West Hempstead Student Receives the Sister Doris Smith Award and Kathleen P. Knowles Award

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RIVERDALE, NY (05/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Riverdale, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent is proud to announce Danielle Marie DeVivo from West Hempstead, NY, has received the Sister Doris Smith Award, given to the graduating senior with the highest scholastic standing in the Core Curriculum. DeVivo also received the Kathleen P. Knowles Award given for academic excellence to an outstanding Nursing major.

During her time at the College, DeVivo has been a member of the college's Honors Program and was recently inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the International Nursing Honor Society. DeVivo successfully completed an honors thesis titled: "The Effects of Diet Supplementation on Crohn's Disease." Faculty describe DeVivo as "consistently engaged and committed to all her course and clinical experiences."

DeVivo received the awards during the 101st Baccalaureate Awards and Hooding Ceremony on Friday, May 18th 2013 and at the 101st Commencement on Saturday, May 19th 2013 before an audience of students, faculty, administrators, trustees, parents and honored guests.

About the College of Mount Saint Vincent

The College of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college. It combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and selected professional fields of study, including accounting, business administration, education, and nursing. Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the College extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students. Mount Saint Vincent is located on a pastoral campus in New York City, with easy access to all the educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities that the City affords.

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