BOILING SPRINGS, NC — Gardner-Webb University recently recognized undergraduate students for academic excellence and outstanding service and leadership. Winners of these awards exemplify the University’s core values of faith, service and leadership in their classrooms and communities.

In honor of the award, each student may choose one book for purchase by Gardner-Webb’s Dover Memorial Library. The book will be inscribed with the student’s name and the date of the award presentation.

Nicole Riha, of Knoxville, Tenn., received the Parrish First Year Chemistry Award, named after Dr. Sherman Parrish who taught Chemistry at Gardner-Webb University for over 30 years. The honor is given to a first-year student in recognition of outstanding achievement in General Chemistry, which as a discipline, is comprehensive, demanding, and exact.

Located in the North Carolina foothills, Gardner-Webb University is a private, Christian, liberal arts university. Gardner-Webb emphasizes a strong student-centered experience and rigorous academics to prepare students to become effective leaders within the global community. Ignite your future at Gardner-Webb.edu.