St. Thomas Aquinas College Recognized Students at its First Service Convocation

St. Thomas Aquinas College hosted its first Service Convocation on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, in the Romano Student Alumni Center, recognizing students and employees for exemplary service to the community.

Sister Jenna Marajh, award-winning spiritual leader and founder of the Meditation Museum in Silver Spring (MD) and McLean (VA), gave the Service Convocation address and received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. In her address, Sister Jenna recognized the commendable service of our students and encouraged them to serve authentically throughout their lives.

Over 50 students were recognized with Distinctive Service Awards and five received Presidential Commendations. Elaine Winship (Washingtonville, NY), Instructor of Communication Arts, received the Faculty Service Award, and Robert Ambrose (Jamaica, NY), Maintenance Supervisor, received the Staff Service Award. Dr. Evan Matthews and Dr. Catherine Corcoran performed a musical interlude during the ceremony.

For more information about the Service Convocation and to view a video of the event, visit https://www.stac.edu/service-convocation-2017.

Student Award Recipients

Presidential Commendations - Erin Albin, Elizabeth Cazzari, Jillian Colleloure, Abby Fitzgerald, and Joseph Pena.

Distinctive Service Awards

Peter Alkins, John Amicucci, Kellyann Averill, Kelsey Barnes, Dylan Bestler, Kristin Burns, Kayla Camacho, Briele Caples, Ariana Carpentieri, Molly Connor, Christian Cotumaccio, Aljenandro Coyte, Danny Cremin, Jules de Courtenay, Claudja Dorcely, Brianna Emanuele, Jenna Erickson, Nicole Faleri, Andreu Ferragut, Caroline Finnen, Brianna Flores, Kaitlyn Gee, Scott Hannon, Enej Hasicevic, Adiya Henderson, Hamish Houston, Kelly-Michelle Hyatt, Nyenyeri Kanefu, Kathryn Kerrigan, Carolyn Kopf, Molly Leavey, Brittany Licitra, Joseph Lipari, Katarina Lopez, Rebecca MacLeod, Brittany Malloy, Bria Manning, Julia Martocci, Earl Warren Minoza, Sylvana Molinas, Victoria Moussot, Hayley Murphy, Sara O’Brien, Rickssen Opont, Chris Pennell, Gary Peters, Justin Reyes, Harley Ruiz, Melissa Sadler, Frankie Schiavone, Georgia Smith, Aaron Stahl, Luke Taplin, Vincent Vazquez, Isabella Watts, and Dan Wilson.

More About Sister Jenna Marajh

Sister Jenna is an author, radio and TV personality, renowned speaker, and director of the Washington DC Branch of the Brahma Kumaris. She serves as one of the Evolutionary Leaders in service to conscious evolution and was selected by Empower a Billion Women 2020 as one of 100 Most Influential Leaders of 2015. Sister Jenna also served as a principal partner with the Oprah Winfrey Network and Values Partnerships on the Belief Team, a community of individuals from diverse spiritual, cultural and faith backgrounds.

Sister Jenna has traveled to over 80 countries where she continues to provide practical life tools and solutions that empower people to foster and build stronger relationships. Her wisdom, peace, and compassion for humanity are expressed through the variety of initiatives she spearheads for youth, women, governments, and communities. She has collaborated with Fortune 500 companies on key issues and her syndicated radio show, America Meditating, is a popular global online show.

Sister Jenna is the recipient of numerous awards and proclamations including, the President’s Lifetime National Community Service Award, the Every Day Hero Award by the Foundation for A Better Life, and the Friendship Archway Awards, to name a few.

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 60 acres in Rockland County, NY, which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s 2,800 full and part time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual degree programs across three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.