Middlesex CC Students Awarded at Fall 2022 Scholarship Ceremony

At the Fall 2022 Fall Scholarship Ceremony, 62 Middlesex Community College students received financial awards to help them continue their goals of pursuing an education. Scholarships are led by the Middlesex Community College Foundation and funded by generous donors, including memorial donations, local businesses, private foundations and private donors.

“The MCC Foundation is humbled to work with generous community partners who support our students whole-heartedly,” said Sherri McCormack, MCC’s Dean of College Advancement. “At the recent MCC Foundation annual scholarship ceremony, many deserving students were awarded financial assistance to continue their academic and life journeys.”

The special event was hosted on the college’s Bedford campus on Tuesday, October 18. A total of $127,500 was awarded to student scholars from 27 different cities and towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The 69 different scholarships ranged from $500 to $8,000.

“We had an exceptional list of scholarship recipients for the Fall 2022 award cycle,” said Barbara Maglio-Donovan, MCC’s Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving. “Many of these students would not have the opportunity to attend college without a scholarship.”

Richard Ma and Daniel Chin created the Sarem Neou Cambodian American Scholarship in recognition of Sarem Neou, a French teacher, government scholarship recipient, radio announcer, and participant in the UN backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal. They wanted to honor Neou’s contributions to the Cambodian American community and the value she placed on education.

“Daniel and I had discussed many different ways to give back to the community before we settled on a scholarship through MCC,” Ma said. “We wanted to focus on fostering education while supporting underserved communities and the MCC scholarship program gave us that pathway. We look forward to the future success of our scholarship recipients and creating more opportunities in the years to come.”

MCC Business Administration student Kimeang Chhay, from Cambodia and now living in Dracut, was this year’s recipient of the Sarem Neou Cambodian American Scholarship.

“As a Cambodian first-generation student in my family to attend college, this scholarship really means a lot to me,” Chhay said. “Additionally, I consider this scholarship extra special because it is a Cambodian scholarship. This scholarship feels like a reward for all the hard work I have done throughout my time at Middlesex, and the money will help me pursue my higher education to a four-year university.”

MCC Biotechnology student Varshil Patel, from India, was a recipient of the Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Scholarship.

“It is a blessing for me to get a scholarship and not have to worry about finances, so I can focus on my studies,” Patel said. “It helps my family so I can save money for future use.”

The 2022-2023 scholarship recipients include:

Jezebel Abreu – Juniper Scholars Scholarship Pilot Program

Gloitchelle Alisma – Robert Luddy Scholarship

Haley Altenweg – Ralph & Loretta Steeves Scholarship

Isabella Angelucci – New England Woodcarvers (NEWC) Scholarship

Lexi Balevre – Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Shannon Barber – Collegiate TRIO Programs Scholarship

Mayza Barros Gordon – James and Dorothy Sullivan Scholarship & Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Ryan Berry – Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Marsha Borges – Collegiate TRIO Programs Scholarship

Sara Bruce – Lowell Five Scholarship

Ashly Caredeo – Northeast Association of Realtors (NEAR) Scholarship

Kimeang Chhay – Sarem Neou Cambodian America Scholarship

Karter Cordeiro – Warren-Wharton-Sullivan Scholarship

Krissy Davey – Support Staff Scholarship

Alina Demianenko – Living the Dream Partners Scholarship

Nicole Dione Marques – Charles and Olga Malvers Memorial Scholarship

April Duffy – Galia Rabinkin Sonography Scholarship

Duran Elad – Mashu and Abu Alam Scholarship

Azza Eldusougi – Werfen Scholarship

Emily Ferri – Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Pramila Gautam Luitel – Dr. Michael R. Tramonte Scholarship & Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Musu Gaye – Kathy Reticker Scholarship

Michelle Griffin – John Keough Award

Guadalupe Guerra – Mashu and Abu Alam Scholarship

Lucas Guerroro – Robert Minue Scholarship

Kaitlin Harrington – Prudence Drake Health Programs Scholarship

Pichraksmey Hoeu – Paul Sheehy Memorial Scholarship

Leanah Jimenez – Prudence Drake Health Programs Scholarship

Stephanie Kem – Werfen Scholarship

Tiffanie Kem – Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Davis Keth – Deolinda Mello Memorial Scholarship

Barbara Klitzke – Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Stephen Lanich – Debra Chemelli Evans Scholarship

Lihong Li – Keri-Lyn (Gleason) Farley Scholarship; Maryanne M. Mungovan Memorial Scholarship & Robert Cataldo Scholarship

Caitlin McLaughlin – Muriel G. Hervey Memorial Scholarship

Marco Mejia – Caryl Dundorf Scholarship

Tanya Miscowski – Leah N. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship

Jen Murphy – Shirley W. Thidemann Memorial Scholarship

Juliet Ndegwa – Tom McKay Memorial Scholarship

Quoc Nguyen – Werfen Scholarship

Joseph Nickerson – Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Olivia Paulsen – Carole A. Cowan Scholarship

Varshil Patel – Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Scholarship

Sam Perry – MCC Performing Arts Scholarship

Elizabeth Perez – Prudence Drake Health Programs Scholarship

Alexa Ponce – Kathy Reticker Scholarship

Julia Pourali – Prudence Drake Health Programs Scholarship

Samira Razaghi – Prudence Drake Health Programs Scholarship

Laura Rodriguez – Presidential Equity Promise Scholarship

Allie Ruan – Kim M. Forte Memorial Scholarship

Maryam Salih – Aradhya-Beauchemin Arts Scholarship

Valentina Sang-Ababio – Alumni Association Scholarship

Salome Serrata – Linda Gallagher Scholarship

Renee Surrette – Patricia R. Cahalane Memorial Scholarship

Pete Sylvain – Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Scholarship

Mercy Thiongo – James C. & Judith G. Mabry Completion Scholarship

Connor Triehy – Ely Kumler Scholarship

Emery Weaver – New England Woodcarvers (NEWC) Scholarship

Delaney Williams – Emily Boudrot Memorial Scholarship & Geraldine B. Deragon Scholarship

Susan Woods – Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Maggie Yi – Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Scholarship & Markowicz Dundorf Scholarship

Madison Zolkos – Bruce J. Corcoran Memorial Scholarship & Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students