majors and master's degrees in education and the humanities. Wilson has been named a "Best Value" college in its region for 11 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" for providing quality academics at an affordable price. The college has been ranked one of the best regional colleges for undergraduate education for nine straight years by U.S. News.

Located in Chambersburg, Pa., the college had a fall 2012 enrollment of 695, which included 17 students from 9 foreign countries. Visit www.wilson.edu for more information.