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Webb graduate Roddy named 2007
Presidential Scholar
staff reports - Thu, May, 24, 2007
Recent Webb School of Knoxville graduate Katherine Roddy was named a Presidential Scholar by the United States Department of Education.
Roddy was this years Webb valedictorian. She is a National Merit Finalist, a member of the Cum Laude Society and an AP Scholar with Distinction.
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She will attend Dartmouth College this fall where she plans to study either chemistry or the classics.
Each Presidential Scholar can invite his or her most inspiring and challenging teacher to travel to Washington, D.C. to receive a Teacher Recognition Award from the U.S. Department of Education and to participate in the Presidential Scholar recognition events.
Roddy has asked longtime Webb Upper School Latin teacher Janet Colbert to join her at the June event.
Roddy is the seventh Webb senior to be named a Presidential Scholar. Previous Webb School winners are: Iang Jeon 78, Mary Crossley 80, Elizabeth Johnson 83, Philip King IV 88, Bryan Wilson 96 and Brad Smith 01.
The Presidential Scholars program was created in 1964 to honor high academic achievement. It was expanded in 1979 to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in visual, literary and performing arts.
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