Kayla Moreau of Barrington receives leadership award from Elms College

CHICOPEE, MA (05/19/2010)(readMedia)-- Kayla Moreau of Barrington, Rhode Island, was awarded the St. Catherine Medal at Elms College's annual Honors Convocation. The recipient of this award, nominated by faculty members, is a junior who has demonstrated leadership and service to her college. This award is sponsored by Kappa Gamma Pi. The medal depicts the traditional patroness of Kappa Gamma Pi, St. Catherine of Alexandria, encircled by the wheel of her legendary martyrdom and holding a quill and scroll, which symbolize learning and wisdom.

Moreau, an early childhood education major, will begin her senior year at Elms in September.

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.