FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Susie P. Gonzalez

Susie.Gonzalez@Trinity.edu 

Feb. 27, 2009

Three Trinity Seniors Honored for University, Community Service

SAN ANTONIO – The Trinity University Alumni Association will honor three seniors for outstanding service to the University and to San Antonio. They are:

n                          Kevin P. Eaton of Plano, Texas, will be recognized for his dedication and commitment to the University,

n                          Jennifer C. Robicheaux of Friendswood, Texas, will be honored for her outstanding service to the San Antonio community, and

n                          Thomas P. Dailey of Eatonville, Wash., will be awarded for his exemplary service to both the University and the community.

The students will receive certificates and $250 at the Honor Awards Convocation to be held Saturday, March 28, during Spring Family Weekend. To receive the awards, exemplary seniors with service over an extended period of time were nominated by students, faculty, and staff. A panel of Trinity alumni interviewed finalists and selected the winners.

Mr. Eaton, a biology major, is being lauded for building lifelong relationships between and among current students, the campus community, and alumni through his service, initiative, leadership, and loyalty. This year, he has been named one of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He also belongs to three other academic honor societies. As a biology researcher, he was named the 2009 Outstanding Senior Biology Student and was a Mach Student Research Fellow and recipient of the Jacob Uhrich Biology Scholarship for 2008-2009. He has been a resident mentor for two years, is the chapter founder and co-head of Face AIDS, and is the social responsibility co-head for Trinity University Volunteer Action Community (TUVAC). He also took part in a medical mission trip to Ethiopia in the summer of 2006.  

Ms. Robicheaux, who is majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology, is cited for service that builds relationships between Trinity and San Antonio. She has participated in the Travis Park Homeless Health and Vision Clinic on a regular basis since August 2006 and, as a member of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, has taken part in blood drives and Habitat for Humanity activities. She was a leader three years in the San Antonio Plunge service orientation camp and volunteered in the hematology and oncology unit at Methodist Children’s Hospital. On campus, she has conducted biochemistry research almost continually since she arrived at Trinity in the fall of 2005. She is the recipient of Trinity’s Murchison Scholarship, a Welch Foundation Chemistry Scholarship, and the Laura Smithers Memorial Community Service Scholarship. Named twice to the Dean’s List and a member of the pre-med honor society, she made poster presentations at two national meetings of the American Chemical Society (ACS). She also participated in a Study Abroad program in New Zealand.   

Mr. Dailey, also a biochemistry and molecular biology major and with minors in business administration and economics, is recognized for service to both the University and the city. He is the 2008-2009 president of the Blue Key Honor Society and member of four other honor societies and has been named to the Dean’s List six semesters. He is a member of the American Medical Student Association, Chemistry Club, TUVAC, and ACS, and attended professional conferences of the ACS and the National Science Foundation. He has been a chemistry teaching assistant, peer tutor, and stockroom assistant. He also was on the Student Conduct Board for the 2008-2009 academic year. In addition, he was a member of the baseball team for one year. Outside the classroom, Mr. Dailey has volunteered four hours a week for four semesters in either the medical or surgical intensive care units or emergency room at University Hospital and has been a TUVAC tutor at Hawthorne Elementary School.

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