Palmer Trinity School is proud to announce that its Chaplain, The Reverend Dr. Mary Ellen Cassini, was recently honored at the Barry University Distinguished Alumni Awards. Cassini was one of 10 alumni award recipients recognized for their outstanding achievements and contributions to society on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Coral Gables Country Club.

“We are extremely proud of The Reverend Dr. Mary Ellen Cassini. Her daily life reflects Barry University’s core commitment to ‘knowledge and truth, an inclusive community, social justice and collaborative service’ and we are pleased that she is being recognized in this way. She inspires our students at Palmer Trinity to lead lives of virtue, humanity and spirit, and she does so with the strength of her own example,” stated Head of School, Patrick H. F. Roberts

Cassini earned her Bachelor of Arts in history, a secondary teaching certificate, and later a Master of Arts degree in English and a Doctorate of Ministry from Barry University.

About Palmer Trinity School:

Palmer Trinity School—a coeducational, Episcopal day school—provides a rigorous college preparatory curriculum that integrates knowledge, compassion and social responsibility, an essential goal of the school’s mission. Palmer Trinity School serves students from a broad range of socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds in grades 6-12. For more information about the school, visit www.palmertrinity.org. To follow Palmer Trinity School on Facebook, click here.