HCC Scholarships
HCC celebrates scholarship awardees
The Holyoke Community College Foundation has awarded $405,000 in scholarships to students for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The HCC Foundation awarded 438 scholarships to 422 incoming, current, and transferring HCC students. Some students received multiple scholarship awards. Individual awards range from $500 to $5,000.
HCC celebrated this year’s recipients and donors at a scholarship reception on May 14.
The HCC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) that works to advance the college’s mission, vision, and values. Founded in 1968 as the Friends of Holyoke Community College, in response to a devastating fire that forced the college to rebuild on a new campus, the Foundation now manages assets of more than $20 million, the largest community college foundation endowment in Massachusetts.
An alphabetical list of scholarship recipients and their specific awards can be viewed on the HCC website at hcc.edu/scholarships-2026:
Agawam:
David Abramchuk, Jacquelyn Bazelow, Celine Fleming, Olivia Gryszowka, Nellie Nedeoglo, Kenna Rainville, Anita Rotar, Aiden Therrien, Caleb White.
Amherst:
Serena Chen, Rachel Hanscom, Araba Murray-Adoboe, Ngawang Tsetan.
Belchertown:
Vincent Bonilla, Esat Cayan, Lila Goodrich, Gabriel Ibekilo, Brooklyn Ingellis, Christian Jean, Christina Surner.
Bondsville:
Kass Velasquez.
Boston:
Dj Melendez.
Carbondale:
Mason Barile.
Chester:
Ian Cartmill.
Chicopee:
Mia Almodovar, Corey Blinn, Hailey Bowen, Kimberly Burke, Yesenia Cancel, Agnes Centeno, Keisha Chretien, Vincenzo Dandridge, Amanda Dugas, Estefany Duron Mejia, Nadia Folegnani, Christopher Fondakowski, Elizabeth Guerinot, Jesamei Gutierrez, Alex Hicks, Hannah Hurler, Donnellia Jackson, Danielle Johnson, Isabella Jones, Malali Kabir, Nicole Lazio, Karena Linzi, Briana Liswell, Isabel Lopez Castro, Brandon Malave, Nashabel Martinez, Angie Martinez, Hailee Mason, Xiana Medina, Khalil Melendez, Luz Mendoza, Ethan Ortiz, Hayden Platten, Rivera Rivera, Derek Rolon, Natalie Sliwa, Savannah Soja, Alexander Soto, Nathan Szukala (two awards), Sook Yew Tang, Genesis Torres, Yanitza Torres, Alexa Turgeon, Angelis Vargas.
Deerfield:
Samantha Melnik.
Derby, Conn.:
Josh Mongillo.
East Longmeadow:
Alfonso Izzo, Olivia Labonte, Cameron Loranger, Xayavong Phetmany, Southep Phetmany.
Easthampton:
Andrew Ashlock, Miranda Brown, Gabrielle Carey, Brenda Carrier (two awards), Christopher Daehne, Richard Damon, Alec Donahue, Isabella Gitana, Nataly Gonzalez, MB Gowins, Steven Hoynoski, Elishama Jean, Sawyer Kirley, Skylar Nyt, Eliot Papadakos, Emma Pelletier, Breana Rynn, Keilani Tirado.
Enfield, Conn.:
Kadiann Townsend.
Feeding Hills:
Josh Carrier, Meghan Kennedy, Joselyne Matos.
Florence:
Sebastian Pacheco, Anna Teng, Carla Zhingre.
Gilbertville:
Suzanne Williams (two awards).
Granby:
Ethan Lamore, Tina Lopez.
Greenfield:
Elizabeth Sanchez.
Hadley:
Emma Carvalho, AJ Jones, Katelyn Kelley, Leo Russell.
Hampden:
Kate O'Donnell, Amy Scott (two awards), Heather Wrona.
Hartford, Conn.:
Raemiah Whitaker-Brown.
Hatfield:
Branden Learned.
Hawley:
Melissa Barnhart.
