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Tennessee nominees for McWhorter Award announced

The H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship has been presented by the Southeastern Conference since 1986 to the league's top male and female scholar-athletes.

The Southeastern Conference will name the 2018 recipients of the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship on April 26.

Highlights of Tennessee's nominees include:

Parker Henry, Football, Tennessee
Major: Finance and Political Science (Double Major)

  • CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team, 2017
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2016 and 2017
  • Three-time selection to SEC Academic Honor Roll, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • East Tennessee Outstanding Finance Award, 2017
  • Sixth Tennessee football player ever to earn the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
  • Held a 4.