Honors
Convocation
Thursday,
May 20, 2010
3 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre,
West Windsor
Campus
Go confidently in
the direction of your
dreams. Live the life
you have imagined.
-Henry David Thoreau
Academic Awards
Arts and Communication Division Introduction
Dr. Donald Generals,
Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Presiding
Dr. Dori Seider
Professor, Psychology
and French
Welcome
Dr. Patricia C. Donohue,
President
Musical Interludes
Daniel A. Mosovich
Benjamin J. Russert
Joseph A. Lewis
Sean M. Christiansen
Judith Ehresman,
Dean
Advertising Design
Samuel Willig Memorial Scholarship
Vandana Nanda
Architecture
Outstanding Achievement
Michael Anthony Signorile
Art History
Outstanding Achievement
Frank D. Bardachino
Ceramics
Outstanding Achievement
Joseph F. Gagliardi
Civil Engineering Technology
Outstanding Achievement
Steven Heslop
Communication
Outstanding Achievement Troxell Communications Scholarship
Zachary R. Hendrick
Amber M. Zahn
Sara M. Gatling
Dance
Outstanding Achievement
Shavonne Marie Glasson
Digital Media Arts
Outstanding Achievement
Georgia Lalla
Electronic Engineering
Outstanding Achievement
Christopher Robert Collins
Energy Utility Program
Outstanding Achievement
Joanne Caravello
Fine Arts
Jack Harris Memorial Scholarship
Mel Leipzig Scholarship
Flannery Miller
Frank D. Bardachino
Music
Outstanding Achievement
Instrumental Award
Shelby Lynn Delfino
Shelby Lynn Delfino
Photography
Outstanding Achievement
Katrina Anne Bethke
Sculpture
Outstanding Achievement
Joseph F. Gagliardi
Theatre
Outstanding Achievement
Kimberly Konczos
Academic Awards
Business and Technology Division
Winston Maddox,
Acting Dean
Accounting
Accounting Scholarship
Jie Cui
Accounting & Management
Outstanding Achievement Kai Fong Tung
New Jersey Society of Certified Public
Accountants Scholarship
Felicia N. Correa
Administrative Support Certificate Program
Outstanding Achievement Maria Romanko
Automotive Technology
Outstanding Achievement Alejandro Hernandez
Aviation Flight Technology
Outstanding Achievement Judith A. Galayda
Banking and Financial Services
Outstanding Achievement Riccardo Falcone
Business
Fred Anker Memorial Scholarship Ashley Rose Stumbaugh
Business Administration
Outstanding Achievement
Zachary Burkhalter
Robert Harris Memorial Scholarship
Felicia N. Correa
Business Management
Outstanding Achievement
Colleen Patricia Rovelli
Marketing
Outstanding Achievement
Deborah A. Ricco-Jones
Criminal Justice Scholarship
Mercer County Association of Chiefs of Police
Stacey Elizabeth Gorham
Hotel, Restaurant & Institution Management
Outstanding Achievement
Lara Lynn Orner
Professional Cooking and Baking Certificate Program
Outstanding Achievement
Kenneth W. Duffey
Information Technology
Outstanding Achievement
Dominic Thomas Partite
Medical Office Assistant
Outstanding Achievement
Nancy K. Ferris
Paralegal Program
Outstanding Achievement
Henrietta McGarry
Paralegal Certificate Program
Outstanding Achievement
Colleen Swiderski
Academic Awards
Liberal Arts Division
Dr. G. Robin Schore,
Dean
