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2022 Recipients

Gillian Riordan

Gillian Riordan

DARIEN, CT

Gillian Riordan

Gillian is a graduate student at SHU, where she will obtain her Masters of Social Work in 2023. Her ultimate career goal is to become a pediatric oncology social worker with a certification in play therapy. She wants to be able to use her experiences as a cancer patient to help patients and their families during their difficult times. Last spring she completed her BSW internship at the Baptist Cancer Center in Oxford, MS while an undergraduate student at the University of Mississippi. During her spare time, Gillian is a volunteer firefighter for the Noroton Heights Fire Department in Darien. Her recommendation letter says ―Gillian is the epitome of service, courage and character, and community. To know her is to be entirely blessed.

SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY