2014 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CEREMONY
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMAN SERVICES
The HERBERT WORTREICH award goes to ALEXA MARQUES.
On Dean's List for all semesters, Alexa is a member of the National Society of
Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key International Honour Society, and Who's Who Among
American Colleges and Universities. She was Vice President of 1STEP (Students
Together for Environmental Progress), Student Coordinator of Sustainable Living
Facilities, as well as Project Manager of Environmental Assessment (Senior Capstone)
which produced an Environmental Impact Statement for the class' clients.
Alexa received the Kurt and Anny Landsberger award for Environmental Studies, the
JDK Scholarship for transfer students, and the PSE&G Scholarship for Environmental
Studies. She has also completed 84 professional development hours from the Cloud
Institute for Sustainability Education with distinction.
Alexa was an Environmental Education Intern at the Meadowlands Environment Center
and an Avian Ecology Intern at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park. She also
participated in the International Women's Earth and Climate Summit March on
Washington against the KXL Pipeline.
Alexa would like to pursue a career in Environmental Education or Avian Ecology and to
continue her education with a masters in avian or urban ecology with a focus on
educating others.