Kelly Kemp of Canandaigua, NY Honored with RACCE Outstanding Adult Students Award

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ROCHESTER, NY (04/23/2013)(readMedia)-- Nazareth College is proud to announce Kelly Kemp, Larry Czubinski, and Tom DeLeo, as the winners of the Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education (RACCE) award. All three winners of the award are veterans and thank their military experience for molding them into the students and individuals they are today. On April 21, 2013 Rochester Area Colleges Continuing Education(RACCE) will present awards to the Outstanding Adult Students from area colleges at Woodcliff Hotel and Spa.

The RACCE award is given to candidates who exemplify a strong commitment to higher education despite the unique challenges adult learners may face. Eligibility for the awards requires not only scholastic excellence, but also a demonstrated ability by the candidates to balance personal and professional responsibilities while working towards completing their degree.

Kelly Kemp is studying to be a military social worker in pursuit of her passion for the United States Military and providing counseling to military families. Kemp has great respect for those she served with while enlisted as well as those who served before her and currently. It is Kemp's goal that through completing her degree, she can have the tools it takes to provide military families with the support and care they deserve. Kemp is not only a veteran and a student but also a single mother of her six year old daughter. While she is faced with the challenge of balancing school and personal life, she remembers to still take time for the simple pleasures in life, like reading her daughter bedtime stories. Kemp believes that her positive attitude, determination, perseverance, and respect for others will carry her far in her future career. She also hopes to be an inspiration to her young daughter of what hard work is and the benefits one reaps from the sacrifices made.

The three candidates were chosen by faculty members on their qualifications of these criteria as well as their exceptional commitment to higher education at Nazareth College.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is located on a close-knit, suburban campus in the dynamic, metropolitan region of Rochester, N.Y. The College offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. Nazareth's strong cultures of service and community prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. The College enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students.

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