Bronx Student Kimberley Davy Wins Senior Award at University of Vermont Commencement

BURLINGTON, VT (06/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Kimberley Davy, a Bronx, N.Y. (10466) resident, graduated with a major in nutrition and food sciences and a minor in international development from the University of Vermont this May. At the commencement ceremony, Davy was presented with the Class of '67 Award, which recognizes a senior student who has been an active member of the university community in student organizations, leadership, and/or varsity athletics.

Davy's campus activities included serving on the University Program Board, as a co-director of the Caribbean House in the Living and Learning Center, as a tutor for Fundamentals of Nutrition, as an information desk assistant in the university's student center, and as a UVM Upward Bound mentor.

Davy captured her UVM experience with these words: "Don't be afraid to take a risk, with an open-mind and confidence, you can always do better than you thought."

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.