Whitney J. Talcott of Redding, Conn., is the recipient of the Passarelli-Guinta Award for Academic Excellence in Politics, awarded at Fairfield University's Arts & Sciences Award Ceremony. A politics major, Whitney just graduated from Fairfield magna cum laude and plans to pursue post-graduate study.

At Fairfield Whitney was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. Fairfield University is among the 260 colleges and universities that are qualified to award memberships.

Whitney is the daughter of Ann and Frank Talcott and a graduate of Joel Barlow High School.

Posted On: 06-20-2001 09:06 AM

Volume: 33 Number: 249