Middlesex Community College Awards Foundation Scholarships

The Middlesex Community College Foundation recently awarded 62 scholarships totaling $65,100 to 49 deserving Middlesex students for the 2018-2019 academic year in a ceremony on the Bedford campus.

The scholarships range from $500 to $5,000, and are funded by a variety of sources, including memorial donations, local businesses, private foundations and private donors.

“The MCC Foundation is pleased to recognize these talented and hard-working students, as well as the generous commitments of our donors,” said Sherri McCormack, Dean of College Advancement. “We are delighted to provide financial assistance that helps our students achieve their dreams.”

The 2018-2019 scholarship recipients include:

Ijebusonma Agundu (Lowell) – MCC Foundation Board of Director's Founder's Award

Jaafar Al Ogaili (Lowell) – Deolinda Mello Memorial Scholarship, and John Keough Award

Mark Andrews (Methuen) – MCC Performing Arts Scholarship

Bensu Bastopcu (Lowell) – MCC Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Juan Breton (Lowell) – Charles & Olga Malvers Memorial Scholarship, and MCC Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Brittany Brown (Westford) – Audrey A. Cogliano Memorial Scholarship

Jessica Casey (Maynard) – Kathy Reticker Scholarship

Michaela Chung (Lowell) – James & Dorothy Sullivan Scholarship, and Keri-Lyn (Gleason) Farley Scholarship

Katie Donahue (Tyngsboro) – Shirley W. Thidemann Memorial Scholarship

Michael Donovan (Arlington) – Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Scholarship, and Verizon Scholarship

Musu Gaye (Lowell) – John Keough Award, and Kathy Reticker Scholarship

Mikayla Grassia (Wilmington) – MCC Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Ceara Herget (Littleton) – Thomas O'Mahony ‘Spirit of Excellence’ Award

Sorpheapanha Hourt (Lowell) – Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Scholarship, and Verizon Scholarship

Rafael Huertas (Westford) – Securitas Security Scholarship

Madison Kandrotas (Tewksbury) – Robert Minue Memorial Scholarship

Semhal Katz (Lexington) – MCC Foundation Board of Director's Founder's Award, and Robert Cataldo Scholarship

Josephina Kolpachnikof (Billerica) – Aradhya-Beauchemin Arts Scholarship, and New England Woodcarvers (NEWC) Scholarship

Nancy Lee (North Reading) – Support Staff Scholarship

Vysakha Ly (Lowell) – Paul Sheehy Memorial Scholarship

Alicia Machado (Lowell) – Unitas Scholarship

Mamadi Mansare (Dracut) – Lura Smith Scholarship

Jean-de-dieu Mawombe (Lowell) – Paul Sullivan Scholarship

Adrienne McGlone (Fitchburg) – Muriel G. Hervey Memorial Scholarship

Deborah McGondel (Wilmington) – Positive Psychology Scholarship

Andrea Merrill (Lexington) – Muriel G. Hervey Memorial Scholarship

Amira Moawad (Ayer) – MCC Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Anastasia Monich (Acton) – Markowicz-Dundorf Scholarship, and MCC Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Lauren Moran (Stoneham) – Instrumentation Laboratory Scholarship

Meadly Moreau (Lowell) – Catherine L. Goodwin Memorial Scholarship, and Lura Smith Scholarship

Paul Murray (Arlington) – Collegiate TRIO Programs Scholarship

Linda Nara (Lowell) – Chelly Foundation Scholarship, and MCC Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Edmund Neumeier (Chelmsford) – Caryl Dundorf Scholarship, and MCC Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Yen Nguyen (Lowell) – John Michael Delehanty Memorial Scholarship

Peter Nguyen (Dunstable) – Northeast Association of Realtors (NEAR) Scholarship

Reem Niyazi (Lowell) – Collegiate TRIO Programs Scholarship

Lauren Norman (Billerica) – MCC Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Christian North (Arlington) – MCC Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students

Karen Onuoha (Lowell) – MCC Foundation Board of Director's Founder's Award

Panhasopheak (Stephany) Pang (Lowell) – Instrumentation Laboratory Scholarship

Nicole Paquin (Tewksbury) – Kim M. Forte Memorial Scholarship

Jennifer Peou (Lowell) – Emily Boudrot Memorial Scholarship, and Geraldine B. Deragon Scholarship

Kyle Phillips (Billerica) – Ray Shea Memorial Scholarship for International Studies

Tracy Rusch (Auburn) – Judith Tarutz Technical Writing Certificate Scholarship

Chhoun Neang Seng (Lowell) – Chelly Foundation Scholarship

Urdilinya Smith (Lowell) – New England Woodcarvers (NEWC) Scholarship

Carolina Sposito (Lowell) – Muriel G. Hervey Memorial Scholarship

Weijie Zhang (Andover) – MCC Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students

Jue Zhao (Chelmsford) – Tom McKay Memorial Scholarship

For more information about Middlesex Community College Foundation Scholarships, contact Amy C. Lee, Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Relations, at leea@middlesex.mass.edu or 978-656-3028 or visit our website at www.middlesex.mass.edu/foundation/scholarships.

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