Education
MCCC Faculty Association Scholarship
in honor of Professor Emeritus David E. Collier
Mercer County Retired Educators Association
Scholarship
James M. Hodges III
Lisa A. Demilio
Karen Garrison
History
Outstanding Achievement
David C. Hoyt
Mathematics
Professor Betty Wallace Cornelius
Mathematics Excellence Award
Ryan Howard Allaire
James M. Hodges III
Excellence in Mathematics
Rick Rednor AIDS Foundation Scholarship
Scott H. Schornstaedt
Sara Kazlauskas
Academic Awards
Science and Health Professions Division
Dr. Linda Martin,
Dean
Biology
William Dowd Memorial Scholarship
Effy A. Ojuok
Chemistry
Outstanding Achievement
Outstanding Achievement in Organic Chemistry
Chemistry Outreach Volunteer Award
Peng Wai Tham
James M. Hodges III
Scott Pecaric
Medical Laboratory Technology
Susan Farabaugh Memorial Scholarship
Shikha Parida
Nursing
Employee Memorial Scholarship
Maureen M. Gallagher
Horticulture
Garden State African Violet Club Scholarship
Altaira M. Bejgrowicz
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist Assistant Scholarship
Physical Therapist Assistant Leadership Scholarship
Annmarie J. Fewkes
Leslie W. Ziemann
Amira M. Kishk
Radiography
Mallinckrodt Medical Recognition Award
Priti K. Joshi
Service and Activity Awards
Dr. L. Diane Campbell,
Executive Dean for
Student Affairs
Mercer County Women’s Tennis Academic Award
Kristina Marie Holsman
Dr. Cynthia Schaffer Memorial Scholarship
Rebecca Leigh Wolf
2010 NJ STARS Graduates
Ryan H. Allaire
Lisa M. Bennett
Emma C. Bethke
Katrina A. Bethke
Kelly A. Brooks
Zachary Burkhalter
Meaghan Carney
Amanda R. Deficcio
Ashley L. Devine
William J. Dripps
Venessa R. Frost
Judith A. Galayda
Jessica A. Gordienko
Zachary R. Hendrick
Brian W. Kaplan
Victoria A. Kuchtyak
Scott A. Lettera
Andrew M. Maza
Sean T. McEvenie
Daniel A. Noonan
David G. Ritter
Carisa A. Schooley
Meghan E. Sickler
Karen Steimle
Danielle E. Steward
Ashley Rose Stumbaugh
Stephen J. Tilghman
Stephany A. Tuchez
Tamara R. Uhaze
Amber M. Zahn
Sarah Zimmer
Jessica A. Zoilkowski
Academic Awards
Special Academic Awards & Scholarships
Dr. Donald Generals,
Vice President for
Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs Award
Ryan Howard Allaire
Emilia L. Alvarez-Negron
Jamila Pretlow
Abrams Foundation Scholarship
David C. Hoyt
Michael R. Munter
Albert B. Kahn Foundation Scholarships
A.A. Degree
A.F.A Degree
Kelly A. Brooks
David C. Hoyt
Amanda N. Juniak
Eunjoo Lee Fortunati
A.S. Degree
Judy Athmejvar
Zachary Burkhalter
Deborah A. Crawford
A.A.S Degree
Matthew Kelly
Michael M. Munter
Casadi M. Schroeder
Philip Shein Memorial Scholarship
Mercer County Community College
Honors Program Scholars
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
Lindsey E. Fugate
Jaime Antonio Bravo
Leo Capoferri
Piers Duffel
Sarah R. Fodor
Sara M. Gatling
Edwin E. Harmor
David C. Hoyt
Brian W. Kaplan
Daisuke Katsumata
Yu Lung Law
Ryan L. Mark
Adrienne L. Sherwin
Ashley Rose Stumbaugh
Kent Watanabe
David C. Hoyt
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society of two year colleges
and academic programs.
