HCC Foundation 2022-2023 Scholarship Awards
The Holyoke Community College Foundation awards more than 300 scholarships each year to deserving students. These scholarships, for new, current and transferring students, have been made possible through the generosity of alumni, friends, faculty, trustees and community-minded corporations. Congratulations to all of the recipients below for earning scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year:
| Jhulie Anne Kharen Abanador | John E. Berger (JEB) Scholarship |
| Jhulie Anne Kharen Abanador | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Jhulie Gail Keziah Abanador | Alan Taupier '55 Alumni Achievement Scholarship |
| Jhulie Gail Keziah Abanador | First Niagara Scholarship |
| Jhulie Gail Keziah Abanador | Peoples Bank Scholarship |
| Joseph Adams | William Dwight Scholarship |
| Jorgette Agramonte Garcia | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Niamke Akpayne | Peg '58 and Gary Wendlandt Scholarship |
| Niamke Akpayne | Ruth McIntyre Scholars Award |
| Cassandra Alexander | David M. Killeen Memorial Scholarship |
| Kiara Alicea | John and Anne McHugh Scholarship |
| Kiara Alicea | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Rylee Altieri | Arthur W. Knapp Scholarship |
| Rylee Altieri | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Alina Antropova | Dr. Anthony J. Pellegrino Scholarship |
| Anastasia Antropova | Richard Kumor Scholarship |
| James Atkin | Berkshire Bank Scholarship |
| Aysha Awad | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Emily Barcomb | LouEllen Dabbs Scholarship |
| Rebecka Barna | Sr. Bernice Lebel Scholarship |
| Leeanne Barnhart | Patrick J. and Margaret V. Sheehan Memorial Scholarship |
| Leeanne Barnhart | Peg '58 and Gary Wendlandt Scholarship |
| Paris Beaudette | Lisa Ann Baker '93 Nursing Scholarship |
| Paris Beaudette | Ted and Barbara Hebert Teddy Bear Pools and Spas Scholarship |
| Vincent Bednarzyk | Bruce V. Quagliato Memorial Scholarship |
| Ashley Bellio | Elaine Marieb New Directions Scholarship |
| Ashley Bellio | HCC Scholarship |
| Ashley Bellio | Social Justice Award |
| Joel Bergstrom | HCC Scholarship |
| Ash Berman | Doris M. Kemble Nursing Scholarship |
| Elijah Bermudez | Paul Buckwalter Scholarship |
| Cori Bessette | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Amber Blinn | Anabel B. Murphy Scholarship |
| Adrianna Boardway | