At its Honors Reception in late April, Monroe County Community College formally recognized faculty, students, clubs and organizations for major achievements over the 2025-26 academic year.
Below is a list of those recognized.
The Excellence and Innovation Award
Amanda Althouse, Director of Student Success
Outstanding Faculty Award
Edmund La Clair, Associate Professor of History
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award
Leon Letter, Adjunct Professor of Economics
Faculty Association Outstanding Student Award
Nicole Schlegel
President’s Academic Achievement Awards
Ashleigh Bentley, Clare Boggs, Linda Bubenko, Matthew Burley, Abby Car, Allison Decarlo, Emily Hatfield, Marten Kooi, Phoebe Lietaert, Nevaeh Newnham, Jessica Newsom, Jessica Palmer, Lindsay Simonelli, Benjamin Watters and Ezra Zornow
Outstanding Humanities Student Award
Sierra Seidelman
Outstanding Social Sciences Student Award
Ezra Zornow
Outstanding Student Symposium Presentation
“Forgotten Voices: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” by Nicole Schlegel, and “Chronic Heart Failure Lab Simulation” by Sammie Ledger
The George Rhodes Writing Fellow Award
Nicole Schlegel
Dr. Ronald Campbell Student Government Award
Vishwas Joshi
Outstanding Student Program of the Year Award
“The Lavender Scare” with the Gender and Sexuality Alliance
Outstanding Accounting Student Award
Christee Reddick
Outstanding Agriculture Student Award
Laila Nemeth
Outstanding Business Management Student Award
Hannah Demski
Outstanding Paralegal Student
Gage Blaisdell
Outstanding Nursing Student Awards
Shaylah Wright, Fall Cohort, and Trisha Wallace, Winter Cohort
Peer Spirit of Nursing Awards
Destiny Cox, Fall Cohort, and Brigitte Saplatnik, Winter Cohort
Excellence in Practical Nursing Award
Melissa Diaz
Practical Nursing Student Peer Recognition Award
Theressa Poupard
Outstanding Respiratory Therapy Student Award
Hetal Patel
Outstanding Applied Science and Engineering Technology Student
Keegan Swift
Outstanding Electrical Engineering Technology Student Award
Jonas Sostakas
Outstanding Manufacturing Technology Student Award
Isaac Vaughn
Outstanding Welding Technology Student Award
Jonathon Stokes
Excellence in Journalism Award
Damiah Blackman, Dana Fracalossi, Nick Kuhn and Jason Willhelm
Outstanding Journalism Student Award
Abby Car and Maggie Robinson
Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Award
Joni Mitchell
Outstanding Early Childhood Education Student Award
Ashley Shawler, Fall Cohort, and Madison Dunn, Winter Cohort
Rise and Thrive Student Success of the Year Award
Katie Stanley
Unstoppable Momentum Student of the Year Award
Taji Fraser-Totonji
Dean's List
MCCC acknowledged the students on the Dean’s List at the reception. Each student on the Dean’s list had a full-time schedule for the Winter and Fall semesters. They also maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher during this timeframe.
The Dean’s list students include Natalie Anderson, Alivia Awishes, Paige Bailey, Ashleigh Bentley, Dawson Bills, Gage Blaisdell, Addison Blanchard, Clare Boggs, Matthew Burley, Marissa Burzynski, Abby Carr, Colton Cowen, Jack Doody, Ava Fisher, Ben Fry, Gavin Goniea, Mathiew Grenn, Keira Griffith, Tristen Hall, Zac Hatfield, Emily Hatfield, Aleigha Hunt, Rebekah Inch, Anya Jacobs, Jaidan Jones, Vishwas Joshi, Kyle LaBeau, Samantha Ledger, Aiden Lewis, Winzor Marston, Isaac Masserant, Marc McLennan, Olivia Moore, Ashlyn Nadeau, Jessica Newsom, Gabe Nolan, Zack Palmer, Caleigh Raymond, Christee Reddick, Alissa Rorke, Justin Rose, Ben Rothrock, Charlie Salenbien Jr., David Sargent, Nicole Schlegel, Lindsay Simonelli, Anjòlie Smith, Katie Stanley, Kate Stephenson, Allen Swaile, Jacob Vanbuskirk, Isaac Vaughn, Leah Verner, Lindsay Villa, Jason Willhelm, Carah Wishman, Ashley Zielinski and Ezra Zornow.
Writing Fellows
Additionally, MCCC formally recognized the Writing Fellows, who were student tutors for Winter and Fall 2025.
The Writing Fellows include Annaliese Atherton, Linda Bubenko, Jack Domke, Dana Fracalossi, Benjamin Fry, Sierra Gamboa, Myra Granneman, Rebekah Inch, Robert Johnson, Layla Kleinow, Ashley Knight, Samantha Laroy, Gabbrielle Leach, Jami Loose, Brianna Pilz, Maggie Robinson, Benjamin Rothrock, Ariel Ruiz, Nicole Schlegel, Sierra Seidelman, Lindsay Simonelli, Abigail Smith, Preston Tubbs and Dawn Witmer.
About Monroe County Community College
Founded in 1964, Monroe County Community College is a public, two-year institution supported by tax monies from Monroe County, educational funds from the State of Michigan and student tuition. The college’s mission is to enrich lives in our community by providing opportunity through student-focused, affordable, quality higher education and other learning experiences. The Main Campus is located at 1555 South Raisinville Road, Monroe, Mich., 48161, with easy access to Toledo and Detroit. The Whitman Center is located in Temperance, Mich., 48182, near the Ohio-Michigan Border. Detailed information about MCCC is available at www.monroeccc.edu.