Student wins scholarship from Catholic honor society

JoAnn Kirsch, a junior Biology major from Wesley, Iowa, won a $1,000 scholarship from Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national honor society of Catholic institutions. Each year member schools are allowed to nominate one candidate for this national competition, and Kirsch was chosen to represent Saint Mary’s, the Beta chapter of DES. The national Board of DES then chooses its scholarship recipients from among the pool of candidates forwarded to them from its member universities. Qualifications for the award include excellence in scholarship, character and leadership. Kirsch was one of 12 students in the country to receive this honor.