Malone University's Antonio Scassa is Outstanding Nursing Student Award Recipient

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CANTON , OH (05/08/2012)(readMedia)-- Antonio Scassa, a recent Malone University graduate from Massillon, Ohio, is a recipient of the Stark Carroll District Outstanding Nursing Student Award. Each year, the SCDONA presents the award to a student from each of the Stark County nursing programs. The recipients receive a certificate for a portfolio, and a gift of appreciation.

Scassa was recently recognized with his fellow recipients at the SCDONA annual meeting and awards presentation held May 3.

Scassa's nominator called him a "very conscientious student" – noting his eagerness to seek out new learning experiences, his professional demeanor, and his ability to maintain a high grade point average while participating in co-curricular activities. The 6 foot, 220-lb. Scassa also played linebacker for the Malone Pioneer football team throughout his college career.

Malone University, a Christian university for the arts, sciences, and professions in the liberal arts tradition, affiliated with the Evangelical Friends Church, awards both undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 100 academic programs. Malone is recognized by the prestigious Templeton Foundation as a leader in character development, named one of Northeast Ohio's Top Workplaces by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and is ranked among the top colleges and universities in the Midwest under the category Regional Universities according to U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2012.