Boca Raton Student Claire Chevrier Wins Senior Award at University of Vermont Commencement

BURLINGTON, VT (06/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Claire Chevrier, a Boca Raton, Florida native, graduated with a double major in psychology and political science and a minor in English from the University of Vermont this May. At the commencement ceremony, Chevrier was presented with the Mary Jean Simpson Award, which identifies the senior woman who best exemplifies the qualities of character, leadership, and scholarship.

Chevrier's academic work included serving as a teaching assistant for Political Science 21 and as a Psychology 001 senior undergraduate teaching fellow. Outside the classroom, she was involved in a number of co-curricular activities including the Student Government Association where she held a number of positions (from senator to committee chair to speaker in her senior year), a student representative on the President's Commission on Diversity and Inclusion, a founder of the Neighborhood Task Force, and as a program assistant for the US – Sino Pathways Program.

Chevrier captured her UVM experience with these words: "Anyone can have a positive impact on their community and world if they are not preoccupied with who gets the credit".

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has nearly 10,460 undergraduates in seven schools and colleges, 1,490 graduate students and 452 medical students. As a small, comprehensive university, it blends the academic heritage of a private university with services missions in the land-grant tradition.