Jaime Moriconi of Tewksbury won the Allied Barton Security Scholarship which recognizes a student who demonstrates a commitment to academics as well as public safety by pursuing a career in law enforcement. Jaime also was awarded the Arthur Gallerani Memorial Scholarship, given in honor of the late MCC Professor Arthur Gallerani to a student who demonstrates promise in the humanities or social sciences. Jaime is a CJ major who plans to attend UMass Lowell and obtain her bachelor’s degree, and then attend law school, hoping to one day become a judge.
Reuben Solomon of Lexington was awarded the Robert Cataldo Scholarship, established by the family, friends and colleagues of Robert Cataldo to honor his commitment to the community and MCC. Reuben is working toward an associate’s degree in physical science and plans to pursue his bachelor’s in chemistry.
The Geraldine B. Deragon Scholarship is named for a woman who received her associate’s degree in nursing from MCC, worked in psychiatric nursing for 25 years, and then returned to teach at MCC. Tina LaTorella of Winchester received one of the awards. She is working to become a registered nurse. Michelle Riley of Tyngsboro received the other, and is considered a shining star in the college’s nursing program.
The Follett College Stores Scholarship funds a student’s full academic year. This year’s award went to Jacob Worrell of Nashua, N.H., a military veteran who holds a 4.0 grade point average at MCC. He is enrolled in the honors program and will be inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society this spring.
The Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Scholarship promotes education in engineering, computer science, and physical science. This year’s winner was Maria Vidal of Lowell, who was also the winner of this year’s Unitas Scholarship, which assists a city resident of Hispanic origin who is currently attending MCC. Maria is pursuing a science engineering transfer degree.
The Thomas O’Mahony Spirit of Excellence Award is named after a former MCC Trustees Chairman and designed to assist a student in a business-related associate’s degree program. This year’s recipient was Robert Searle of Maynard, a founding member of the Business and Economics Club at MCC. He intends to pursue advanced degrees in finance and law. He also received one of the Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Awards. Thang Thai of Lowell, who serves as the student representative to the MCC Board of Trustees and is currently a fellow in the Paul H. Sullivan Leadership Institute also received one of the Merit Awards. Bryan O’Keefe of Billerica also received an MCC Foundation Merit Scholarship. He hopes to pursue a career in engineering.
The Northeast Association of Realtors provides an award to an MCC student who resides in one of the association’s 17 cities and towns. This year’s winner was Angela Farrell of Billerica, a human services major who also received an MCC Foundation Merit Award.
Victoria Makumbi of Lowell received both an MCC Foundation Merit Scholarship as well as a Lura Smith Scholarship, which is presented to an African-American student at MCC.
Two other Lura Smith Scholarships were awarded, to Tanya Cameron of Lowell, a liberal arts major and Abdu Kinene of Lowell, who hopes to become a registered nurse and return to Africa to help his family and relatives.
The Marjowicz-Dundorf Scholarship honors the memory of Rev. Walter Markowicz, a professor of Latin and Greek and Creator of the Medical Ethics Program at Wayne State University. This year’s winner was Maithao Nguyen of Lowell, another fellow in the Leadership Institute, who hopes to transfer to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.
The New England Woodcarvers Scholarship is designed to assist a student pursuing an associate’s degree in the arts. Angel Ortiz of Chelsea was this year’s winner.
The John M. Keough Memorial Scholarship remembers a 2002 graduate of MCC who overcame physical challenges to continue his education. This year’s winners are Jennie Santos of Methuen, who is a talented artist, and Felix Rivera of Lawrence.
The Nashoba Valley Healthcare Fund Scholarship is administered by the Greater Lowell Community Foundation and was awarded this year to Mary Guarino of Dunstable, a student in the diagnostic medical sonography program, and Sally Navis of Townsend, a nursing major.
The National Grid Energy Utility Technology Scholarship helps students in the energy utility program at MCC, and was awarded to Royson Gonzalez of Lowell and Karl Ryan of North Reading.