Monroe County Community College has honored the following students, organizations, faculty and adjunct faculty for their achievements during the 2024-25 academic year.
The Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award recipient was Elizabeth Anson, who also received the Outstanding Social Sciences Award, Outstanding Student Symposium Presentation Award, and was selected as one of two student speakers at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony. Anson also was a recipient of the President’s Academic Achievement Award along with Payton Binder, Gabriella Busenbark, Olivia Doom (who also received the Outstanding Nursing Student Award for the May 2025 Graduating Class), Andrew LaBeau, Joshua Marimpietri, Ethan Parker and Emily Shakelton.
Student awards in the Applied Science and Engineering Technology Division included Outstanding ASET Student Award and Outstanding Manufacturing Technology Student Award to Marten Kooi; Outstanding Electrical Engineering Technology Student Award to Cameron Cicotte; and Outstanding Metrology Student Award to Keegan Swift.
Student awards in the Business Division included Outstanding Business Management Student Awards to Paige Abbott; Outstanding CIS Student Award to Kaylee Busenbark; Outstanding Accounting Student Award to Hongyan Pendleton; Outstanding Agriculture Student Award to Benjamin Bruck and Outstanding Paralegal Student Award was presented for the first time to Katie Stanley.
Health Science Division student award recipients included Outstanding Nursing Student Awards to Garret Smith (December 2024 Graduating Class) and Olivia Doom (May 2025 Graduation Class), mentioned above; Peer Spirit of Nursing Awards to Laura Rickheim (December 2024 Graduating Class) and Sarah George (May 2025 Graduating Class); Excellence in Practical Nursing Award to Cynthia McDevitt (December 2024 Graduating Class); Practical Nursing Student Peer Recognition Award to Quiana Harmon (December 2024 Graduating Class); and Bailey Murdock and Hannah Sparks received the Outstanding Respiratory Therapy Student Award (May 2025 Graduating Class.)
Student awards presented in the Humanities/Social Sciences Division included Outstanding Humanities Student Award to Anna Muth; Excellence in Journalism to Reese Bowling, Sidney Robison and Mick Valentino; and Margaret Sandefur received the Outstanding Journalism Student Award.
The Science/Mathematics Division student awards included Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Award and Outstanding Mathematics Student Award to Ethan Parker and Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student Awards to Brooke Benetiz (December 2024 Graduating Class and Samantha Hensley (May 2025 Graduating Class).
Outstanding Student Symposium Presentation Awards for research and presentation of projects went to Noah Kresmer and Anson (as mentioned above). The George Rhodes Writing Fellow Awards was presented to Mia Sotelo; and The Dr. Ronald Campbell Student Government Award to Kira Johnson.
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award recipient Sheryll Blaschak and Outstanding Faculty Award recipient Selina Griswold, were selected based on a process by which students and staff nominate whom they consider to be outstanding faculty. The award recipients are selected by a committee comprised of faculty, support staff, administrators, and students.
The Writing Fellows Poetry Night event received the Outstanding Student Program of the Year Award. The Outstanding Diversity Program of the Year Award recognized Reese Johnson’s PRISM Presentation. The Excellence and Innovation Award was presented to the staff of the Student Success Team.
Other Awards and Nominees Recognized
Dean’s List Recipients for Winter 2024 and Fall 2024
Payton Binder
Reese A Bowling
Jeremy M Colon
Abigail R Drummond
Justin S Drummonds
Joseph Duvall
Michael T Eberhart
Alena J Ellis
Joseph R Estill
Gabriella K Forrester
Kasey Fournier
Benjamin Fry
Jessica Gallegos-Gallegos
Sonja K Goetz
Rylee P Grodi
Jocelyn Guzman
Jaclyn Harrington
Ruth I Harrington
Aleigha L Hunt
Curtis S Johns
Andrew C Labeau
Kyle B Laforce
Amanda G Lucio
Joshua Marimpietri
Madison L Maus
Merissia M McBee
Mason A McLaughlin
Malaia L Merillat
Aaron Nabozny
Amanda B Nadolny
Jessica M Palmer
Katie M Plewa
Dylan A Serrata Jaime
Hannah Sparks
David Sparks
Kaylee J Stein
Tabitha M Swan
Dominic J Tarquinto
Luke J Widmer
Outstanding Student Program of the Year Award - Writing Fellows Poetry Night
Elizabeth Anson
Kennedy Bowling
Benjamin Bruck
Linda Bubenko
Violette Daum
Alena Ellis
Mackenzie Ernest
Gabrielle Forrester
Benjamin Fry
Jessica Gallegos-Gallegos
Ryan Hays
Rebekah Inch
Dylan Serrata Jaime
Robert Johnson
Jami Loose
Joshua Marimpietri
Alaina Mullins
Anna Muth
Layla Pavlick
Brianna Pilz
Maggie Robinson
Nicole Schlegel
Sierra Seidelman
Lindsay Simonelli
Mia Sotelo
Paige Underwood
Dawn Witmer
Jake Yorkey
Student Government
Alaina Mullins, President
Marwan Alabdalla, Vice President
Kira Robinson, Secretary
Noah Dupuis, Treasurer
Shawn Hood, Campus Liaison
Saloni Joshi, Historian
Dr. Scott Behrens and Edmund La Clair, Advisors
Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award Nominees
Elizabeth Anson
Gabrielle Forrester
Benjamin Fry
Joshua Marimpietri
Alaina Mullins
Anna Muth
Ethan L. Parker
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award Nominees
Sheryll Blaschak
Michelle Costlow
Tim Curry
Sarah Early
Angie Lai
Patrick Lambrix
Chad Schoen
Amanda Stoffer
Bernhard Sulzer
Outstanding Faculty Award Nominees
Mark Bergmooser
Marty Dubois
Troy Elliott
Kayla Ford
Tracy Giacomini
Dr. Melissa Grey
Anne Gospodarek
Selina Griswold
Bradley Hesser
Dr. William Hilliker
Dr. Talha Iqbal
Peggy Jacob
Edmund La Clair
Dawn Lymond
Dr. Kenneth Mohney
Zachary Moore
Dr. Carrie Nartker
Therese O’Halloran
Angela Prush
Kelly Riley
Dr. Kathleen Shepherd
Dr. James Vallade
Dr. Patrick Wise
Daniel Wood J.D.
Stephanie Wozniak