Clark Development Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Atty. Felipe Antonio B. Remollo spoke to 483 honor students during Silliman University’s 54th Annual Honors Day Convocation on Feb. 10 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium.
Atty. Remollo, who obtained his high school diploma (batch ‘77) and BA History and Political Science, magna cum laude, (batch ‘81) from Silliman, was himself a consistent honor student during his college years.
A member of the SU Board of Trustees, Remollo was mayor of Dumaguete City from 1998 to 2001. Under his term, Dumaguete received the 1999 Galing Pook Award for Outstanding Environmental Project.
Every year, Silliman recognizes students who have demonstrated academic excellence, student leadership and community involvement through academic and co-curricular awards. This year, 17 got University Honors, 80 College Honors, and 386 Class Honors.
These awards are given to students with high cumulative quality point average of no less than 3.25 in succeeding semesters. Class Honors are for students who belong to the upper 10 percent of the class with an average of no less than 3.25 QPA, while College Honors for those in the upper three percent with an average of no less than 3.5 QPA. University Honors are for seniors who belong to the upper three percent of their class in the four semesters of their junior and senior years, and who are considered for College Honors during their junior and senior years. (SU OIP)
