Wilmington, Del., resident Anna Campbell graduates from Saint Michael's College, earns a top award

COLCHESTER, VT (05/23/2011)(readMedia)-- Anna L. Campbell, daughter of Moira Owens of Wilmington, Del., earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, magna cum laude, from Saint Michael's College during ceremonies May 16, 2011, on the campus of the liberal arts residential Catholic college in the Burlington area of Vermont. At a graduation-week banquet, Campbell, a 2007 graduate of Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, also was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr. Award, presented annually to "seniors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and promoted interracial understanding through the planning and implementation of programs and activities which foster positive awareness about the African American community." Campbell also was inducted into Psi Chi, the international Honor Society in Psychology.

In presenting the MLK Award, Moise St. Louis, director of multicultural student affairs/assistant dean of students, said Campbell "has been the quiet leader," noting how she served on the leadership teams in the Multicultural Affairs Office, with the volunteer service organization MOVE (Mobilization of Volunteer Efforts) Core Team, and a mentoring program while holding two jobs and at times three. She spent the past semester working for the state Office of Human Services in St. Albans, Vermont.

"Whether it is our orientation programs, mentoring and assisting first years or just being there to carry the load, Anna has always been willing to volunteer her time and services to assist others," St. Louis said. "She is the kind of leader who treads softly; who is always doing something to help others and does not care much for recognition. You will never know that she is an honor student whose commitment spans various offices and causes. I wish her the best as she enrolls in graduate school next year."

James Wall '74 H'07, global managing director of human resources for Deloitte Touche Tomatsu, a multinational corporation with 2,000 partners and 28,000 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. These numbers include students earning degrees in August 2010 and December 2010, but receiving their diplomas May 16th.

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.