Middlesex Community College Awards Celebrity Forum Scholarships

The Middlesex Community College Foundation recently awarded scholarships for outstanding academic achievement to 16 Middlesex students at MCC’s annual Celebrity Forum.

Evan Rees, of Lexington, was awarded the Dr. Carole A. Cowan Scholarship. This award has been established in honor of Cowan, former MCC President, for the purpose of providing financial assistance to a deserving Middlesex student who is a member of the Commonwealth Honors Program, a Massachusetts Department of Education certified program.

Maryna Eppinger, of Lexington, was awarded the Debra Chemelli-Evans Scholarship. The Chemelli-Evans Scholarship was established in memory of the daughter of William Chemelli, member and former president of the MCC Board of Trustees. Eppinger is also a member of the Commonwealth Honors Program.

An additional six Commonwealth Honors Program students were awarded MCC Foundation Celebrity Forum Scholarships:

Joshua Bedard (Dracut)

Bryan Carlson (Acton)

Lindsey Lizotte (Dracut)

Erin Monahan (Lowell)

Madeleine Ndjagmon (Lowell)

Karen Pruy (Waltham)

Eight students from the Lowell Connections Program were also awarded MCC Foundation Celebrity Forum Scholarships. Lowell Connections enables students to gain the required academic standing to transfer to UMass Lowell through customized advising and coursework at MCC:

Enoch Bempong (Lowell)

Maria De Leon (Lawrence)

Morgan Deslauriers (Tyngsboro)

Felisha Dos (Lowell)

Nicholas Dussault (Lunenbug)

Keatmeng Lay (Lowell)

Vanna Leang (Lowell)

David Louis (Lowell)

To learn more about the 2015 Celebrity Forum scholarships, please contact Amy Lee, Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations, at 781-280-3579 or leea@middlesex.mass.edu

Middlesex Community College meets the evolving educational, civic and workforce needs of our local and global communities. As one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the state, we educate more than 13,000 students annually on our campuses in Bedford and Lowell, and online. MCC offers more than 75 degree and certificate programs, plus hundreds of noncredit courses. At Middlesex, everyone teaches, everyone learns.

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CAPTION (MCC_CF15_Scholarships.jpg): The Middlesex Community College Foundation recently awarded scholarships for outstanding academic achievement to 16 Middlesex students at MCC’s annual Celebrity Forum. Shown here back row (left to right): David Lous, Enoch Bempong, Morgan Deslauriers, Erin Monahan, Lindsey Lizotte, and Maryna Eppinger; (second row left to right): Nicholas Dussault, Mariea De Leon, first row (left to right): Vanna Leang, Keatmeng Lay, Felisha Dos, Karen Pruy, and Madeleine Ndjagmon, seated (left to right): Joshua Bedard and Bryan Carlson. Not pictured: Evan Rees.