BCC Students Receive 220 Awards, Scholarships
Two hundred twenty awards and scholarships were presented recently to 163 students at Berkshire Community College’s 34th Annual Awards Ceremony.Alumni and Friends Awards
Allied Health: Donna Malin.
Behavioral Sciences: Ashley Rose.
Business: Linda Levernoch.
Communication & Languages: Heather Coons and Alan Eckhardt.
Computer Information Systems: Christopher Moore.
Engineering and Technology: Liza Valenti.
English: Dahania Ingram.
Fine and Performing Arts: Gregory Sacchetti.
History: Glenda Brewer.
Mathematics: Joseph Kovacs.
Nursing – ADN: Steven Coons.
Practical Nursing – LPN: Jaime LaFreniere.
Alumni and Friends Scholarships
Alice M. Pederson Memorial Scholarship: Charles Coughlin and Ben Osei-Kuffuor.
Berkshire Quilt Festival Scholarship: Grace Greenan and Heather Root.
International Student Scholarship: Zinaida Kim.
Division Awards (Business, Science Mathematics and Technology)
Falconer Awards: Kim Brophy (business administration), Robert Noel (business software systems), Erik Smith (computer information systems), Geoffery Baker (Engineering), Deniell Burdick (environmental and life sciences), John Bourque (Hospitality Administration/Culinary Arts) and Alan Will (mathematics).
Accounting Practitioner Scholarship Award: Andrea Spaniol and Julie Ni Zhu
Economics Excellence Award: Melissa Prime and Naval Singh.
International Business Award: Artem Goryeav.
Business Administration Program Award: Ekaterina Andreychuk and Mark Wojkowiak.
Business Careers Program Award: Jacqueline Cobb
Business Software Systems Program Award: Heidi Wallman
Computer Information Systems Program Award: Nicholaus Daverin.
Computer Information Systems Excellence in Computer Programming Award: Bryan Stowell.
Computer Information Systems Excellence in Computer Networking Award:
Andrew Therrien.
Engineering Program Award: Dat Nguyen.
Engineering Alumni Scholarship: Dat Nguyen.
A. Wallace & Mary A. Everest Award: William Bodine.
Longfellow Award: Timothy Hill.
IEEE Engineering Transfer Scholarship: Nicolas Malloy and Ricky Mercado.
RPI, Joseph H. Smith, Jr. Engineering and Science Award: William Bodine.
Edwin O. Clark Pathfinder Scholarship: Dat Nguyen.
RPI, Award for Excellence: Bryan Stowell.
Berkshire Conservation District Environmental Science Scholarship: Mark Bushee and Gabrielle Graham.
Tom O’Connell Environmental and Life Sciences Award: Alan Will.
George M. Hamilton, Jr. Life Science Award: Patricia Curley.
Hospitality Administration Program Award: Christopher Couig.
Culinary Arts Program Award: Carolyn Hebert.
Rudy Sondrini Memorial Scholarship Fund: Bonnie Errichetto.
Mathematics Department Award: Geoffery Baker.
Division Awards (Humanities)
Falconer Awards: Diana Seminario (english), Jacob O’Brien (music), Emily Brooks (theatre arts) and Melissa Baker (visual arts).
The Doctors Taft Award: Caitlin Pow and Matthew McMahon.
The Communication Award: Michelle Berkeley.
Creative Writing Award: Ariel Downey-Small.
Koussevitzky Award: Kimberly Gritman.
BCC Players Award: Jacob Gold.
Art Award: Cody Mitchell.
Edward and William Tyler Award: Julie Ni Zhu.
Mitchell J. Mulholland Memorial Award: Autumn Sheehan.
William Pitt Award: Rachel Moger-Reischer.
Olive Branch Award: Anna Corbett.
Division Awards (Nursing, Health & Social Sciences) Falconer Awards: Michael Bostwick (physical therapist assistant), Brian Rice (Complementary Care), Michelle Pelletier (associate degree nursing) and Donna Malin (physical education).
Physical Therapist Assistant Club Award: Kevin Guerrero.
Complementary Care Program Award: Vicki Coons.
