Easley Student Named a Wofford Presidential Scholar

Christopher Michael Bourean of Easley, a double major in biology and finance who plans to attend medical school, has been named an inaugural Presidential Global Studies Scholar.

Bourean, a graduate of and son of Michael and Lisa Bourean of Easley, has pursued multiple internships in medicine – at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Spartanburg, and the Debakey Summer Surgery Program in Houston.

This summer, he will conduct research at Clemson University and will intern with a professor of orthopedic surgery at Brown University in Providence, R.I.

Bourean plans to attend medical school and hopes to become involved with health care policy making. He holds a Charles E. Daniel Finalist Academic Scholarship and is both a National Merit Scholar and a Palmetto Fellow. He co-founded the Wofford Residential Sustainability Program and chairs the Math Academy tutoring program. He is a Campus Union delegate and is on the Judicial Commission.

He also is a member of the James Investment Fund, an organization that provides Wofford students with real-life financial investment experience.

Bourean has logged more than 500 hours of community service while at Wofford. His Global Studies project will be “Developing Health Care in the Developing World,” focusing on such groups as the World Health Organization, Partners in Health and the Acumen Fund in India as a primary destination, followed by shorter periods in South Africa, Brazil and Haiti.

Bourean is a Dean’s List student.