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Ewan Benjamin

Majoring in History And Political Science, Minoring in Philosophy And Religion
Bridgewater College, Class of 2025
From Boones Mill, Va.

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Ewan Benjamin Receives the Philosophy Award and the Esther Mae Wilson Petcher Memorial Scholarship from Bridgewater College

June 13, 2023

Bridgewater College recognized more than 60 outstanding students during the annual College Awards ceremony on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

Among the students receiving awards was Ewan Benjamin, a(n) history and political science major from Boones Mill, Va.. Benjamin received the Philosophy Award and the Esther Mae Wilson Petcher Memorial Scholarship, presented to a student with the most extensive record of excellent academic work in philosophy courses and to a student in good academic standing who demonstrates leadership in campus activities with an emphasis on religious life, respectively.

Benjamin is involved in the College's Jazz Band, Spiritual Life Board and Comitatus, a group that promotes the safe study and practice of the Western martial arts. During his time at BC, Benjamin completed research titled "Immigrants, Refugees or Spies? A Look Into Eastern-European Migration from 1947-1957," presented at A Celebration of the Arts, Scholarship, Performance, Innovation and Research Excellence (ASPIRE) in 2023.