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Jessica Penny
  • Spanish and International Leadership
  • Class of 2013
  • Bellefontaine, OH

Jessica Penny '13 Named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges

2012 Nov 14

Jessica Penny '13 of Bellefontaine, OH, is one of 18 Marietta College students named to the 2013 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges."

Penny is a graduate of Bellefontaine High School and is majoring in Spanish and International Leadership.

This award, one of the more prestigious the academic community can bestow, gives national recognition to outstanding campus leaders of the year. Students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934.

Campus nominating committees and editors of the directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,425 full-time students. The College offers 44 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review.

Student's hometown ZIP code: 43311