Carly Peruccio named a Dana Scholar at Bates College

2013 Dec 19

Carly Peruccio, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Dino J. Peruccio of Manchester, Conn., has been named a Dana Scholar at Bates College.

Each year, 20 Bates sophomores with exemplary academic achievement and demonstrated leadership ability are honored as Dana Scholars, a distinction they hold throughout their Bates careers. Bates faculty and coaches nominate Dana Scholar candidates, and finalists are selected based on their academic performance as well as participation in college activities, community service and leadership.

Peruccio, who is majoring in anthropology at Bates, is a 2012 graduate of Manchester High School.

The Dana Scholar program was established through the Charles A. Dana Foundation, begun by the late industrialist and philanthropist Charles A. Dana. Bates' Dana Chemistry Hall was built with the foundation's assistance, and six Bates faculty members are Charles A. Dana Professors, among the most prestigious honors the college bestows.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.