Oglethorpe University
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Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is Atlanta's only co-educational small private college, home to 1450 diverse and engaged students representing more than 30 states and 30 countries. Renowned for its groundbreaking Core program, Oglethorpe connects theory and practice through its Atlanta Laboratory for Learning (A_LAB), an incubator for students' experiential learning outside the classroom.

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Founded in 1835, Oglethorpe University is Atlanta's only co-educational small private college, home to 1450 diverse and engaged students representing more than 30 states and 30 countries. Renowned for its groundbreaking Core program, Oglethorpe connects theory and practice through its Atlanta Laboratory for Learning (A_LAB), an incubator for students' experiential learning outside the classroom.

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Gillian Rabin earns Sally Hull Weltner Award for Highest Academic Achievement
Graduating senior Gillian Rabin was awarded the Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship at the university's commencement ceremony on May 18, 2019. The award honors the student in the graduating class who has attained the highest grade-point average with the greatest number of hours in course work completed at the university. This award is given annually in loving memory of Sally Hull Weltner, wife of Dr. Philip Weltner, president of Oglethorpe University from 1944-1953.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 9
James Edward Oglethorpe Award Presented to Two Graduating Seniors
The esteemed James Edward Oglethorpe Award is presented annually to two individuals in the graduating class who, in the opinion of the faculty, have excelled in scholarship, leadership and character. The award is named for Georgia's founder and Oglethorpe University's namesake, General James Edward Oglethorpe.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 9
Robert Doughtery-Bliss earns Sally Hull Weltner Award for Highest Academic Achievement
Graduating senior Roberty Dougherty-Bliss '19 was awarded the Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship at the university's commencement ceremony on May 18, 2019. He tied with classmate Gillian Rabin, the only tie in recent memory. The Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship honors the student in the graduating class who has attained the highest grade-point average with the greatest number of hours in course work completed at the university. This award is given annually in loving memory of Sally Hull Weltner, wife of Dr. Philip Weltner, president of Oglethorpe University from 1944-1953.
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Academic Award - 2019 Jul 9
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Stephen Johnson earns Sally Hull Weltner Award for Highest Academic Achievement
Graduating senior Stephen Johnson was awarded the Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship at the university's commencement ceremony on May 13, 2018. The award honors the student in the graduating class who has attained the highest grade-point average with the greatest number of hours in course work completed at the university. This award is given annually in loving memory of Sally Hull Weltner, wife of Dr. Philip Weltner, president of Oglethorpe University from 1944-1953.
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Academic Award - 2018 Jun 21
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Abigail Taylor Kreisinger wins Sally Hull Weltner Award for Highest Academic Achievement
Abigail Taylor Kreisinger, a 2017 graduate of Oglethorpe University, was awarded the Sally Hull Weltner Award for Scholarship at the university's commencement ceremony on May 13, 2017. This award is given annually in loving memory of Sally Hull Weltner, wife of Dr. Philip Weltner, president of Oglethorpe University from 1944-1953. The award honors the student in the graduating class who has attained the highest grade-point average with the greatest number of hours in course work completed at the university.
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Academic Award - 2017 May 17
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