Courtney Norris honored at Alvernia University

2015 Apr 28

Top students at Alvernia University received awards at the annual Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Courtney Norris from Bear, Del., earned the The Jennie J. Palkon, nee Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship in Nursing Award from the Nursing department.

The Jennie J. Palkon, née Lis and John S. Palkon Scholarship in Nursing Award is given to a current full-time junior studying nursing who demonstrates exemplary academic achievement as well as compassionate care, service and leadership.

Norris is studying Nursing at Alvernia.

ALVERNIA is a distinctive Franciscan university, grounded in the Catholic and liberal arts traditions, that combines diverse academic opportunities with personal attention and an unmatched commitment to community service. Alvernia empowers students to become "ethical leaders with moral courage." Through real-world learning and the challenging guidance of faculty mentors, they discover their passion for life and turn what they love into lifetimes of career success and personal fulfillment. Alvernia students do well and do good.