MCC Foundation Awards 135 Student Scholarships

The MCC Foundation awarded $108,600 in
scholarships to 135 students for Spring 2013.

Manchester, CT- (December 12, 2012)…The Manchester Community College Foundation awarded $108,600 in scholarships to 135 students for the Spring 2013 semester. The Scholarship Reception was held on Monday, December 10 and those attending included students, their families, faculty, staff, donors and members of the MCC Foundation Board.

The student speaker was Laura Dwyer, who is in the Occupational Therapy program at MCC. Laura is extremely active on campus as a volunteer in the Disabilities Services Office and as a member of Phi Theta Kappa and the Occupational Therapy Assistant Club. Now in her second year at MCC, Laura maintains a 3.95 GPA and is looking forward to giving back and helping others within her personal and professional reach. She is a recipient of a SBM Charitable Foundation Scholarship.

The following named scholarship awards were made to students for the Spring 2013 semester through the MCC Foundation:

Spring 2013 Scholarship Awards

Al Mandell Memorial /Frances Segal Book Award
Amelia Delaire, Windsor Locks

Donna Glickman Memorial
Joyce I. Forman, Middletown
Tracy L. Just, Vernon

Doug and Gail Anderson
Jessica L. Taylor, East Hartford CT

Ed and Eleanor Coltman
Bambi Lima, Colchester CT

Evening of Fine Wines – Allied Printing Services, Inc.
Nicole Natale, Windsor Locks

Evening of Fine Wines – Cox Media
Brian Nwafor, East Hartford

Evening of Fine Wines – CT1 Media
Kyungmīn Ryu, Wethersfield

Evening of Fine Wines – Dr. Robert H. Fish
Brianna K. Stock, Granby

Evening of Fine Wines – EPS Printing II, LLC
Marisa Rodríguez, Wethersfield

Evening of Fine Wines – First Niagara
Keun-Sil Youm, Storrs

Evening of Fine Wines – Geraldine Lesunaitis
Christopher M. Magistri, Ashford

Evening of Fine Wines – Hans Weiss Fine Art Gallery and Studio
Eric S. Kloehn, Tolland

Evening of Fine Wines – Hooker & Holcombe Companies
Tiffany Wright, East Hartford

Evening of Fine Wines – Kaman Corporation
Sahrash Chaudhary, Broad Brook

Evening of Fine Wines – Kelser
Josie L. Gerber, Ellington
Diego F. Proano, Manchester

Evening of Fine Wines – Lynch Toyota & Scion
Mariah Henriques,Hartford

Evening of Fine Wines – Mary and William J. McGurk
Daisy Alavez, Willimantic

Evening of Fine Wines – Powerstation Events
Peter Malicki, Colchester

Evening of Fine Wines – Pratt & Whitney
Rebecca M. Moser, Ellington

Evening of Fine Wines – Putnam Plaza Super Liquors
Sandra L. Bailey, Manchester

Evening of Fine Wines – Red Thread
Jiamei Liang, Stafford Springs

Evening of Fine Wines – Rockville Bank Foundation
David P. Button, Manchester
Maria T. González, Wethersfield
Nancy U. Kelly, Manchester

Evening of Fine Wines – Solidus
Kara D. Romano, Manchester

Evening of Fine Wines – Tata Consultancy Services
Micah Barber-Smith, East Windsor

Evening of Fine Wines – The SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Joseph S. Buyonje, Vernon
Nicole Márquez, Plainville
Sharlene A. Roby, Manchester

Evening of Fine Wines – Village Spirits and Ocassion Place
Alanna M. Graham, Woodstock

Evening of Fine Wines – Webster Bank
Allison Lavigne, Tolland
Nathan Mair, Hartford

Evening of Fine Wines – William H. W. Crawford, IV
Sanjida M. Shaikh, East Hartford