Alpha Theta Gamma Chapter
Stole and Tassel Awards
Jaime Antonio Bravo
Pamela Ballard
Joshua A. Barnick
Eric Cardaciotto
Christopher R. Collins
Denise K. Dingwall
3 Star Awards
Jamie Dow
Stephanie Ewaskiewicz
Mina Farag
David C. Hoyt
E. Daniel Jacob
Diane Jedski
Daisuke Katsumata
Brittany Mabin
Ryan L. Mark
Ashley Rose Stumbaugh
Kristen Vincent
2 Star Awards
Tatiana Burgos
Sara Kazlauskas
Peng Wai Tham
Phi Theta Kappa Inductees
Fall 2009
Ashley Alexander
Christopher Ali
Dora Amoah-Budu
Kristina Babinskaite
Brendan Belluscio
Jane Bennett
Jesse Berman
Sherry Berman
Stacy Bryant
Charles Bryant
Bilal Butt
Jenna Callahan
Eric Cardaciotto
Meaghan Carney
Nana Chachua
Krystal Chung
Nolia Closel
Godwin Dike
Jamie Dow
Christopher Erick
Marie Etienne
Barry Federovitch
Joseph F. Gagliardi
Sebastian Gallegos
Sara M. Gatling
Alexis Hankh
Edwin E. Harmor
Jill Hendershot
Jacqueline Herrera
Matthew Hewitt
Trevilia Hodge
Katharine Hofmann
Inhae Hong
Maria Ivarsson
Natalie Jaroni
Cheryl Jeffrey
Nicole Jennings
Gregory Jones
Sara Kazlauskas
Samantha Kenyon
Lynn Kline
Victoria A. Kuchtyak
Denis Ryan Lafferty
Anthony Lanni
Sharleen Lee
Andrea Leondi
Jieyu Lin
Angelika Mazurek
Zachary McGoldrick
Barnet Mezey
Peguy Moise
Erica Moses
Lori Muolo
Thomas Nagle
Vandana Nanda
Christopher Obudho
Cynthia Olunga
Utsav Patel
Priyal Patel
Jhon Pierre Louis
Wendy Pinos-Patino
Noah Pinto
Adrienne Pitrelli
Jane Plunkett
Tyler Predale
Debra Reynolds
Marc Rogol
Walter Rouba
Walter Rouba Jr
Thomas Ryan II
Nicole Sanders
Samara Santaella
Lauraine Santoro
Kaitlin Schwear
Shawn Scott
Caroline Seghers
Meghan E. Sickler
Lauren-Carmel Sirak
Justyna Skiba
Max Skula
Guk Hee Song
Raymond Speer
Iryna Stefinko
Keith Stover
Denisse Valdez
Daniela Weinapple
Cameka Whyte Etheridge
Alfred Williams
Alexandra Yuryev
Halla Zakaria
Spring 2010 Inductees
Karen Acquah
Rebecca Alabastro
Thomas Anguella
Shelby Appel
Ayobami Are
Michael Benson
Nicholas Biondo
Keith Blauvelt
Hilda Boanoh
Brittany Canavera
Man Chan
David Clewell
Angela Collete
Jalisha Crews
Linda Cruzeta
Patricia Cueva
Ozcan Dalgic
Damita Davis-Molder
Alessandra Destasio
Stacey Diamond
Shelly Djoufack
Maima Dorley
Karolina Dul
Pamela Feola
Brandon Finnie
Melodie Flatt
Amber Frischer
Lindsay Fugate
Barbara Garofalo
Shane Gopaul
Ashlee Gray
James Guenther
Dmitry Gurvits
Debra Hanson
Patrycja M. Harkala
Brianna Hendrick
Judy Henry
Cheryl Hicks
Brian Holland
Eric Jones
Dawn King
David Koenig
Adam Kwietniak
Nicholas Lafemina
Jennifer Landolfi
Vinh Le
Rebecca Lewark
Katelyn Liepins
Debra Lukowicz
Thomas Lyons
Alexis Maguire
Nanthawan Maneethong
Linda Marsala
Colleen McGonigal
Flannery Miller
Kate Muha
Mahassin Muhsin
Abdelrahman Mustafa
Zunera Nadeem
David O’Keefe
Joy Oriente
Kelsey Pedersen
Matthew Polito
Pamalli Prather
Mark Pratico
Kelly Raines
Megan Reed
William Rhodes
Deborah Ricco-Jones
Julie Roman
Colleen P. Rovelli
Kristine Ruble
Bethany Sadley
Michael Sadley
Matthew Sager
Casey Shawna
Daniel Siciliano
Erin Smith
Jessica Snyder
Kerri Stahl
Kristen Stankewicz
Kelsey Stover
Robert Sturcke
Melissa A. Szumloz
Nicole Tafrow
Sara Thorsland
Kegon Toussaint
Loc Tran
Jessica Tucci
Brandy Tucker
Melvin Vazquez
Barbara Vees
Jessica Villaba
Catherine Wagner
Rachel Young
Matthew Yuen
Kayleen Zuczek
Alpha Mu Gamma
Alpha Mu Gamma is the national collegiate foreign language honor society.
