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Jun 4, 2006 8:09 pm US/Eastern

St. Guillen Scholarship Awarded At John Jay

'Bittersweet' Ceremony Honors Master's Student

NEW YORK (AP) ― A classmate of Imette St. Guillen, the graduate student who was brutally killed earlier this year, was awarded a scholarship in her memory Sunday at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

"Through this scholarship and in many other ways, Imette's passion to challenge and change a broken society will not end with her death," said Johanna King Vespe, a second-year master's student at John Jay.

Vespe, 22, was awarded a $12,500 scholarship created to honor the memory of St. Guillen, whose body was found dumped in a desolate section of Brooklyn on Feb. 25 after she was raped, strangled and suffocated.

A man charged in her murder has pleaded not guilty. Darryl Littlejohn, a parolee with a long criminal history, was working at a SoHo bar where the 24-year-old was last seen alive.

March 22: Part I Of Jailhouse Interview With Littlejohn

March 22: Part II Of Jailhouse Interview With Littlejohn

  April 27: Littlejohn Pleads Not Guilty To Second Assault

St. Guillen's mother, Maureen, and sister, Alejandra, met Vespe at a reception. The women were to accept a posthumous degree for St. Guillen at graduation ceremonies on Monday.

Vespe said she did not know St. Guillen but knows some of her friends.

After completing the master's program, she hopes to pursue a doctorate in criminal justice. She wants to conduct research on violence against women and on programs to prepare inmates for re-entry into society.

John Jay President Jeremy Travis said Sunday's event was "bittersweet."

"The loss of Imette St. Guillen is a tragedy for everyone at the college," he said. "However, this scholarship enables us to honor her memory in a very concrete and lasting way."

Additional Coverage

March 10: St. Guillen's Friends Focus On Falls' Owners

March 1: For Now, Murdered Student's Trail Ends At The Falls

March 17: Key St. Guillen Witness Is 2nd Bouncer With Criminal Past

(© 2006 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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