
Mount Wachusett Community College celebrated the academic achievements of extraordinary students during its annual Evening of Excellence awards dinner May 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Leominster. Students were recognized not only for their performance inside the classroom, but for their contributions in the community as well.
In addition to college curriculum and outstanding achievement awards, the 开元棋牌 Foundation also presented a number of memorial awards and scholarships during the ceremony. The foundation has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships this year.
鈥淵ou have earned and you deserve the excellence that has brought you to this moment,鈥 said President James Vander Hooven, who took over the office in March. 鈥淚 haven鈥檛 been here very long but I can say from the bottom of my heart that I am proud of each and every one of you for the excellence you have shown. I implore you to use whatever you have gained at The Mount to benefit others and to build and strengthen our communities because we need that now more than ever.鈥
The following awards were presented:
CURRICULUM AWARDS
Art聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Kevin Lynch of Worcester
Communications Track聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Rebekah Chiasson of Jaffrey NH
Early Childhood Education – Career聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Leslie A. Ackers of Gardner
Early Childhood Education – Transfer聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Samantha Gravlin of Gardner
Elementary Education Track聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Brianna Marsh of Orange
Liberal Arts & Sciences聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Faith Kurtz of Holden
Eden Shaveet of Hubbardston
Interdisciplinary Studies聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Angela M. Haynes of Richmond, NH
Accounting Concentration聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Cynthia A. Boucher of Ashburnham
Business Administration 鈥 Transfer聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Iva Quinn of Winchendon
Business Administration – Career聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Linda J. Anderson of Ashburnham
Analytical Laboratory and Quality聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Staci Wolski of Fitchburg
Systems Concentration
Biotechnology/Biomanufacturing聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Nicolas R. Romero of Fitchburg
Biological Science Track聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Jennifer M. Guerriero of Ashburnham
Computer Information Systems聽 聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽 Marguerite E. Nicholas of Gardner
Chemical Science聽Track聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Lorna A. Tambi of Hudson
Natural Resources聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Jari Squire of Harvard
Paralegal Degree聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Carrie F. DeCosta of Leominster
Physics or Pre-Engineering Track聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Liam J. Scanlon of Barre
Fire Science Technology聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Dylan B. Jones of Townsend
Criminal Justice
-Law Enforcement Concentration聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Joshua T. Goliber of Buzzards Bay
-Corrections Concentration聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Alicia Navarro of Fitchburg
Human Services聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Rachel C. Vargeletis of Ashburnham
Dental Hygiene聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Mailoan Nguyen of Clinton
Complementary Health Care聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Lisa K. Kowalczyk of Gardner
Physical Therapist Assistant聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Courtney B. Hurley of Shrewsbury
Medical Assisting聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Nicole B. Joseph of Gardner
Medical Laboratory Technology聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽 Anne M. Allan of Lunenburg
Nursing聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Elizabeth A. Brown of Leominster
Nursing – Evenings聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Kristina D. Snay of Winchendon
LPN to ADN Bridge聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽Joseph K. Kum of Worcester
MEMORIAL AWARDS
Aspasia Anastos Award聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Sofia G. McDonald Games of Barre
Judge Moore Awards聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Katrina K. Ung of Jaffrey, NH (Academic Excellence)
Rebekkah Dietz of Gardner (Excellence in Writing)
Peter J. Trainor Leadership Award聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Kimberly A. Cook of Gardner
Roberts Scholar聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Jessie Mascitti of Rindge, NH
- Marilyn Kiosses Scholarship 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Colleen M. Suarez of Fitchburg
Craig Hamel Scholarship聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Sabrina A. Pettigrew of Rutland
Melissa Herr Marsh Scholarship聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Sybil L. Sinclair of Ashburnham
Joseph S. Baldyga Veteran鈥檚 Fund 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Stanley Choruzek of Lancaster
开元棋牌 Veteran鈥檚 Memorial Scholarship 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Cristen C. Comptois of Hubbardston
James D. Murphy Scholarship 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Jasson Alvarado Gomez of Worcester
HONORS SOCIETY RECOGNITION
Honors Program Graduates
Lisa K. Kowalczyk of Gardner
Jana Murphy of Hubbardston
Marymar Perez Cruz of Fitchburg
Eden Shaveet of Hubbardston
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
All-USA Community College聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Michel L. Cocuzza of Winchendon
Academic Team Nominees聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Eden Shaveet of Hubbardston
2017 Newman Civic Fellow Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Jana Murphy of Hubbardston
Visions Program Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Nicholas Coddington of Winchendon
Sarah L. Mello of Shirley
RX Program Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Ann Giaquinto Scott of Barre
Best of English 101 Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽1st Place: Tara Dugan of Templeton
2nd Place: Amanda Pawlikowski of Gardner
3rd Place: Jessica I. McKay of Gardner
Mount Observer Scholarship聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Courtney L. Wentz of East Templeton
Best of Mathematics聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Liam J. Scanlon of Barre
Ellen Daly Dental Hygiene Scholarship聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Linda N. Mclean of Troy, NH
John Burton Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Kayla Arianna Shabo of Paxton
Jean Tandy Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Kyle W. Salam, Baldwinville
Carrie Progen Memorial Scholarship聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Kayla D. Rameau of Baldwinville
Carl Tammi Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Colleen J. Moran of East Templeton
Keith Nivala Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Nicholas R. Auffrey of Westminster
Sandy Signor Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Jessica L. Decker of Westminster
Service Learning Scholarships 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽Rachel C. Vargeletis of Ashburnham
Ryan B. Weston of Hubbardston
Sharyn Rice Award聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Tianna M. Caisse of Gardner