The following graduates were inducted into the Kappa lota Chapter this academic year:
Nancy Baskin
Brendan J. Belluscio
Michele A. Bouchard
Antonia J. Brooks
Kurt M. Daly
Alessandra J. Destasio
Stephanie M. Flim
Lindsay H. Floyd
Kar Mun Fung
Sara M. Gatling
Zachary G. Gilmore
Evelyn J. Grossman
Christina Heath
Milangee Herrera
E. Daniel Jacob
Brooke Kohlhofer
Spanish
Spanish
French
Spanish
Spanish
Italian
Spanish
Spanish
French
Italian
Spanish
German
Spanish
Spanish
Arabic
Spanish
Ryan Lafferty
Spanish
Brittany B. Mabin
Spanish
Angelika Mazurek
Polish
Alida L. Minkel
Spanish
Ericka Nelson
Spanish
Kaitlin M. Radziwanowski Spanish
Elizabeth K. Reimer
French
Kiley S. Remer
Italian
Adrienne L. Sherwin
Spanish
Kelly A. Smith
Spanish
Danielle E. Steward
German
Nicole L. Tafrow
Italian
Sidra A. Umar
Arabic
Karl J. Wheeler
Latin
Sara M. Ziegelbaum American Sign Language
Who's Who
Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges honors community
college students for outstanding scholastic and community achievements.
Amit Aburmad
Pamela Ballard
Joshua A. Barnick
Nicholas M. Bella
Michael A. Bucci
Ketlinado J. Bullard
Eric P. Cardaciotto
Samantha Cobbs
Christopher R. Collins
Hannah M. Dietrich
Denise K. Dingwall
Shelly M. Djoufack
Maria K. Eldridge
Mina N. Farag
Alexandra L. Floyd
Matthew R. Hill
Kristina Marie Holsman
David C. Hoyt
Diane M. Jedski
Ayodele P. Kanyako
Shawn Khan
Uros Kovacevic
Brianna LaCava
Anna M. Lewis
Nikolette Lichtman
Ido Ligety
Quentin J. Loftin
Francisco J. Macario
Jessica F. Maciolek
Dorcelie Malechanche
Kathlein A. McAchen
Sophie Nakalema
Melanie Z. Ng
Biserka Nikolova
Christopher Randolph
Nisha Y. Rattan
Casey Reiss
Brittney J. Ross
Rachael A. Scheuerman
Francesca J. Scirroco
Tyann J. Sells
Maame Serwaa
Adrienne L. Sherwin
Ashley Rose Stumbaugh
Letrice A. Thomas
Loc Thien Tran
Brandon Verwers
Kristen M. Vincent
Carolyn J. Walters
Chun-Chih Wang
Alfred O. Williams
Melissa Wingo
Rebecca Leigh Wolf
Paulette A. Wright-Parham
Abrams Foundation is an endowed fund contributed by the Abrams Foundation for outstanding MCCC graduating students planning to continue at four-year colleges. This award is in
memory of Samuel Abrams, David Abrams and Sue Abrams. A special application is required.
