Benjamin Carlson honored at Union College's Prize Day

2012 Jun 1

Benjamin Carlson, of Acton, MA, was recently honored at Union College's annual Prize Day celebration.

Carlson was given the Edward S. C. Smith Geology Prize, given to a senior, majoring in geology, who demonstrates high professional potential.

Union College, founded in 1795 as the first college chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers programs in the liberal arts and engineering to 2,100 undergraduates of high academic promise and strong personal motivation. Union, with its long history of blending disciplines, is a leader in educating students to be engaged, innovative and ethical contributors to an increasingly diverse, global and technologically complex society.