Published on May 17, 2014 by Mary Wimberley Â
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Graduating seniors Caroline Reid Donaldson and Anna Grace Poole received Â鶹¹û¶³'s top academic awards during commencement exercises at the school May 17.
Donaldson, a double art and English major from Greer, S.C., received the President's Cup-the valedictorian award-for having the highest grade point average in the senior class. She was presented the trophy at the graduation ceremony for Â鶹¹û¶³'s School of the Arts and Orlean Bullard School of Education. She is a University Fellow.
Poole, a psychology major from Arkadelphia, Ark., received the Velma Wright Irons Award-the salutatorian award-for having the second highest average. She was presented a silver tray at the graduation program for Â鶹¹û¶³'s Howard College of Arts and Sciences. She is a University Fellow.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.
