Grad and CS Award Winners
Date: 4/5/2011Grad & CS Student Awards
Please congratulate the following Graduate and Continuing Studies seniors, who will be graduating this May. (Awards are listed by campus location.)
Main Campus
Academic Excellence and Civic Engagement Award
Sean Joseph Cullen
Angela L. Kase
Educational Leadership Award
A. Christine Santaniello
Outstanding Master of Education
Peter Joseph Clark
Outstanding Master of Business Administration
Phillip M. Becker
Outstanding Academic Achievement
Larry R. McMullen
Betty Ford Center Academic Award
Eric Scott Reeser
Spirit of St. Francis Award – Nursing
Omasiel Herenia Comrie-Reinert
Behavioral Health Studies Director’s Award
Kathy Ann Sullivan
Caron Treatment Center Award of Excellence
Giannina Reyes Sanchez
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy Award of Excellence
Monica Lynn Keeney
Master of Arts in Community Counseling Professional Counseling Award
Amy L. Hess
Master of Arts in Community Counseling Clinical Advancement Award
Paula Bellavance
Lori Konitsky Chaplick
Master of Arts in Community Counseling Award of Excellence
Gabrielle Elisabeth Schultz
Marianne M. Sharon
Master of Science in Nursing Leaders in Learning
Christine Louise Reich
Philadelphia Center
Outstanding Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Award
Linda M. Carter
Master of Arts in Community Counseling Academic Excellence Award
Jeremy Alec Turner
Caron Award of Excellence
Linda Kay Sheridan
Caron Award of Excellence
Kenia A. DeLarge
Caron Achievement Award
Martha B. Medina
Father Martin’s Ashley Academic Award
Jennifer Ann Rumig
Father Martin Ashley Humanity Award
Denisha Van Buren
The Behavioral Health Studies Crusader Award
Beth Isis Cruz
The Betty Ford Center Award
Rhodesia L. Whatley
Philadelphia Director’s Award
Jennifer Ann Rumig
Criminal Justice Academic Excellence Award
Martha B. Medina
Criminal Justice Academic Achievement Award
Beth Isis Cruz
Schuylkill Center
Director’s Award
Sharon Ann Coleman
Outstanding Student Teacher Award
Melissa Ann Scheetz
Facts & Figures
- History: Established as a private four-year liberal arts college in 1958, Alvernia celebrated its 50th year by being awarded university status in 2008.
- Heritage: Founded by the Bernardine Sisters, a Catholic religious order, the university embraces the Franciscan core values of service, humility, collegiality, contemplation and peacemaking.
- Motto: “To Learn, To Love, To Serve”
- Campus: The main campus in Reading is 121 acres, with two satellite campuses in Philadelphia and Pottsville (Schuylkill County).
- Location: Our residential campus is situated three miles from center-city Reading, in the scenic Blue Mountain area of Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Enrollment: 3,000 students attend Alvernia including 1,500 traditional undergraduates, 600 continuing education students, and 780 graduate students. Over 77% of first-year students live on campus.
- Faculty: Our professors are accomplished scholars, experts in their fields, and supportive mentors. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1. Most classes are 20 students or fewer.
- Athletics: NCAA Division III, member of the Commonwealth Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation and member of Eastern College Athletic Conference, 8 men’s and 10 women’s intercollegiate sports.