The Dorothy Day Center for Service and Justice recognized 45 seniors at a ceremony held in Campbell Commons on April 26, lauding the students’ two or more years of service. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham, welcomed the seniors and Monsignor Joseph Quinn, vice president of mission and ministry, presented the awards, including six special awards to seniors who gave four years of service. During the ceremony, members of the Dorothy Day Center also presented Maria Fernandez, senior coordinator of the NYC Urban Youth Collaborative, with the Community Partner Award for 2012.

Sitting, from left:
Eva DeCesaro, Catharine Kane, Elizabeth Gatti, Kyle Alexander, Grace Loughney, Chrissy Kozera, Kara Finnegan

Second row, from left:
Sandra Lobo Jost (director of the Dorothy Day Center), Betamia Coronel (associate coordinator of community service at Rose Hill), Keyne Rice, Rebecca Downs, Vanessa Campo, Megan Smith, Cassandra Len, Victoria Spicer, Rachel Jones, Kara Oliveri, Gina Ciliberto, Sarah Elizabeth Lahoud, Megan Cook, Justin Freitas (associate coordinator of service learning at Rose Hill)

Back row, from left:
Christopher Kennedy, Matt Cuff, Hussein Safa, Brian Gibbons, Reynold Graham, James Wayne

Not pictured:
Alyssa Barnard, Elizabeth Certa, John Critelli, Nick Dellgatti, Asmaou Diallo, Mary Donahue, Tara Gleason, Isabel Gomez, Mark Herreros, Elizabeth Kralovec, Alycia Kravitz, Holly Lemanowicz, Leah Meredith, Stephen Moccia, Laura Notess, Elissa Rivera, William Yates, and Samantha Zimmer

Six seniors received special awards for giving four years of service.

Sitting, from left:
Rachel Jones, Hussein Safa, Grace Loughney, Megan Cook

Standing, from left:
Sandra Lobo Jost (director of the Dorothy Day Center), Betamia Coronel (associate coordinator of community service at Rose Hill), Justin Freitas (associate coordinator of service learning at Rose Hill)

Not pictured:
John Critelli and Asmaou Diallo