Academic Affairs Awards are given to outstanding students selected by the Vice President
for Academic Affairs based on recommendations from the dean of each division.
Academic Division Awards are made by the faculty on the basis of outstanding scholastic
achievement in a specified field of study.
Accounting Scholarship is given to an outstanding accounting graduate on the basis of
academic achievement.
MERCER COUNTY
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
Scholarships
and Awards
May 20, 2010
Fred Anker Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of this Business Division faculty
member and dean to an outstanding student in Business Administration.
The Professor Betty Wallace Cornelius Mathematics Excellence Award is given in
memory of Professor Betty Cornelius, 2006 Distinguished Teaching Award recipient, to an
outstanding mathematics student.
William Dowd Memorial Scholarship is given to an outstanding biology graduate on the
basis of academic achievement.
Employee Memorial Scholarship is awarded in memory of Clara Lidz, MCCC Director of
Nursing, to a student graduating from the Nursing program.
Susan Farabaugh Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of Susan Van Street Farabaugh to a graduating student who is pursuing a higher education in the field of pathology.
Garden State African Violet Club Scholarship is given to a graduate of the Horticulture
Program who has exhibited academic excellence and a life-long love of plants.
Jack Harris Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of Jack Harris, former faculty member in the Arts and Communication Division.
Robert Harris Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of this former Business Division
dean and faculty member to an outstanding student in Business Administration.
Albert B. Kahn Foundation Awards are donated in memory of Albert B. Kahn, Esq. for
high academic achievement.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship honors excellence
by supporting outstanding community college students as they transfer to and complete their
bachelor’s degrees at the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities.
Mallinckrodt Medical Recognition Award is awarded to graduating radiography students
who demonstrate professional excellence in the clinical education component of the program. Selection is based on clinical evaluation by clinical instructors.
MCCC Faculty Association Scholarship Award In Honor of Professor Emeritus David
E. Collier is given to a graduating student pursuing a teaching career.
MCCC Honors Program is an opportunity for highly motivated students to take courses
designed especially for people who want to excel in college. Students must maintain a 3.5
GPA to participate.
Mel Leipzig Scholarship is given to an outstanding artist with evidence of admission to a
four-year university.
Mercer County Retired Educators Association Scholarships are presented to students
graduating from an Education program.
Mercer County Women’s Tennis Academic Award is an endowed scholarship awarded to
the team member with the highest G.P.A.
NJ STARS is a state-sponsored scholarship program that is specifically designed for community college students. Starting with the class of 2004, New Jersey high school students
who graduated in the top 20 percent of their New Jersey high school class became eligible.
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship is given to a
graduating student continuing his or her education at a New Jersey four-year college.
Phi Theta Kappa Awards are given by the Alpha Theta Gamma Chapter of this international honors society of the two-year colleges, to outstanding graduates planning to continue
their education at four-year colleges.
Physical Therapist Assistant Scholarship is awarded to a Physical Therapist Assistant
student who demonstrates academic excellence in Physical Therapist Assistant courses.
The Physical Therapist Assistant Leadership Scholarship is given to a graduating
student showing outstanding leadership qualities.
Rick Rednor AIDS Foundation Scholarship is given in memory of Rick Rednor by family
and friends to a graduating student furthering his or her education toward a career in HIV/
AIDS awareness and/or research.
Dr. Cynthia Schaffer Memorial Scholarship is given in memory of Dr. Cynthia Schaffer,
former MCCC Foundation Board member, to a graduating scholar athlete.
Philip Shein Memorial Scholarship is an endowment fund from the estate of Jules Y.
Shein for a scholarship to an outstanding graduate of the college.
Troxell Communications Scholarship is given to a graduating student pursuing a career
in Journalism.
Samuel Willig Memorial Award is given in memory of this faculty member and chairperson
of the Art Department to an outstanding student in the Advertising Design Program.