Peterson Receives Top Honors At Mount Olive College

MOUNT OLIVE – Anthony Peterson of Clinton received three prestigious awards during University of Mount Olive’s Annual Awards Day.

The President’s Citizenship Award, first awarded in 1972, is a scholarship sponsored by President J. William Byrd and Mrs. Marcy E. Byrd.  The award is presented to a returning student who has made the greatest contribution to the College during the academic year.  The scholarship is payable on future educational expenses at University of Mount Olive.  A ballot of the student body chooses the recipient.

Peterson, the son of Penny Robinson and Herbert Peterson, is a junior agriculture science education major.  He is President of the Ensemble Gospel Choir and serves as a Student Assistant in the Admissions Office.  He is a member of several on campus organizations including:  Collegiate FFA, Student Theological Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fellowship of African-Americans, and the Student Ministry Team.

University of Mount Olive is a private institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition with defining Christian values. The College, sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists, has locations in Mount Olive, New Bern, Wilmington, Goldsboro, Research Triangle Park, Jacksonville, and Washington. For more information, visit www.moc.edu.