PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lauren M. Griffin, a resident of Coatesville
, who was awarded a bachelor’s degree during Providence College commencement ceremonies held on May 15, 2016, was recently honored for her academic achievements. She was a finance and economics double major.
Griffin received the award for being the student with the highest academic record in economics, as well as the Santander Bank Award for finance.
She was a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the economics honors society, vice president of Beta Gama Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and a member of the Providence College Swimming and Diving team during her sophomore and junior year.
After graduation, Griffin will be an equities sales and trading analyst at Jefferies Investment Bank in New York.
Providence College is the only college or university in the United States administered by the Dominican Friars. The Catholic, liberal arts college has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 3,900 students and offers degrees in 49 academic majors. Since 1997, Providence College has consistently been ranked among the top five regional universities in the north according to U.S. News’ America’s Best Colleges.
