GAINER RECEIVES MASTERS DEGREE - Maintains 4.0 GPA

(02/15/2003)

Calhoun native Mary Grace Gainer has graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Arts degree in English literature and Criticism. Throughout her Master's program, Gainer maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average and held a Graduate Assistantship from the IUP Graduate School's Office of Grants and Sponsored Research. The assistantship was renewed and she began a PhD program in January, 2003. As part of the assistantship, Gainer is the production manager of the university-wide newsletter, which provides faculty and staff with information about available grant and research opportunities. During her time at IUP, Gainer has presented papers at two academic conferences and has been accepted to present at two more later this year in Minnesota and New Hampshire. She also serves as Vice-President of the English Graduate Organization and has helped plan and conduct their first ever Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference this February. She is the mother of five-year-old Noah Thomas and the daughter of Tom and Emily Gainer of Sand Ridge. She is the granddaughter of Grace Stump of Big Run.

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