St Johns College - Lectern Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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W03 M0 The following students have been awarded recognition by Whoes Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities: Joanne Boerwinkle, Mary Kay Byrne, Alice Grapentien New- some, Margaret Thorpe, Carolyn Uxa, and Carol Vyhnalek. These students have shown excellence and sincerity in scholar- ship, leadership and participation in aca- Joanne Boerwinkle demic and extracurricular activities, citi- zenship and service to the school, and promise of future usefulness to business and society. Mary Kay Byrne . ' Carolyn Uxa Carol Vyhnalek Margaret Thorpe

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Shim jwamld iiPersonal initiative plays a great part in protecting the faith and Catholic life. The Christians upon whom this task falls must, with Godhs grace, assume all their responsibilities. aThe' Three Apostolates of the Modern Woman geciaf leewgnition .xdwaral This year a new award was bestowed by St. John College. This Special Recognition Award is designed to recognize outstanding participation and leadership on and off campus on the part of the Senior student. The recipient of the award was Louise Steigerwald. Saint Catherine jwarJ This award is given in honor of St. Catherine of Alexandria, the patroness of Kappa Gamma Pi. Its purpose is hto set a high standard of character, scholarship, service, and leadership during the college years, and to encourage the students to make the best possible use of the educational opportunities they enjoy? The candidate is chosen by the administration at the end of the junior year so that the award may be presented during the first semester of her senior year. The require- ment for the award is an outstanding achievement for her college or the best record of progressive achievement during her three years as a Catholic college student. The 1959 award was presented to Mary Kay Byrne. 79

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W55 gotJent Mame Each year a senior student is chosen to represent the college in the annual Miss Student Nurse Contest of the Student Nurses Organization of Greater Cleveland and Elyria. At the assembly of the faculty and student body, she presents a speech on a topic chosen by the district organization. This yearis topic was iiTo Nurse is To Serve? The candidate is chosen on the basis of scholarship, organizational activities, clinical work, speech content and presentation, and a recommenda- tion of the dean, a clinical instructor, and a classmate. Miss Student Nurse for St. John College for 1959 is Mary Kay Byrne. She also won the district title and was a runner-up in the state contest. Mary Kay Byrne Janloa gamma, ,2 Kappa Gamma Pi is a national scholastic and activity honor society of Catholic womenis colleges. It is composed of alumnae who have shown outstanding leadership in extracurricular activities and who have been graduated with distinction from a member college. Mem- bership was granted to Joanne Boerwinkle, Mary Kay Byrne, and Carolyn Uxa. Carolyn; Uxa Mary Kay Byrne Joanne Boerwinkle 81