Jennifer Killion of Cambridge receives gerontology award from Elms College

CHICOPEE, MA (05/19/2010)(readMedia)-- Jennifer Killion of Cambridge, Massachusetts, received the Heritage Hall Gerontology Award at Elms College's annual Honors Convocation. The award is presented to a nursing student who has completed a clinical experience at Heritage Hall Rehabilitation Campus in Agawam, Massachusetts, and has demonstrated or shown promise in providing care to older adults in a long term care, sub-acute medical or rehabilitation, or assisted living setting.

Killion, a nursing major, just completed her sophomore year at Elms College.

The award is based on the student's statement describing his/her interest, clinical experience, or intention to pursue career goals that include the care of elders; and a recommendation by the nursing faculty member.

Elms College is a co-educational, Catholic college offering a liberal arts curriculum that gives students multiple perspectives on life. Founded in 1928 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Elms College has a tradition of educating reflective, principled, and creative learners, who are rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to civic and social obligations, and capable of adjusting to change without compromising principle.