UMPI’s annual awards ceremony to celebrate its hardworking students, staff and faculty took place on April 22 in the MPR on campus this year. Emotional speeches from proud educators warmed the crowd and filled award recipients with joy and satisfaction for all of their hard work. Well-organized and well-attended small speeches between awards filled the air as smiling faces filled the many seats in the audience.
Deborah Hodgkins, an English professor at UMPI who attended the event to present awards for her department, enjoyed the event. ”It’s not often that we get the chance to publicly recognize students,” she said. “This is our opportunity to congratulate students on their achievements.”
UMPI senior Monica Hewitt attended the event to receive her English Book Award and Outstanding Achievements in PCJ Award. She was impressed by the event. “It’s a really great way to recognize individuals’ achievements.”
This ceremony is a positive one, filled with kind words and appreciation. Recognizing hardworking members of the UMPI community is important, especially with all that they do. “I think it gives people encouragement, that their hard work pays off,” Hewitt said.
Award Recipients
Valentina Annunziata
Deana Bailey
Kelsey Buck
Logan Caron
Matthew Curry
Jessy Dickison
Ashley Dube
Arianna Forbes
Brianna Gerrish
Cason Harris
Darius Haskell
Monica Hewitt
Stacy Landry
Christine Lapointe
Miranda Lento
Katherine McKenna
Lacey McQuarrie
Christian Mumley
Sara Packard
Sarina Raposo
Ryan Sanderson
Roni Shaw
Tiffany Smith
Brandy Smith
Candice Smith
Lydia Tilley
Adam Weyeneth
Karson Wilcox
Hannah Williams
Evan Zarkadas
Honors Program
Samantha Bonczyk
Michael Dobbs
Sarah Harris
Darius Haskell
Andrew Hunt
Frank Nunez
Lydia Tilley
Adam Weyeneth
Evan Zarkadas
Student Government Association
Samantha Bonczyk, Senator
Max Bushman, Owl’s Production Chair
Elizabeth Butterfield, Secretary
Alexandra DesRuisseaux, Vice President & BOT Rep.
Rebecca Dillenbeck, Senator
Andrew Hunt, Senator
Adan Mohamed, Senator
Matt Payan, Treasurer
Katharine Waldron, Senator
Daria Wozmak, President
Seth Woodman, Senator
Evan Zarkadas, Parliamentarian