When Catherine R. D’Angelo receives her undergraduate degree during CommencementExercises on May 19 at the Queens, NY, campus of St. John’s University, she will proudly mark the occasion as the 13th member of her extensive family to experience life as a Johnny. “Being Number 13 is definitely my go-to fun fact that I like to share with people at school,” said Catherine, who will earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Childhood Education from The School of Education.

Her connection to the University is a badge of honor Catherine shares with her mother, late father, brother, an aunt, grandparents, four uncles, a great uncle, and two cousins. “We are a big, noisy, Italian-American family,” said Catherine, who was born on Long Island, NY, and grew up in Monroe Township, NJ. Most of her relatives live in the New York metropolitan area.