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Chartlotta Wennefors Racz (Class of 2002) was a two-time All-Big South Conference selection in 2000 and 2001, and was voted the 2002 Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She still ranks in the Winthrop all-time top 10 career lists in seven categories, including first in career free throw percentage (76 percent), fourth in free throws made (354), and ninth for 3-point field goals made (90). She scored a career-high 34 points against College of Charleston on Dec. 16, 2001, which is tied for the second most in school history. She finished her career ranked ninth on the Winthrop career scoring list and 25th in the Big South Conference with 1,220 points. She is currently working as a research scientist with BASF in Limburgerhof, Germany. She previously served as a research scientist for a pharmaceutical company in Budapest, Hungary. In 2008, she earned a Ph.D from Duke University in chemistry with a focus on biological chemistry. She was the recipient of three fellowships and several research awards while at Duke. Charlotta and her husband, Robert, are the parents of a daughter, Olivia (age 2).