Cabrini College, Radnor, PA
Graduate Student Earns Prestigious St.
Catherine Medal for Scholarship and Service at Cabrini
College
Inspired by such prominent religious and
philanthropic figures such as St. Frances Cabrini, St.
Katherine Drexel and Danny Thomas, Cabrini College graduate
student James Tinneny recently received the St. Catherine
Medal at Cabrini’s 2006 Graduate and Professional Studies
Convocation.
Tinneny, who presented the keynote
address at the graduate convocation, received the medal for
extraordinary scholarship and service. He will receive a
master’s degree organizational leadership during
Commencement ceremonies at Cabrini College on Sunday, May
21.
In his address, Tinneny spoke on how
Thomas—before he became a nationally known entertainer—had
used his last $7 to help found the St. Jude’s Children’s
Research Hospital; how St. Katherine Drexel used her wealth
and fortune to spread the Catholic faith to the American
West and its Native American peoples; and how St. Frances
Cabrini brought hope to thousands of immigrants in New York
city in the late 19th century. He related these
extraordinary acts to those honors graduate students at
Cabrini, stating that, “Danny Thomas, St. Katherine Drexel
and St. Frances Cabrini were ordinary people like you and me
who did extraordinary things simply living their daily
lives. We all have the power to do something extraordinary.”
Photo: Dr. Toni Iadurola, Cabrini College
President, (L) congratulates James Tinneny at the
convocation.
Tinneny, of Berwyn, Pa., holds a master’s
degree from Cabrini College,
and a bachelor’s degree from Temple University. At Cabrini,
Tinneny earned membership in the national graduate honor
society Kappa Gamma Pi for excellence in leadership,
scholarship, faith and service.
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submitted by Daniel DiPrinzio
