SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Apr. 12, 2011) -
Four Mount Holyoke College student-athletes were honored at
the annual Celebration of Student Leadership and Academic
Excellence last night. During the campus wide event, students
and recent graduates were recognized for their leadership as
demonstrated through academic excellence, community service and
outstanding accomplishment.
Crew team member Carol
Still earned the Maurice L. Rabbino Award for her role
in establishing a community partnership between the Mount Holyoke
Department of Athletics and the Peck
School. The award was established in 1978 by Irma L.
Rabbino '53 to honor her father by recognizing a student who has
made an especially significant contribution to the life of the
College.
Each week, Mount Holyoke athletes make their way to Holyoke to run
after school activities at the Peck School. Peck is a full
service community school for children in grades K-8. Many of its
students come from underpriviledged families. Teams participate in
the program on a rotational basis.
Cross Country runner Rebecca
Engell came up with a pair of awards. In addition to
earning a Student Leadership and Service award, she was elected
into Phi Beta Kappa by the Theta Chapter of Massachusetts along
with swimmer Ruth
Asch and rider Lindsay
Sceats. Membership is based on outstanding academic
achievement in at least five semesters of study at Mount Holyoke.
Student Leadership and Service awards were given to those students
whose leadership and service have enriched the life of the College
and the wider community.
