Emily Elizabeth Butler earns Dean's Award at Colgate University

2012 Aug 31

Emily Elizabeth Butler was a recipient of the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the 2012 spring term at Colgate University, where Butler is a member of the Class of 2014.

To be eligible for the Dean's Award, a Colgate student must achieve a 3.30 or higher average while enrolled in four courses. Butler, a graduate of Lewis Palmer High School, is concentrating in Geology at Colgate. Butler lives in Monument.

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