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Carlow University
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| For Immediate Release |
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University Communications & External Relations |
| February 25, 2013 |
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Drew Wilson |
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Director, Media Relations |
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412-578-2095 (phone) |
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412-260-6807 (cell) |
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412-578-2080 (fax) |
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agwilson@carlow.edu |
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| Carlow University President Is Service Summit's 2013 Woman of the Year |
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Dr. Mary Hines and Three Carlow Women Will Be Honored by Get Involved!
Pittsburgh, Pa. Carlow University President Dr. Mary Hines will be named the 2013 Woman of the Year at the fourth annual Pittsburgh Service Summit, sponsored by the non-profit organization, Get Involved!
The event will be held Tuesday, February 26, 2013 beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the St. Agnes Center of Carlow University.
Dr. Hines, who is retiring as president of Carlow at the end of July, will be named the 2013 Woman of the Year. Since becoming Carlow's president in 2005, Dr. Hines has been involved on the boards of many community and civic organizations.
Jessica Brubach, a current Carlow student, will be named the 2013 Female Emerging Leader.
Carlow also has two graduates, Emily Kolek and LaTrenda Leonard, named to the 2013 Western Pennsylvania Rising Stars, a group of young professionals, ages 21 through 30, who are active in charitable service.
Kolek, a 2010 graduate, serves on the Young Professional Board of Get Involved! She also served as the TOMS campus leader in her time at Carlow.
Leonard earned her MBA from Carlow and is the Public Relations and Communications Director for the National Black MBA Association.
The event is open to the public, and along with four women with ties to Carlow receiving awards, it will also feature four speakers.
- Ian Rosenberger, a CBS "Survivor" contestant and founder of an international humanitarian relief organization.
- Saleem Ghubril, serves as the executive director for the Pittsburgh Promise
- Dr. Kevin Kearns, an award-winning University of Pittsburgh professor and director for an institute on responsible leadership
- Sally Wiggin, a well-known Pittsburgh television journalist with WTAE
To learn more about Get Involved! Inc. visit www.getinvolved.org.
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About Carlow University
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carlow University was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1929. Offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, Carlow University is a comprehensive master's institution dedicated to learner-centered education at the collegiate levels and at the elementary school level in the Campus School of Carlow University.
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