Austin Riggs Award: Laura Carr.
Hillcrest Commons – LPN Club Scholarship: June Axt and Jaime LaFreniere.
Southern Berkshire Visiting Nurse Foundation Scholarship: Colleen Newton.
Teresa M. “Trete” Hourihan Scholarship: Theresa Cooper.
Mary and Catherine Gillette Scholarship: Donna Britton-Witruk.
Margaret S. Kennedy Memorial Nursing Award: Weslia Schmidt.
Mary Matilda Marcy Scholarship: Samantha Harrison and Shannon Rollins.
Berkshire Medical Center Physicians’ Award: Lisa Gold and Rebekah Hickey.
Berkshire Healthcare Systems Long Term Care Award: Racquel McBean.
Barbara A. Nichols Education Scholarship: Emily O’Rourke.
Fairview Hospital Physicians’ Award: Dana Tofani.
Mary Lowell Pizzonia Scholarship: Brenda Johnson.
Paige Beaudin Clark Scholarship: Theresa Cooper.
St. Luke’s Spirituality in Nursing Award: Christine Drew.
Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Samantha Harrison.
Ashmere Educational Program Scholarship: Amanda Parsons.
Catherine C. Taylor LPN Mobility Scholarship: Amy Armstrong.
Fairview Educational Fund: Holly McMahon
BCC Foundation and General Scholarships
Acts of Kindness Scholarship & Award: Hannah Bartini and Honorees, Donald and Marion Lathrop.
Isaac Altarez Scholarship: Michelle Paglier and Urszula Orczykowska.
John Beauchamp Memorial Scholarship: Namphung Booranaserre.
Berkshire Bank Scholarship: Joseph Potash and Melissa Prime.
Berkshire County Board of Realtors Scholarship: Margaret Macha.
Berkshire County Guidance Association Scholarship: Rachel Appell.
Berkshire Life Insurance Company Scholarship: Brittany Bunnell, Carissa Calderwood, Deborah Crossman, Barbara Cunningham, Alisha Hyde, Nicole Nowe and Martin Senecal.
Berkshire Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship: Erin Bates and Laura Nylic.
Berkshire Visitors Bureau Scholarship: Kayla Tooley.
Robert M. Boland Scholarship: Kimberly Gritman and Judy McNutt.
Ruth P. & Nicholas Boraski Scholarships: Kenneth Brelsford, Ana Christina Linha, Henry Rieke, Emily Serridge and Alan Will.
Lawrence A. Ceasar Scholarship: Ariel Sims.
Karen Canfield Border Scholarship: Evelyn Kerswell.
Zoa Pratt Campetti Scholarship: Avis Merrill, Doris Palmer, Jeanne Parsons, Andrea Spaniol and Jessica St. John.
Antonio & Giovanna Caparello Scholarship: Jay Ogle.
Crane & Company Scholarship: Charles Coughlin, Molly McEwen and Gina Walto.
Crescent-Pittsfield/York Rite Masonic Scholarship: Sandra Haywood.
Thomas J. Curley, Sr. & Patricia Lynch Curley Scholarship: Rebecca Randall.
Eugene A. Dellea Scholarship: Leon Lazarevic.
Eugene A. Dellea Hillcrest Hospital Foundation Scholarship: Hilary Bashara, Isabel Castaneda, Miyoko Kato, Seweryn Kolysko, Amy McCann, Ellen O’Grady, Rebecca Randall, Ariel Sims and Thomas Troiano. Channing & Ursula Ehret-Dichter Scholarship: Monica Bliss and Carrie Clement.
Nicholas & Theresa DiSantis Quality Printing Scholarship: Cody Mitchell and Darcy Stall.
Epworth Mission Trustees Scholarship: Alicia Smith.
Faculty Scholarship: Emily Ruel.
Dr. Armand & Dr. Donald Feigenbaum Scholarship: Rachelle Scace.
Sanford H. Fisher Scholarship: Bonnie Errichetto.
Daren Fitzpatrick Criminal Justice Scholarship: Sara Wehry.
