Megan Flanagan of Colchester, Vt., and Hilary Richard of Milton, both students at Saint Michael's College, were awarded the 2010 Governor's Award for Outstanding Community Service through the Vermont Commission on National and Community Service. Governor James Douglas presented the award at the state Capitol in Montpelier on April 10.
The awards program stated tha, “Megan Flanagan and Hilary Richard helped organize the Lund Family Program through Saint Michael’s College MOVE group. Megan and Hilary volunteer at Lund Family Centeron a weekly basis, often providing respite care for other people's children and interacting with mothers. Later Megan and Hilary began offering arts and craft classes for the women and children. Their commitment and dedication have made a lasting impact on the Lund Family Center.”
The students were nominated by the Lund Family Center for the award.
Megan Flanagan, daughter of Jerry and Judith Flanagan of Colchester, is a junior double major in education and American Studies at Saint Michael’s, and a graduate of Rice Memorial High School.
Hilary Richard, daughter of Brian and Wendy Richard of Milton, is a junior English major at Saint Michael’s, and a graduate ofRice Memorial High School.
The Edmundite Catholic liberal arts college, www.smcvt.edu . Saint Michael’s provides education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools to lead successful, purposeful lives that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael’s College is located three miles from Burlington, Vermont, one of America’s top college towns. It is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nation’s Best 371 Colleges, and will be included in the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Saint Michael’s is one of only 270 colleges and universities nationwide, one of only 20 Catholic colleges, with a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Saint Michael’s has 1,900 undergraduate students, some 500 graduate students and 100 international students. Saint Michael’s students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson,Pickering, Guggenheim, Fulbright, and other grants. The college is one of the nation’s Best Liberal Arts Colleges as listed in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report rankings.