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Alexis Lalor ’06 (communication/French), Chittenango, N.Y., is working for the Peace Corps in Mozambique, Africa, as a community health promoter for 27 months. Jessica Dunne ’08 (communication), Atlanta, Ga., CNN associate producer, was awarded a prestigious Peabody Award for her part in the CNN news coverage of the Arab Spring demonstrations, which began in December 2010 and have since spread across the Middle East. The Peabody Award is one of broadcasting’s premier honors, recognizing excellence, distinguished achievement, and meritorious public service in the field of journalism.
Dawn Kregel, R.N., M.S.N.H.C.M. ’08, B.B.A., C.C.R.N., moved to Little Rock, Ark., to be the service line administrator for the cardiovascular line for St. Vincent and the Jack Stephens Heart Institute. She is responsible for three facilities along with 10 (two at one facility) cath labs and five CVORs. Maura P. Ryan ’08 (communication), Navy seaman, was selected to receive the Academic Excellence Award of her recruit company at Recruiting Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. She was cited for outstanding performance by a single recruit in her company while undergoing recruit training.
2010s Lizzy Margiotta ’10 (communication/visual arts) began working for TBWA in Manhattan as a designer on the Absolut Vodka account. Christine Minero ’10 (communication/English) was promoted to communications strategist with New Orleans, La.based public relations firm Gambel Communications. Christine joined the Gambel Communications team as a communications intern in 2010 and most recently served as a communications coordinator.
Jessica Williams ’11 (communication), New Orleans, La., helped The Lens win a prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Award for her reporting on one homeowner’s ultimately unsuccessful six-year struggle to get back into her Katrina-damaged house. The story and related audio piece were reported in partnership with Bob Butler, a fellow with the G.W. Williams Center for Independent Journalism based in San Francisco, Calif.
Congratulations to Our Outstanding Award Recipients! The Alumni Association is proud to announce the 2012 recipients of the Legacy Scholarship and Graduation Award. The Legacy Scholarship is supported by private donations and funds raised through the Loyola License Plate program. The scholarship is awarded each year to Loyola Legacies meeting the minimum eligibility requirements.
The 2012 Legacy Scholarship recipients are: Lauren Fontana College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Alexandra Olivier College of Social Sciences Christine Johnson College of Music and Fine Arts Emily Williams College of Business Allegra Agata Tartaglia College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Alina Gordillo College of Music and Fine Arts
Kevin O’Sullivan College of Humanities and Natural Sciences James Zitzmann College of Law Jennifer Toy College of Business Madeline Hill College of Music and Fine Arts Richard Dempsey College of Social Sciences Carlos Mantica College of Business
Hannah Iannazzo College of Social Sciences George Ramirez College of Business Caroline Stallard College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Madeleine Leefe College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Sarah Moreau College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Andrew McDaniel College of Social Sciences
The Graduation Award is an endowed award created through private donations and is available to graduating seniors meeting the minimum eligibility requirements. A monetary award is granted to one graduating senior from each of Loyola’s five colleges—College of Humanities and Natural Sciences, College of Social Sciences, College of Business, College of Music and Fine Arts, and College of Law. The award is applied to the graduate’s student loan balance.
The Graduation Award recipients are: Leah Birch College of Humanities and Natural Sciences Joanna Gonzales College of Law
Khephra White College of Music and Fine Arts Kayla Cox College of Social Sciences
Bianca Paggi College of Business
We would also like to thank the Alumni Association Scholarship Committee members including Jordan Huck ’04, J.D. ’07 (chair), Jason Comboy ’97, Chimene Connor ’90, James “J.T.” Hannan ’99, and Thomas Moran ’90 for their service throughout the selection process. For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (800) 798-ALUM, (504) 861-5454, or alumni@loyno.edu