Allissa Abdelwahed, daughter of Misti Kittman of Blanco and Moncef Abdelwahed of Paris, France, was awarded first-year honors at Sweet Briar College for outstanding academic achievement for the 2010 fall semester.

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. Information is available at www.sbc.edu.