Rebecca Skakal, a junior in Marywood University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was notified she was the recipient of the 2016 Jacquie Walker American Association of University Women (AAUW) Scholarship.

This $5,000 scholarship is awarded to a full-time matriculating student who demonstrates a commitment to community service and who graduated high school in Western New York.

Rebecca, a Speech-Language Pathology major who is also minoring in Nutrition/Dietetics, is shown with department chair, Andrea Novak.