Carmel Student Receives Top Education Award

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RIVERDALE, NY (05/20/2013)(readMedia)-- The College of Mount Saint Vincent is proud to announce Katarina Danielle Pumarejo from Carmel, NY, has received the Excellence in Advanced Studies in Education award given to an outstanding graduating student in the five year BA/M.S. education program.

During her time at the College, Ms. Pumarejo has been an exceptionally committed student with a 4.0 GPA in her fifth year of graduate studies. She has achieved certification in general and special education at the elementary level, and is a member of Tau Kappa Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society for Education who has helped to organize service and fundraising events. Katarina's knowledge, dedication and sensitivity to children have earned her a full-time teaching position at PS 209 in the Bronx.

The Excellence in Advanced Studies in Education was established by the Teacher Education Department to acknowledge an outstanding student who has demonstrated excellence in the field of education as evidenced by grade point average, successful clinical experiences and service to the department and/or college community.

Pumarejo received the award at the 101st Commencement Hooding ceremony on Friday, May 17th , 2013 before an audience of students, faculty, administrators, trustees, parents and honored guests.

About the College of Mount Saint Vincent

The College of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college. It combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and selected professional fields of study, including accounting, business administration, education, and nursing. Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the College extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students. Mount Saint Vincent is located on a pastoral campus in New York City, with easy access to all the educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities that the City affords.

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