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Howard nominated for Saint Mary’s 2023 Outstanding Senior
WINONA, MN. (March 27, 2023) – Grace Howard, daughter of Michael and Sarah Howard of Eagan, Minn., was nominated for Saint Mary’s University’s 2023 Outstanding Senior award.
Outstanding Seniors have demonstrated the ideals of scholarship, character, leadership, service to colleagues and the university community, as well as genuine concern for the needs of others.
Howard is a Psychology major with an Art minor. She is very involved in the arts on campus, including choir, band, Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) music fraternity, art shows, and variety shows such as Fireside and Blue Angel. Howard has held several leadership positions in clubs and organizations on campus, including serving as vice president of membership in SAI as well as a resident assistant for the past two years, including this year in Skemp Hall. She is a member of the Lasallian Collegians club, Delta Epsilon Sigma honor society, Psi Chi honor society, and participated in the Lasallian Honors program at Saint Mary’s. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school and eventually conduct research in psychology.
Catherine Pierpont and William Sepsis were the two students recognized as the 2023 Outstanding Seniors at the university’s Founders’ Day celebration.
The other students nominated for Outstanding Senior included Christa Ingabire, Mackenzie Kelly, Sophia O’Neil, Guy Cardinal, Brady Lindauer, Brandon Merfeld, and Joseph Schauf.
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