(Sparkill, NY- September 13, 2006)- Samira A. Allen (Nyack, NY), Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Affairs, has been named as one of the Journal News and REDC's Forty Under Forty honorees and will be honored at a reception on September 27. Each year forty individuals under the age of 40 who live and work in Rockland and whose accomplishments and commitment to the community identify them as the individuals to watch in the future of Rockland County are honored.
"Samira is a dedicated employee and is a vital part of the College's Institutional Advancement Team. Her continual efforts in the areas of alumni and development and her community involvement make her a well-deserving recipient of the Forty Under Forty honor. We are extremely proud of her," said Kevin P. Duignan, Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
Ms. Allen graduated in May 2002 from Ramapo College of New Jersey with a BA in English/Literature and is currently working toward a Masters in Public Administration at Long Island University.
Ms. Allen coordinates a variety of alumni activities for the College including two alumni trips to Broadway, several networking events and an alumni and friends barbeque each year. She also organizes fund raising programs and events that support the College's annual giving program involving its alumni.

From 2002 until her appointment with the College Ms. Allen was an Administrative/Fiscal Coordinator for Child Care Resources of Rockland Inc., where she was responsible for the employee and client relations as well as several aspects of human resource functions and special events. In 2004, she joined Leadership Rockland, Inc. as a Program Administrator and has since served in that capacity.
MORE ABOUT ST. THOMAS
St. Thomas has expanded its offerings to include a Master of Science in Education, a Post Masters Certificate program in Education, a Master of Science in Teaching, a Master of Business Administration program, a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Education, and an Associate of Arts and an Associate of Science degree, the latter two offered at the West Point Military Academy. In addition, St. Thomas is the host campus for a Master of Science in Social Work program offered by New York University.

The College's 2,000 full and part time undergraduate students major in one of 31 programs offered in five division areas: The Humanities; Business Administration; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences & Mathematics; and Teacher Education. The College offers a full scholarship Honors Program which provides students with a Summer Study experience at Oxford University in England. In addition, there are several study abroad opportunities and strategic alliances designed to offer expanded opportunities for students. For example, students can major in mathematics at St. Thomas for three years and then enter an engineering program at either George Washington University or Manhattan College as part of a dual degree program.

St. Thomas offers study abroad opportunities in Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Nova Scotia, Brazil and Japan. The College currently includes 21 buildings. The 21st building, a new dorm in Aquinas Village, houses 64 students and opened in 2005.