BROOKLYN, NY – APRIL 24, 2006 – The Metropolitan New York Recreation and Park Society, Inc. has awarded St. Joseph’s College student Galina Padluzskaya with the Thomas J. Carroll Scholarship for her work in Recreation and Leisure Studies.

The Thomas J. Carroll Scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated exceptional ability and superior performance in the Recreation and Leisure Studies program at their school and have demonstrated a commitment to developing a career as a recreation/leisure services professional. Applicants must be halfway through the Recreation program at their appropriate institution and have a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. They must also take part in extracurricular activities and community service projects to further their education. The winner, Galina Padluzskaya, is a Therapeutic Recreation major from the Brooklyn Campus of St. Joseph’s College. Padluzskaya demonstrated all of the necessary requirements for the scholarship and also wrote a detailed essay on her philosophy of Therapeutic Recreation and her personal career ambitions. Galina Padluzskaya was one of three scholarship recipients for the METRO’s 2006 Awards.

The Metropolitan New York Recreation and Park Society, Inc. Annual Awards Dinner and Installation of Executive Board Members will take place on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at the Sequoia Restaurant on Fulton Street in Manhattan from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM For more information, please call Gail Lamberta at (718) 636-6894.

About St. Joseph's College

St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility, and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in over 21 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs through its School of Arts and Sciences and its School of Adult and Professional Education. Graduate degrees are also offered including an Executive MBA, a Master of Science in Management, a Master of Science Degree with a Major in Nursing, a Master of Arts in Literacy/Cognition and a Master of Arts in Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Special Education.