“Catholic education sets students apart (in the way) they think and carry themselves,” said Cecilia Wigginton, a recent graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s University, Maryland.
That’s the reason she requested donations to the South Jersey Scholarship Fund instead of graduation gifts.
“I wanted to help those in need, and provide an opportunity for others” to experience the life-changing education she received, she explained.
The oldest of three children, Wigginton’s primary and secondary education was spent at schools in the Diocese of Camden. She was a student at Saint Mary’s School in Gloucester City from Pre-K through sixth grade, followed by two years at Good Shepherd Regional School in Collingswood before graduating from there in 2013. The next four years were spent at Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, before moving on to Mount Saint Mary’s.
The Catholic faith is homegrown for her and her younger brothers, Charles (a sophomore at Stockton University), and Joseph (currently a sophomore at Paul VI High School in Haddonfield), thanks to parents Valerie and Chuck, active in the Saint Mary Parish community. Through grade school and high school, Cecilia was an altar server.
With a major in accounting and forensic accounting and a minor in criminal justice, she currently works in Atlantic City, auditing at Ocean Casino, but one day hopes to enter the federal law enforcement field.
“I love that our current generation (such as Cecilia) is already thinking about giving back,” said Mariann Gilbride, director of Development for the Diocese of Camden, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the South Jersey Scholarship Fund.
“The Board of Directors (of the South Jersey Scholarship Fund) is really appreciative of this generous gift, so that others may be able to experience the gift of a Catholic education,” Gilbride said.
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