Mastronardi award highlights student community service

AWARD, page 1 order to learn about social and economical issues where one of the poorest areas of the world meets one of the richest—the border between Mexico and the United States.

Beauduy is involved in many education societies and according to Laver she is “a tremendous inspiration to the entire campus. She’s enthusiastic, dedicated and organized.”

Mastronardi award winner and senior history major, Michaela McGowan said, “I am thankful to everyone who made that award possible and to everyone who supported us.”

According to Laver, McGowan is very independent and has a mind of her own. She participated in the border expe- rience twice, and was a student leader of the experience once. McGowan is a student worker at the Wolfington center, and is very active in retreat programs, mass and the Martin Luther King Jr. day of service.

Apparently, Cabrini’s focus on service was McGowan’s reason for choosing to attend the school. McGowan said, “I’ve always had a passion to help my fellow man. I think it is important to do all we can to help better the world for everyone. We are each gifted in many ways. If we utilize all of our skills, we can make a great impact on the world. I encourage everyone to take time out of their life to help someone else; the reward you get is greater than any amount of