The University of Scranton announced the medalists of its Earth Day Essay Contest for students in grades 5-12 at an Evening of Environmental Science event on campus in April. From left are Mark Murphy, director of the Office of Sustainability at the university; Amelia Farry, a criminal justice major from South Abington Twp.; Chris DeNaples from St. Clare’s/St. Paul’s Elementary School; Alexa Cutter, a media production and journalism major from Massapequa, New York; Sean Kiernan, Ian Ferriera and Dante DeVitto, all from Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School; Veronica Herrera Acosta from West Scranton High School; Rosalie Edelstein, Benny Hynds and Divya Timsina, all from Howard Gardner; Samantha Kosmar, an environmental science major from Old Tappan, New Jersey; Lila Tschampel, from Howard Gardner; and Rebekah Thompson, an occupational therapy major from Bedminster, New Jersey.