Holyoke:
Lexi Amburgey, Cedric Ayvazian, Max Berrios Rivera, Zoe Bisbing, Liushka Borrero Ramos, Charlie Bridges, Odaliz Cancel Acevedo, Eurene Carabuena, Franchesca Carattini, Eduardo Cardenas, Alanie Castellano, Nathalie Chavez, Shakira Colon, Shaina Colon, Carolyne Concepcion, Suleika Concepcion, Yarilis Conde Estremera, Joshua Correa, Chad Correia, Aneilys Cruz, Samantha Diaz, Dinmariel Ferrer, Tanayri Figueroa, Misterna Isaac, Deysie Isaac, Jemima Kitsa, Alicia Knapp, Cristal LaSanta, Athena Lebron, Rose Luciano, Tiff Mackey (two awards), Deshaun Malave, Arthur Mazzu, Luis Medina, Scarlett Mendes, Jamil Navarro, Eithan Ortiz Viera, Natalie Pelletier, Dorah Rains, Mariely Ramos, Kristen Renta-Vazquez (two awards), Lionel Resto, Jennifer Reynolds, Rafael Rivera, Nicole Rivera, Raysha Rivera, Lexyanna Rivera, Erykka Rocha, Kevin Rodgers, Jeremy Rodriguez, Judeliz Rodriguez, Jacob Rodriguez, Vivian Rodriguez, Emmanuel Rojas, Mayrangelique Rojas De Leon, Karina Romero, Katelyn Roque, Sammy Rosa, Mya Sandoval, Jerika Santana, Heidey Santos Roman, Kayla Saunders, Melissa Sepulveda, Aidan Stark, Nick Sylvester, Sidney Valentin, Aleena Valentin, Caridad Vega-Ramos, Tawana Walter.
Indian Orchard:
Jailene Delgado, Savanna Machado, Douglas Moore.
Longmeadow:
James Barnhart, Maevince Dorotan, Anthony Ekmalian.
Ludlow:
Gale Arroyo, Nathan Barnard, Alison Granfield, Brandon Lewis, Selena Reyes, Keianna Rios.
Monson:
Dasia Jones.
Northampton:
Celina Almendarez, Jenna Baranowski, Jennifer Buri Yunga, Nyia-Marie Forbes, Kathryn Guinn, Alyssa Jost, Timo Kukharchuk, Elian Ortiz Viera, Beatrice Parent, Somnang Ren, Lyra Schaffer, Sagrario Turner, Julian Vann, Alondra Vazquez, Zachary Young.
Palmer:
Martha Cobb, Aaliyah O'Dean, Lauren Pari, Luis Rivera-Alicea (two awards).
Paxton:
Annastacia Dixon.
Pittsfield:
Jennifer Labaw.
Putnam:
Kody Chamberlain.
Rochester, N.Y.:
Marlowe Washington.
Russell:
Amber Coley.
South Deerfield:
Sam Chevalier.
South Hadley:
Caitlin Blaney, Jenney Cheever, Zachary Cote, Bonnie Gauthier, Pacey Gauthier,Brea Johnson, Morgan Justin, Molly Menard, Sarah Nicholson, Josephine Roman (two awards), Karie Rosa Rodriguez, Brett Russell, Tolly Stark, Christopher Walczak.
Southwick:
Logan Allen, Alyshah Perez.
