Catherine Elliott honored at Union College's Prize Day

2012 Jun 1

Catherine Elliott, of Suffolk, England, was recently honored at Union College's annual Prize Day celebration.

Elliott was given the David Brind (1982) Memorial Prize in English, given to outstanding senior students in English. She was also awarded the Mrs. Edwin L. Rich Prize, given to a student majoring in English who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship.

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.