Jenna Schmidt, daughter of Nancy and Jerry Schmidt of Eastsound, was awarded first-year honors at Sweet Briar College for outstanding academic achievement for the 2009 spring semester.

Schmidt is majoring in anthropology.

To qualify for first-year honors, students must achieve an outstanding record, including a 3.3 grade point average with a minimum of 12 graded academic hours in the first semester of their freshman year.

Sweet Briar College is a nationally recognized all-women’s liberal arts college near Lynchburg, Va.