BCC to Hold Celebration for Honors Scholars
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a celebration of students, faculty and staff involved in the Berkshire Honors Scholar Program, with special recognition of students who are graduating, on Thursday, June 1 from 2-3 pm on the main campus and on Zoom.
Following opening remarks delivered by Vice President for Academic Affairs Laurie Gordy, Honors Scholar Program alum Keira Codey will be the featured speaker.
After graduating from BCC in fall 2020, Codey attended Southern New Hampshire University. She graduated summa cum laude in August 2022 with a bachelor's degree in history. She now works as the Youth Liberal Arts Coordinator at the Boys and Girls Club of the Berkshires, where she has introduced new arts programming to the organization's extensive offerings.
Students in the Berkshire Honors Scholar Program contribute to a diverse community of learning at BCC. The program provides a creative and challenging student-driven experience, designed for highly motivated students who want to realize their full potential by pursuing the highest level of academic achievement possible at BCC. Eligible members must take at least nine credits of honors courses and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher.
This year's Honors Scholar graduates, who completed nine credit hours of honors courses, are:
- Ashton Bird, Valedictorian (Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts)
- William Caseletto (Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts)
- Connor Diehl (Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts)
- Loretta Francoeur (Associate in Science, Human Services)
- Olivia Millis (Associate in Arts, Business Administration)
- Austin Rock (Associate in Science, Computer Information Systems)
Graduates who completed at least one honors course are:
- Kymani Chapman (Associate in Science, Criminal Justice)
- Gabrielle Harding (Associate in Science, Criminal Justice)
- Crystal Harrington (Associate in Science, Physical Therapist Assistant)
- Michela Laurin (Associate in Arts, Fine Arts)
- Sinaia Smith (Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts)
In addition, two current Berkshire Honors Scholars are slated to receive awards on Awards Night, which will be held later the same evening at 6 pm. Audrey Bartzsch will receive the Berkshire Honors Scholar Award, and Renee LeClair will receive the Berkshire Honors Scholarship.
The Berkshire Honors Scholar Award was established to recognize an outstanding member of the Berkshire Honors Scholar Program. The scholarship is funded by the Berkshire Community College Foundation. The Berkshire Honors Scholarship is presented to a student currently in the Berkshire Honors Scholar Program who successfully completed or is currently enrolled in an honors course at Berkshire Community College. The scholarship is funded by friends of the Berkshire Honors Scholar Program.
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