Super Seniors

We are very proud of our students from the time they walk onto campus to the time they walk across the stage! Of course there are many, many more but we couldn't fit them all on this page! We'd like to share with you a few of our favorites...

Diane Altounji
Major: Nursing
Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, CA

Campus Involvement:

• Alpha Tau Delta - National Professional Nursing Fraternity
• Hawaiian Club Vice President
• Volunteers In Partnership
• Nursing Admissions Committee
• Student Rep
• Student Coordinator for BSN
• Service Learning - Peer Mentor

Clinical Rotation Sites:

• Community Health: Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica, CA
• Older Adult: Partners Adult Day Health Care Center, West Hollywood, CA
• Leadership Management: Brotman Medical Center, Culver City, CA
• Maternal/Child Health: Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Van Nuys, CA
• Maternal/Health: UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA
• Advanced Medical-Surgical: Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica,CA
• Pediatrics: Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
• Adult Medical-Surgical: UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Adult Medical-Surgical: Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles, CA

Achievements:

• Mary's Day Award
• Dean's List

Job Offers Before Graduation:

• UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
• Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Plans After Graduation: RN at Children's Hospital Los Angeles's Oncology Unit. I eventually want to go to graduate school to become a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

I feel that the Mount has played a monumental role in shaping me. It has helped me find my identity by allowing me to be myself and accepting me for who I am. It has taught me confidence and perseverance that I do not feel I could have learned anywhere else at the level that I did. The Mount does not foster quitters; it fosters fighters. It has shaped me in becoming altruistic and passionate about truly helping others. I now have an understanding of community and its indispensable importance in our lives. The Mount has truly given me a foundation for my future.

Erica Carroll
Major: English
Oak Park High School
Oak Park, CA

Campus Involvement:

• Associated Student Body - President 2004-2005
• Associated Student Body - Chair of Finance 2003-2004
• Associated Student Body - Freshman Senator 02-03
• The Oracle Student Newspaper - Editor In Chief 2004-2005, Managing Editor, News Editor
• Mount Voices Literary Magazine Editor, Contributor
• Orientation Leader
• Rock the Vote!
• Student Liaison Fall 2004

Internships:

• Tour Guide Coordinator Editorial & Events Intern
• Red Hen Press Spring 04

Achievements:

• Mary Diggs Award, English Department
• Freshman Achievement in Mathematics Award
• Emerging Leader Award
• Northrop Grumman Scholarship for Children of Employees
• Dean's List

Plans After Graduation: MA English program at CSUN to ultimately lead to PhD in English

From the beginning of my undergraduate career, Mount St. Mary's offered me more opportunities for involvement than I ever could have imagined. The involvement and experiences I have had at the Mount have put me in the position to not only get in to graduate school, but also to feel that I am prepared to begin graduate work. In no other setting could I have excelled the way that I did here at the Mount, and in no small way this school has shaped the person I have become.

Heather Yonutas
Major: Biological Science
La Serna High School, Whittier, CA

Campus Involvement:

• DOCS (Developing Our Careers in Science) E-board 2002-2005
• WCM (Women of Community Medicine)
• Volunteers In Partnership
• SAE Member

Internships and Professional Experiences:

• Academic Coach for Scientific Concepts
• Traveled to South Africa as a Student Ambassador to fight AIDS epidemic
• UCLA AIDS Research group, under the advisement of Dr Steven Miles
• Clinical Assistant at Venice Family Clinic
• Given over 20 Scientific Research Presentations in the area of Physical Chemistry for Regional, National and International Conferences
• Published Scientific Author in the Study of Fast rotation of methyl groups in crystals of orthomethyldibenzocycloalkanones in the Journal of Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Achievements:

• Whos Who of American College and University Students, Spring 2005
• Award to Graduate with Honors
• Outstanding Progress in the Physical Sciences, at Mount St. Marys College, 2003, 2004
• American Chemical Society Travel Grant for the 225^th ACS National Meeting
• Outstanding Freshman in Biology Student, 2002
• St. Catherine Medal, National Achievement Award, for Most Outstanding member of the Sophomore Class: Kappa Gamma Pi

Plans After Graduation: Work as a Clinical Research Assistant at UCLA and eventually obtain my MD/PhD

The Mount is a rare place in which every student is treated and looked at as an individual. All of my experiences at The Mount have helped to shape who I am today. I feel that my professors at The Mount have not only pushed me to be the best I can be, but have nurtured me so I have never felt overwhelmed or incapable of being my best possible self. In my opinion, MSMC is the perfect environment for any young woman who is interested in becoming a confident and successful female who will be ready to use the world as her playing field once she graduates. I feel that the education I have obtained at The Mount has helped me to become a strong candidate for any graduate or medical school program and I am very confident to graduate this spring and apply for Medical School this summer.

Natasha Asinas
Major: Business
Claremont High School, Claremont, CA

Campus Involvement:

• Filipino American Student Association (member, former E-board member)
• Pi Theta Mu Service Sorority (member)
• Orientation Leader
• Intro to College Studies Teachers Assistant
• MSMC Tsunami Benefit Concert Organizer
• Sigma Theta Psi Multicultural Sorority (sister, former E-board member)
• Internships/Professional Experiences:
• Universal Music & Video Distribution - Intern to the Urban Artist Development Representative of Geffen Records, LA Region
• Universal Music & Video Distribution – College & Lifestyle Marketing Representative
• Diverse Link – Marketing & Promotions team
• Deux Process – Marketing & Promotions team
• Little Brown Girl Clothing – Street team member

Achievements:

• Whos Who of American College and University Students, Spring 2005
• Award to Graduate with Honors
• Outstanding Progress in the Physical Sciences, at Mount St. Marys College, 2003, 2004
• American Chemical Society Travel Grant for the 225^th ACS National Meeting
• Outstanding Freshman in Biology Student, 2002
• St. Catherine Medal, National Achievement Award, for Most Outstanding member of the Sophomore Class: Kappa Gamma Pi

Plans After Graduation: I plan to continue working in the music industry, possibly in the marketing, management, and event planning departments. My future plans are not set in stone, and that is what I love about it. The Mount has shaped me to become a very versatile individual, allowing me to pursue different aspects of the business and gain further experience in an industry that is constantly changing.

I came to Mount St. Marys College as a shy little freshman, uncertain of what I wanted to do in life (let alone school for that matter). Little did I know the opportunities were endless! The four years that I have spent at MSMC have shaped me into the individual that I am today. The experiences that I have had, the friendships that I have formed, and the struggles that I have overcome have given me the insight, patience, drive, and confidence to face the world head on. I am no longer that shy little girl who came to the Mount with a question mark hovering over her head. Mount St. Marys College has provided me with the guidance, assurance, and foundation that I know I would not have been able to attain elsewhere. My experiences at the Mount have fostered my education, my faith, and my development as a strong and confident individual.