Fencing champion is dean's list economics major at Harvard

From: Bay State Banner | Date: June 9, 1994| Author: Richard Thorpe | Copyright information


Bay State Banner

06-09-1994

Fencing champion is dean's list economics major at Harvard.

Richard Thorpe

A lot of things Harvard University student Kwame van Leeuwen has done in his life have been exemplary.

The New York City-born, Netherlands-raised van Leeuwen has been an exceptional student and gifted athlete, achieving what few scholar-athletes have been able to do: earning a fencing title while remaining on the dean's list since enrolling a...

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