Honorable Jack & Jane Fitzpatrick Scholarship: Rebecca Carmel, Gina Chavarria and Kellie Skorupski.
General Dynamics Scholarship: Kayla Tooley.
GE Plastics Scholarship: Katie Bleau.
Gillette Accounting Scholarship: Kim Brophy.
Greylock Scholars Program Scholarship: Mary Brooks.
Barbara & Andrew Hochberg Scholarship: Barbara John.
Hoosac Bank Scholarship: Avis Merrill.
Housatonic River Museum Scholarship for Environmental Studies: Michael Hitchcock.
Interprint Scholarship: Sara Wehry.
Robert & Selma Josell Scholarship: Becky Barnes, Zinaida Kim and Rosa Sanchez-Santiago.
KB Toys Early Childhood Education Scholarship: Barbara John.
William B. & Marilyn C. Kirby Scholarship: Karen Fiallos.
Dr. Milos & Marie Krofta Scholarship: Namphung Booranaserre.
Gary Lamoureaux Scholarship: William Jamross.
Donald & Marion Lathrop Scholarship: Maura Kavanah.
Lee Bank Scholarship: Cristhian Cabrera.
Legacy Banks Scholarship: Breanne Calkins, Cassandra Leab and Robert Noel.
James and Marie Lynch Scholarship: Donald Ahrens.
Thomas & Carol McCann Scholarship: Karen Fiallos.
Matthew J. Merritt Family Scholarship: Donald Ahrens.
Faith M. Mong Scholarship: Odete Herman.
Irene G. Wojtkowski Nuciforo & The Honorable Andrea F. Nuciforo Sr. Scholarship: John Segalla.
The Gilda Palano/Ada Comstock Scholarship: Laura Carr.
Pittsfield Anti-Tuberculosis Association Scholarship: Laurie Hanford. Perrott Family Scholarship: Emily Ruel.
Pittsfield Rotary Club Scholarship: Naval Singh.
Pittsfield Town Players Phil McHugh Scholarship: Jacob Gold.
Constance M. Quinn Memorial Scholarship: Maura Kelly and Julie Ni Zhu.
Concetta J. Polidoro Rilla Scholarship: Cecilia Stevens.
Polish National Alliance Memorial Scholarship: Michael Hitchcock and Micheala Penna.
Paula Elaine Robinson Memorial Scholarship: Laurie Daniels.
Salus Populi Scholarship: Leon Lazarevic and Afua Tweneboah.
A.E. Sharpe Memorial Scholarship: Hilary Kirchner.
South Adams Savings Bank Scholarship: Keyla Greer.
Arthur & Sylvia Stein Scholarship: Seweryn Kolysko.
Stevenson & Company Scholarship: Isabel Castaneda.
Joyce A. Stolfo Scholarship: Hannah Bartini and Laurie Hanford.
Elena R. Tamburello Scholarship: Laura Gross.
Larry Vaber Scholarship: Miyoko Kato.
Viniar Honors Scholarship: Doris Palmer.
Votaw Fund Scholarship: Timothy Hill and Dat Nguyen.
Vincent E. & Claire B. Walsh Scholarship: Kelly Burzimati.
Fred Warren Memorial Scholarship: Gina Chavarria.
Robert A. Wells Scholarship: Urszula Orczykowska.
Richard L. Whitehead Scholarship: Vladimir Jevtic.
Thomas C. & Anne Everest Wojtkowski Scholarship: Laura Saldarini.
Richard Ziter Scholarship: Cristhian Cabrera.
ZONTA Scholarship: Heather Root.
The following awards were presented recently at the Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony.
Berkshire Medical Center Physicians’ Award: Carmen Kaczowski and Tina Rivelli.
Fairview Hospital Physicians’ Award: Elizabeth Abitbul and Grace Besaw.
Spirit of Caring Award: Elizabeth Kool.
Hillcrest Medical Staff Scholarship: Amanda Bosley.
Berkshire Healthcare Systems Long Term Care Award: Elizabeth Kinne.
Bette B. Everson Memorial Nursing Award: Maureen Petruzella.
Ethel M. Carter Memorial Scholarship: Amy Ruef.