Springfield:
Mohammed Al Anssari, Jolene Alexander, Suzette Appiah, Barenda Bandara, Acianna Bethea, Hajar Bint Farooq Carter, Daliza Burgos, Jennifer Byrd, Kyra Caballero-Staples, Briesalie Cabrera, Aslin Cadiz, Akilah Carter, Gaia Ciano, Giannie Collins, Donatien-Takeys Cooke, Brianna Coughlin, Crystal Coulson, Stephanie Cross, Jamal Cumberbatch, Kayla Dagenais, Shamira Davis, John De Jesus-Reyes, Sheynalie Delgado Ramos, Lisa Delvalle, Neysha Diaz, Yahaira Diaz, Julius Dixon, Tina Doucette, Jackie Escobar, Ana Estien, Renata Fabelo, Ariana Fitzpatrick, Nijiah Gamble, Arianna Gonzalez, Joseph Gonzalez Marrero, Eliani Gonzalez Rivera, Nina Graham, Rafael Alfonzo Guarema Ramirez, Keith Hajjar, Sanai Hale, Sophia Hallo, Caden Heffner, Sarah Herlihy, Yuliia Honhalo, Stephanie Huynh, Lydia Iheanacho, Ellie Kaimi, Zephaniah Langley, Jesenia Lopez, Cristian Lopez, Marqueli Lopez Argueta, Ruth Lucien, Natalie Mangan, Katherine Martinez-Taveras, Aidyl Melendez, Melainie Miranda, Norma Moreno, Maschil Morgan, Kyrah Morgan, Evelina Moses Sanchez, Ilayshia Negron, Christina Nguyen, Dayannette Pabon, Luz Pizarro, Camila Reyes, Patricia Richardson, Annalisa Rizzo, Ahiritza Robles Marrero, Lyara Rodriguez, Maria Rolon, Idaisha Rosemond, Luis Ruiz, Kayla Santos-Bermudez, Naileah Soler, Jennie Son, TY Spencer, Celina Sumler, Brian Sutter, Wanda Torres, Sarom Toum-Rivera, Felix Vazquez, Narya Waring, Nakisha Williams, Melissa Wing, Genezaret Morant-Gonzalez.
Stafford Springs, Conn.:
Danielle Seibles.
Sunderland:
Amber Gubitose, Todd Van Mourik.
Terryville, Conn.:
Dawn Butz.
Three Rivers:
Richard Gula.
Turners Falls:
Sharilynn Bertrand, Rhylissa Doxzen, Chloe Goodnough.
Ware:
Tyler Bonilla (two awards), Kenyce Crump, Andrew Daniels, Brittanie Larzazs-Rule, Samantha Lowe, Heather Martin, Anthony Mendoza, Isabella Perez, Alexis Rivera (two awards), Gavin Sawabi.
Warren:
Rebecca Cookson.
West Springfield:
Patrick Assenga, Michelle Boucher, Savannah Comstock, Haley Corrigan, Ilana Dieterle, Sam Lacus, Viktoria Livchin Livchin, Emily Lozinski, Charles Machmud, Nahida Mahamane, Merlin Manzanarez, Angie Marquez, Nessalyn Neth, Marie Robinson, Vadim Savitskiy, Gracyn Shanahan, Kaitlyn Sheehan, Sheila Warren.
West Warren:
Melissa Drago.
Westfield:
Yahia Ajam, Cari Avalone, Neremy Babu, Alicia Booth, Alicia Booth, Abigail Brenzel, Angelou Cardoza, Rebeca Cuba, Rebecca Dixon, Kseniia Dromova, Finn Evans, Gavin Fabiani, Liubov Gun, Amanda Janisieski, Elizabeth Kudrya, Milana Mukha, Ariana Navarro, Michael Navarro, Celines Nieves Ramos, Kyle Philleson, Chloe Phillips, Sandra Rhoden, Chloe Rosario, Todd Therrien, Matthew Vinces, Lauren Yates.
Wilbraham:
Rebecca Leigh Guertin, Miranda Krauza, Alek Milov (two awards), Alek Milov, Mostaffa Saleh.
Williamsburg:
Jeff Gougeon.
PHOTOS: (Above) HCC student Araba Murray-Adoboe of Amherst celebrates her scholarship award with her family and President George Timmons. (Thumbnail) Donor and HCC Foundation board member Ted Hebert chats with student Chloe Phillips of Westfield, recipient of the Ted and Barbara Hebert Teddy Bear Pools Scholarship for Working Students.
