Distinguished Award Presented to Mendham Resident, Doctor

Dr. Sylvia Christakos may have graduated college in 1967, but her achievements have kept her name at the forefront of The College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Christakos, a Mendham resident, was honored this week by the school with the Ad Laudem Dei award, according to a press release from the institution.

The Ad Laudem Dei award is bestowed upon alumnae for their outstanding professional achievements and contributions to the community, the release said.

Christakos has served as a researcher and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Rutgers, the release stated. “The award is given to individuals whose business or professional lives are of national significance and illustrate that service is not only an activity, but also an approach to the responsibilities of work,” the school said.