ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Winthrop University senior Emily Sparrow received the President's Award for Academic Excellence at the Dec. 16 Commencement at Winthrop Coliseum.
President Dan Mahony announced that the Clover, South Carolina, resident finished with the highest cumulative
GPA.
Sparrow graduated in three and a half years with her major in English and minors in
mathematics and geography. A member of the Winthrop cross-country team, she has been
accepted into the Peace Corps and will soon be teaching English in Mongolia.
Around 330 students received their bachelor's or master's degrees in the Dec. 16 ceremony.
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