Joshua Packwood, at the age of 22, became the first

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, a

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, in 2008. Packwood was a

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finalist and graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Packwood turned down a full scholarship from

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in order to attend Morehouse.

Bibliography

*Alison Go, "White Valedictorian Makes Morehouse History", '' U.S. News & World Report'', 12 May 2008
Available online.
*Errin Haines, "2008 valedictorian is different kind of 'Morehouse Man'", 11 May 2009, ''

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*Dana Rosenblatt and Don Lemon, "White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse", 16 May 2008
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, "Valedictorian Makes History", 14 May 2008
Audio available online.
*Dana Rosenblatt and Don Lemon, "White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse

References

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