The College of New Rochelle Recognizes Ursuline Educators Service Award Winners

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l to r) Erika Leigh Petroro,Zenobia Pointer, President Huntington,Patricia Ganues Williams, Cassandra Irons

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (01/27/2012)(readMedia)-- The College of New Rochelle on Thursday, January 26, 2012 recognized and awarded four students with the 2011 Ursuline Educators Service Awards during a traditional Italian Luncheon on the Main Campus of CNR. This annual event is held in honor of St. Angela Merici, the foundress of the Ursulines, and was hosted by CNR's Offices of Campus Ministry and Mission & Identity.

The Student Service Recognition Program is sponsored by the Ursuline Educational Services, a collaborative effort of Ursuline congregations to carry their educational traditions into this new millennium. According to Director of Campus Ministry, Helen Wolf, "The requirement for this award is that each recipient must have completed a specific act of service in the previous academic years."

Student recipients of the Ursuline Educators Service Awards for 2011 are:

Erika Leigh Petroro of the School of Nursing for her work on the College's Student Nurses Association. Ms. Petroro was a leading organizer of the School of Nursing's Blood and Bone Marrow Drive, the Annual Breast Cancer Walk at Purchase College, and "Go the Distance Walk" at Westchester Medical Center.

Zenobia Pointer of the School of New Resources DC-37 Campus who implemented the Community Partnership Program, a joint effort between local businesses and the Brooklyn Public Library. She facilitated the painting of a community mural entitled "Roots of Knowledge," a joint effort of the Brooklyn Public Library and the non-profit group, Groundswell.

Cassandra Irons of the School of Arts & Sciences who took part in both the College's Midnight Runs and the Lord's Pantry, and recently participated in the Plunge Service Trip to West Virginia. She was also instrumental in the founding of Spectrum, the College's SGA Diversity and LGBT Awareness student organization.

Patricia Ganues of CNR's Graduate School whose activities included mentoring at-risk youth, prison ministry, feeding the homeless, and facilitating a Toys for Tots program for children in need. She was also recently ordained and elevated to Associate Pastor of her church in Westchester.