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Kierstin McKenna
  • Business Administration & Economics and accounting
  • Class of 2016
  • Schenectady, N.Y.

Kierstin McKenna Receives Greensboro College Academic Honor

2013 Apr 15

Kierstin McKenna, a first-year student from Schenectady, NY, was among 42 first- and second-year students to receive the Howard C. Wilkinson Award for outstanding academic performance during Greensboro College's annual academic awards convocation April 14.

The Wilkinson Award is presented by the college's chapter of the national academic honor society Alpha Chi. To be eligible, first-year students must have at least 14 hours of credits for grades (other than P) at Greensboro College, with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.6. Second-year students must have at least 45 hours of credits for grades and a minimum GPA of 3.6.

Greensboro College, an independent, coeducational college affiliated with the United Methodist Church, is an academic and social community that unites the liberal arts and Judeo-Christian values in an atmosphere from diversity and mutual respect.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,250 students from 32 states, the District from Columbia and 24 nations in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master's degree programs Greensboro College, an independent, coeducational college affiliated with the United. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 16-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens from service and recreational organizations.