North Attleboro resident Trevin Schmidt earns top award & graduates from Saint Michael's College

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Saint Michael's College VP for Student Affairs Michael Samara (left) presents the Saint Michael’s Award to Trevin Schmidt of North Attleboro. Photo by Jeff Clarke.

COLCHESTER, VT (05/25/2011)(readMedia)-- Trevin Crosta Schmidt, son of Kevin and Tamela Schmidt of North Attleboro earned a bachelor's degree in history from Saint Michael's College, May 16, 2011, in ceremonies held on the campus of the liberal arts residential Catholic college located in the Burlington area of Vermont. Mr. Schmidt was also named for the top award, the Saint Michael's Award

James Wall, a 1974 graduate of Saint Michael's, and now global managing director of human resources for Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, a multinational corporation with 2,000 partners and over 100,000 employees, was the featured speaker at the Saint Michael's College 104th commencement. "The value of a liberal-arts education at Saint Michael's College has never been more relevant than it is today – never," he declared. "My Saint Michael's experience taught me how to learn. Nothing is more important in today's world." Wall served on the college's board of trustees for 12 years, four of those as chairman. Some 435 undergraduates received bachelor's degrees at the ceremony as well as 95 graduate students who earned master's degrees.

Trevin Schmidt wins Saint Michael's Award

"As president of the Saint Michael's College Student Association Trevin Schmidt has demonstrated an unselfish commitment to others and the development of community at Saint Michael's College," said Michael Samara, SMC vice president for student affairs and dean of students, in presenting the Saint Michael's award to Trevin Schmidt.

"Trevin consistently works at listening to all sides of a conflict, or a complaint, and proceeds to address issues with a balanced attitude," Dean Samara said. "Difficult issues have been handled in a respectful and productive manner. He is a kind, calm, and inviting presence who seldom demonstrates frustrations, but is more likely to deal with the stress of a situation by using quick wit, and an ability to laugh at himself," Samara said.

Mr. Schmidt was also praised for his volunteer service which included coordinating volunteers to do blood drives, serve meals at shelters, participate in fundraising walks and more. He has renovated homes in an impoverished community in Clay County, Kentucky and is currently on a service trip to Kolkata, India. He plans to go to law school in the future.

"Academically engaged, Trevin's strong passion for the field of criminal law, and past summers spent working with victim- and witness-advocates explains his desire for law school next year, said Dean Samara.

Learn What Matters at Saint Michael's College, The Edmundite Catholic liberal arts college, www.smcvt.edu . Saint Michael's provides education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools to lead successful, purposeful lives that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael's College is located three miles from Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns. It is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nations Best 371 Colleges, and is included in the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Saint Michael's is one of only 280 colleges and universities nationwide, one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Saint Michael's has 1,900 undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 100 international students. Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Pickering, Guggenheim, Fulbright, and other grants. The college is one of the nation's top-100, Best Liberal Arts Colleges as listed in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

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