UMass Amherst Alumni Association

Student Awards and Scholarships

Recipients

The UMass Amherst Alumni Association proudly recognizes its 2013 scholarship and award recipients and congratulates them on their outstanding academic achievements, leadership, and community service. Applications were accepted during the spring semester and committees, made up of alumni volunteers, selected the recipients.

Leaders in the Making
The Leaders in the Making Scholarship supports the pursuits of promising sophomores and juniors.  Recipients have diverse records of achievement in scholarship and volunteerism, and are student role models.

Julie DiGiusto ’14*	Accounting, Theater
Luiza Korobkova ’15*	Microbiology

Life Member Scholarship for Internships
The Life Member Scholarship for Internships was created by the Alumni Association to defray the costs of internships for UMass Amherst students.  The program was designed to support the academic and career pursuits of commendable students from diverse campus populations whose records suggest that they will develop into alumni with admirable leadership qualities upon graduation.

Renee Barouxis ’14*	Political Science
Cesia Lopez ’15	Legal Studies

Michael W. Morris Scholarship
The Michael W. Morris Scholarship helps make the dream of a UMass Amherst education a reality to worthy students from Lowell or Lawrence, MA. The scholarship is named in honor of Lawrence native and longtime UMass Amherst champion, Michael W. Morris '63, who served as president of the Alumni Association and remains a vital and active alumni ambassador. Applications are available to undergraduate students in the Lawrence and Lowell area during the spring semester.

Karina Lopez ’14

The Family, The Child and Society

Alumni Merit-Based Scholarship
The Alumni Merit-Based Scholarship recognizes a Student Alumni Association member who demonstrates outstanding leadership in the Student Alumni Association and within the larger university community.

Emma Mulvaney ’14*

Higher Education Administration

Robert B. Collins '19 Student Alumni Association Scholarship
The Robert B. Collins '19 SAA Scholarship was established through a bequest to provide scholarship assistance to active members of the Student Alumni Association who also have strong academic records.

Michelle Bradley ’14

Kinesiology

Mary Killeen Bennet '93G Book Award
The Mary Killeen Bennett ’93MEd Book Fund was established by the UMass Amherst Alumni Association in memory of the late Mary Killeen Bennett, a passionate advocate for UMass Amherst and leader in the Pioneer Valley. The fund provides financial support for graduates of public high school in the Pioneer Valley who are in their first year at UMass Amherst and unable to meet the anticipated cost of textbooks.

Christian Burgos ’14	Psychology
Loreiny Penalo ’14	Public Health

David R. Nunez '03 Scholarship
The David R. Nunez ’03 Scholarship for Community Service and Leadership was created in honor of the late David R. Nunez, an outstanding student leader at UMass Amherst. David served as Student Government President, worked in Residential Life and was a member of ALANA Affairs. David’s greatest passion was equal access to higher education and keeping UMass Amherst affordable. Recipients demonstrate a strong commitment to community service and student leadership.

Jessica Capri ’15

Biology

William F. Field Alumni Scholars
The William F. Field Alumni Scholars Program was established in 1976 to recognize and honor third-year students for their academic achievements at UMass Amherst.  The program was named in honor of William F. Field, the university’s first Dean of Students, for his outstanding support of academic excellence and his personal commitment to bringing out the best in every student.

Alex Adair '14	Accounting
Katie Callahan '14*	Chemistry
Melissa Carelli '14	Hospitality and Tourism Management
Chelsea Carlson '14	Marketing
Michael Caudill '14*	Music, BDIC
Alexander Chippendale '14	Physics
Dorothy Chiu '14	Marketing
Alexandra Cincotta '14*	Psychology
Joshua Cocaine '14	Sport Management
Mary Cole '14	Public Health
Matthew Cronin '14*	Kinesiology
Caroline Cummings '14*	Anthropology
Nicole D'Attilio '14	Art History
Michael Deasy '14	Linguistics
Dana Delise '14	Theater
Matthew Dibara '14	BCT
Stephanie Dodson '14*	Mathematics
Lauren Duffy '14	Journalism & Communication
Zachary Dwyer '14	English
Kathryn Edrington '14*	Art History & English
Eric Flint '14	Economics
John Frazier '14	Kinesiology
Helene Gerasimchuk '14	Operation and Information Management
Charles Gheringhelli '14	Accounting
Michael Goodwin '14	Finance
Heather Jordan '14*	Biology
Chandler Kaplan '14	Public Health
Lisa Kristiansen '14	Civil Engineering
Shaul Kushinsky '14*	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Alexandra Liimatainen '14	Finance
Wendy Lin '14	Nursing
Patrick Lema '14*	PR-SOM
Stephanie Leung '14	Finance
Amy Luskin '14*	Sociology
Samantha Mazetis '14*	Microbiology
Sean McElwee '14	Astronomy
Emily Mergel '14	Communication
Carlene McGuigan '14*	Communication Disorders
Nicole Mitchell '14	STPEC & English
Suzanne Morin '14*	Marketing
Lauren Napolitana '14	Nursing
Abigail Needleman '14*	Animal Science
Kyle O'Donnell '14	Psychology
Suzanne Parker '14*	Communication Disorders
Elizabeth Possee '14	Environmental Design
Eugene Rush '14*	Mechanical Engineering
Jeffrey Scannell '14*	Accounting
Samantha Scibelli '14	Nursing
Zachary Scott '14*	Environmental Science
Michael Shaughnessy '14	Public Health
Robert Skalbite '14	Plant and Soil Sciences
Jean Smith '14*	Chemical Engineering
Lindsay Stone '14*	Political Science
Daniel Stubbs '14*	Computer Science & Mathematics
Eric Wagner '14*	Electrical Engineering
Rachel Watroba '14	Management
Sarah Walsh '14*	Developmental Health
Hillary Whitcomb '14	Natural Resource Conservation
Ahmed Ziad '14*	Legal Studies & Psychology

Senior Leadership Award
The Senior Leadership Award recognizes graduating seniors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the UMass Amherst community.  Award recipients have distinguished themselves through important contributions to student organizations and campus jobs, through academic excellence, and through public and community service.

Alexa Baroni ’13	Communication Disorders, Education
Dani Bruno ’13*	Nursing
Tracy Gebhart ’13*	Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Jay Gilbert ’13	Food Science
John Klinga ’13*	Civil Engineering
Stephanie Ozahowski ’13*	Social and Economic Development
Camille Rivero '13*	Legal Studies
Melcolm Ruffin ’13	Sports Management

*denotes Commonwealth Honors College

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