Lisa Leduc presenting awards to deserving students

     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