Marcus Harbol of Bothell was awarded the School of Science and Mathematics Outstanding Student Award The Citadel’s Awards Convocation on May 4.

The award was created to recognize superior academic achievement by an undergraduate student majoring in one of the school’s disciplines.

More than 50 awards were presented to cadets in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments. Award presenters included Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, provost and dean of the college Brig. Gen. Connie Book and Capt. Geno Paluso, commandant of cadets.

The Citadel is in Charleston, S.C. and offers a classic military college education for young men and women. The 2,300 members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets are not required to serve in the military but about one-third of each class commission as officers in every branch of U.S. military service.