Virginia Hoyt Recognized at Lafayette's All-College Honors Convocation

2015 Jun 10

Virginia Hoyt of Lexington was honored by Lafayette College for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation. Awards and prizes were presented to 129 students in all four of Lafayette's academic divisions -- engineering, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.

Virginia, Class of 2016 Excel Scholar, Marquis Scholar, a graduate of Henry Clay High School, received the American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Environmental Chemistry, presented to a student who has demonstrated excellence in research, coursework and motivation in the study of environmental chemistry by the Department of Chemistry.

Lia Mandaglio Parifax '08, managing director of a global advisory firm specializing in LGBT talent and business development, served as keynote speaker.

Read more about the students, awards and program presented Sunday, May 3 at Lafayette's All-College Honors Convocation.

Lafayette is a highly selective, national liberal arts college in Easton, Pa. with 2,400 students and 215 full-time faculty, offering a wide variety of undergraduate degree programs including engineering and Division I sports.