Ursula Students Win Awards, Scholarships

Awards for Darfur Work

At the 34th Annual Eddy Awards, sponsored by Instructional Television (ITV) of the Archdiocese of New York, Mount St. Ursula students took home five awards for their broadcast work on the theme, "The Cries of Darfur."  Wendy Hado ’07, Enuma Igweatu ’07, Shani Ogilivie ’10, Kathleen Chiluiza ’07, Sakia Miller ’09, Sheryl Hado, and Chikaodili Okaneme ’07 formed the news team that won an award for their overall work and individual stories. The team was led by faculty member Joan Sipe.

Awards for Latin

Thirteen Latin students at Mount St. Ursula received awards in the National Latin Exam Program.  The award-winners for Latin I are: Summa Cum Laude – Christina Ferrari ’07; Maxima Cum Laude – Suwanthika Fernando; ’10, Magna Cum Laude – Katherine Chung ’10, Amanda Laboy ’10 and Erika Wilson ’07; and Cum Laude – Grace Delgado ’07 and Cecilia Gonzalez ’10.

The Latin II awardees are: Maxima Cum Laude – Danielle Flores ’09, Ladylaura Bueno ’09 and Imani Palanque ’09; Magna Cum Laude – Christine Cerrada ’09 and Jenny Maria ’09; and Cum Laude – Yetunde Adetoro ’09.

Hado Receives Gates Scholarship

Wendy Hado, Class of 2007, was selected as a Gates Millennium Scholar entering Dartmouth College this fall.  Hado was one of only 1,000 students selected out of over 11,000 applicants.  The scholarship program provides funding toward her undergraduate education and may extend to graduate programs through the masters and doctoral levels in the fields of education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science.

Students from the Science and Ecology Club (Eco-Sci) presented a workshop on "Fuel for Thought: Alternative Energy" at YouthCan, a telecommunications conference at the Museum of Natural History. The MSU team, led by Gertrude Battaly, has participated in the conference for the past 13 years.

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St. Brendan’s Students Excel

The following Saint Brendan graduates have received scholarships to private high schools: Ivan Kaloyanov, Jesse Azubuike, Noel Quinones, Michael Crespo, Antonio Rosa, Alex Ramirez, Eric Lima, Gregory Scott, Janelle Bawayan, Orlando Rivera, Samira Ahmed, Karina Ortiz, Kelsey Cintron, Jenifer Perdomo and Desiree Figueroa.

In addition, Janelle Bawayan was admitted to La Guardia High School of Music and Performing Arts, and Antonio Rosa and Ivan Kaloyanov have been accepted by the Bronx High School of Science.

Monroe Graduates Largest Class, First MBA Students

Monroe College had its largest graduations in history on June 8 and 11. A total of 2,619 students graduated, including 53 students from the inaugural class of the King Graduate School, a three-semester Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program that started in January 2006.