Frank Anderson Trapp
Andrea M. Engler, Manchester

Gerry and Saul Berkman
Darcel Carter, New Britain

Gerry and Saul Berkman
Carol A. Peters, Woodstock

Hartford Foundation For Public Giving
Brian Agrawal, Vernon
Rohmoya Bailey, South Windsor
Kimberley Churchill, Manchester
Christopher M. D’Amore, East Hartford
Kimberly Dejesus, Manchester
Aaron M. Dion, Manchester
Nicole Everett, Manchester
Susan M. Garvey, Vernon
Erik O. Gilbert, Vernon
Debra W. Green, East Hartford
Kenneth L. Marceau, Andover
Edward G. Parsons, Jr., Bolton
Jessica L. Pawell, Coventry
Gordon C. Plouffe, Manchester
Ann Marie Ramirez, Hartford
Keri A. Renner, Bolton
Kristia Riggs, Manchester
Mery A. Rodríguez, Vernon
Claudia E. Rodríguez, Vernon
Alvin Rodríguez, East Hartford
Nirav Shah, East Hartford
Mohammed Shoaib Shaikh, East Hartford
Kim A. Sullivan, Manchester
Romina G. Vivar, Manchester
Allison L. Waddington, Andover
Jennifer A. Welchman, Vernon
Lynn M. Wood, Vernon

John and Linda Sutherland
Leanna Tamiso, Manchester
Patienet Carter, Manchester
Adam Dion, Manchester
Mariah A. Munroe, Manchester

John Tirinzonie Memorial
Theodore J. Dougenik, South Windsor
Julie M. Nadeau, Suffield

Manchester Family Dental
Corey Cagney, Windsor

Manchester Road Race
Chlake S. Raineau, Manchester

MCC Foundation
Elsie T. Alavez, Willimantic
Jeremy Anderson, Manchester
Patricia Bruhn, Windsor
Talicia Campbell, Ashford
Jacqueline P. Candido, Manchester
Mellaney Castro, Wethersfield
Jocelyn Cruz, Wethersfield
Malgorzata K. Duell, Vernon
Letitia Ewing, East Hartford
Gail Fulk, Vernon
Valeria González, Wethersfield
Jennifer L. Miller, Waterford
Kachapon Namwiset, West Hartford
Dana C. O’Leary, Manchester
Susana A. Ormeno, Norwich
Jonathan Peskin, Mansfield Center
Jessica L. Phelon, Manchester
Marlena Powers, East Hartford
Lisa C. Rochester, Bloomfield
Keely E. Tillona, Ellington
Rebecca Van Guilder, Hartford
Ronald A. Vivar, Sr., Manchester
Daniel E. Weiner, Jr., Hartford
Sarahanne C. Woodmancy, Enfield

Mickey Albrizio Fine Arts
Sanghyup Lee, Storrs

New Alliance Bank Foundation
Benjamin Brown, Windsor
Kevin T. Daley, Rocky Hill

Rockville Bank Foundation
Kamaya Bell, Bloomfield
Nathaniel Cheatham, Hartford
Yannick Chevannes, Hartford
Lizaida Collazo, Newington

SBM Charitable Foundation
Michael Abarca, Manchester
Josibelk A. Aponte, Vernon-Rockville
Benjamin Bray, Amston
Allison N. Buikus, Berlin
Laura A. Dwyer, Wethersfield
Rachael Freeman, Stafford
Carol H. Guida, Stafford Springs
Mary G. Hardy, West Hartford
Debra M. Hayler, Vernon
Tiffanie A. Klick, Portland
Stacey Lambert, Lebanon
Faith E. Montaperto, Stafford
Daniela Pelayo, Vernon
Stephanie N. Phillips, South Windsor
Christina A. Rivard, Manchester
David M. Saunders, Manchester
Joanna Schneider, Ellington
Livia Shehaj, Wethersfield
Jeffrey D. Smolen, Torrington
Ashley N. Soule, South Windsor
Isabella K. Tonski, Coventry
Baotram N. Tran, East Hartford
Benjamin White, East Hartford
Lisa Yeschick, South Windsor

Thelma Edith Goldsmith-Valentine
Nicholas G. Albano, Manchester
Xiomara Colon-Torres, Hartford
Sara E. Shaw, Willimantic
Nicole A. Wade, East Windsor

William J. McGurk
Ida Jeng, West Hartford
Lynette Rodríguez, Hartford

Students of any age who possess the desire to pursue higher education are welcome at Manchester Community College. MCC is proud of its academic excellence, new facilities, flexible schedules, small classes, low tuition and faculty with both academic and “real world” credentials. The College offers over 60 programs, transfer options, financial aid and scholarships, as well as access to baccalaureate degrees through guaranteed admissions programs with several universities. MCC is situated on a park-like campus and is easily accessible from I-84.

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