Kelly Hanson Earns Award at York College of PA Student Recognition Ceremony

2014 May 9

Kelly Hanson of Glen Rock, a senior Biology major at York College of Pennsylvania, recently earned an award during the College's annual Student Recognition Ceremony. Hanson earned the Bruce B. Smith Biology Seminar Award, given to the students who present the best original research papers as determined by members of the faculty, and the Denoncourt Award for Excellence and Service in Biology, given to the graduating senior majoring in biology who exhibits not only outstanding academic ability in biology, but also a sense of service to others.

Located in southcentral Pennsylvania, York College offers more than 50 baccalaureate majors in professional programs, the sciences and humanities to its 4,600 undergraduate students. The College also offers master's programs in business, education and nursing. A center of affordable academic excellence, York is dedicated to the intellectual, professional and social growth of its students. The College helps them develop a concrete plan to attain academic growth and career success; encourages them to try in the "real world" what they learn in the classroom; and prepares them to be professionals in whatever career they pursue.