Addison Resident Cathy Jaskey Receives Dominican's Rising Star Award

RIVER FOREST, IL (05/03/2011)(readMedia)-- Cathy Jaskey, a resident of Addison, was honored with Dominican University's Rising Star Award, presented each year to students demonstrating true Dominican spirit through service activities on and off campus.

Jaskey has served at West Suburban PADS, an organization meeting the needs of the homeless, Nazareth Farm in West Virginia, and the Broadview detention center. She has participated in Emerging Leaders, the Student Leadership and Ministry Team (SLAM), Students for Peace and Justice, and SERVE. She has been a leader in liturgy, as well as a summer orientation leader and a student ambassador.

Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution offering bachelor's degrees through the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences and master's degrees through the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the Brennan School of Business, the School of Education, and the Graduate School of Social Work. The university also offers a doctoral degree in library and information science. In the 2011 issue of America's Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dominican University in the top 20 of Midwest master's level universities. The magazine also ranked Dominican as one of three Great Schools at a Great Price in Illinois.