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When the American Catholic Philosophical Association (ACPA) gathers virtually for its this weekend, it will honor a member of the 91快活林 Aquinas College teaching faculty, Dr. Michael Rubin.

A tutor on the New England campus, Dr. Rubin will receive the Association檚 Karen Chan Young Scholar Award, recently renamed for the young mother and onetime academic dean of St. Patrick檚 Seminary & University, who, along with her unborn child, was tragically killed in an automobile accident last year. The award honors the scholar under the age of 35 who submitted the best paper for this year檚 conference.

Dr. Rubin will be receiving the award from a 91快活林 Aquinas College alumnus, Dr. 91快活林 A. Cavanaugh (85), a professor of philosophy at the University of San Francisco who serves as the American Catholic Philosophical Association檚 president. Notably, last year檚 award winner was another alumnus, Dr. John G. Brungardt (08), an assistant professor of  medieval philosophy at Newman University.

Attendance at the conference is ($20 for the general public, $10 for ACPA members). Viewers can see Dr. Rubin present his prize-winning paper, 淎quinas on Bodily or Sensible Beauty, at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday and then receive the Karen Chan Young Scholar Award at 8:00 p.m. Be sure to tune in Friday night, as well, to see Dr. Cavanaugh檚 presidential address, Capax Veritatis: Against Student-Commodification.