Bronx Student Briana Martin Wins Senior Award at University of Vermont Commencement

BURLINGTON, VT (06/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Briana Martin, a Bronx, N.Y. (10466) resident, graduated with a major in social work and a minor in English from the University of Vermont this May. At the commencement ceremony, Martin was presented with the Keith M. Miser Leadership Award, which recognizes the student who has been successful in campus leadership endeavors.

Martin's activities span her four years and include serving as a tutor at Burlington High School, as a resident advisor for two years, a member of the Black Student Union, a participant in Alternative Spring Break, a McNair Scholar, as a peer advisor for the Summer Enrichment Scholarship Program, and president of the Tower Society. Briana also received the Charles Rathbone Award for Outstanding Leadership and High Academic Achievement.

Martin captured her UVM experience with these words: "Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon . . . "

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.