Heather Foreman honored at Alvernia University

2015 Apr 28

Top students at Alvernia University received awards at the annual Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 26, 2015. Heather Foreman from Reading, Pa., earned the Nursing Leadership Award from the Nursing department.

The Nursing Leadership Award is presented to a graduating senior nursing student who has demonstrated leadership among peers in service to the community and the profession while maintaining high standards of academic and clinical performance. In addition, Foreman earned the university's Saint Ignatius of Loyola Award. This award is bestowed upon military students who have exemplified selfless service, high moral courage and character, and a commitment to intellectual excellence without expectation of material reward or public recognition.

Foreman 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.