The College of New Rochelle Recognizes Yorktown Heights Resident Erika Leigh Petroro

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY (01/31/2012)(readMedia)-- The College of New Rochelle on Thursday, January 26, 2012 recognized Erika Leigh Petroro, of Yorktown Heights, NY, a student in its School of Nursing, with a 2011 Ursuline Education Award for Service.

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 the College's Director of Campus Ministry, Helen Wolf, "Each recipient must have completed a specific act of service in the previous academic year."

Erika Leigh Petroro was honored for her work on the College's Student Nurses Association. Erika coordinated and arranged the Student Nurses Association's attendance at the National Student Nurses Association's Annual Convention in 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended as a representative delegate at the Conventions in both 2010 and 2011. Erika was one of the lead organizers of the SNA's Blood and Bone Marrow Drive, the Annual Breast Cancer Walk at Purchase College, and "Go the Distance Walk" at Westchester Medical Center. In addition to her volunteer work, she has written articles related to healthcare reform and the H1N1 vaccine for the Student Nurses Association's newsletter, The Protocol, for the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 issues.