Patricia Popelak of Pennsauken Receives the Dorothea E. Fenton '28 Memorial Medal at Chestnut Hill College

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Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D., president of Chestnut Hill College, awarded Patricia Popelak with the Dorothea E. Fenton ’28 Memorial Medal at Honors Convocation on April 25, 2010.

PHILADELPHIA, PA (05/04/2010)(readMedia)-- Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D., president of Chestnut Hill College, awarded senior Patricia Popelak, a Spanish major from Pennsauken, NJ with the Dorothea E. Fenton '28 Memorial Medal at Honors Convocation on April 25, 2010.

The Dorothea E. Fenton '28 Memorial Medal was named in honor of Dorothea E. Fenton, a student from the first graduating class of the College who passed away one week before celebrating her commencement in 1928.

According to the 1931-1932 College catalogue, the medal is given "in recognition of the nearest attainment to the ideal symbolized by Miss Fenton's personal record in the College – eager pursuit of all that pertains to the higher life of the spirit and gracious courtesy in the contacts of life." The recipient of the award is a senior nominated by staff and faculty for possessing the qualities of cooperation and loyalty to the school.

Patricia has shown leadership qualities at Chestnut Hill College since her first year, and has been friendly, involved, and always available to help other students, staff and faculty. She has been an active and caring member of the College community through the Council for Exceptional Children, campus ministry activities, Project Mexico and other service projects.

About Chestnut Hill College

Chestnut Hill College is a four-year coed Catholic college offering a traditional liberal arts undergraduate program, as well as accelerated undergraduate degrees, master's and doctoral programs. The College has been rated by US News & World Report as among the best master's universities in the North, as among the best Northeastern colleges by The Princeton Review, and has been classified as selective by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Since its inception, the College has offered a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The goal of Chestnut Hill College has been to prepare students for life's challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.

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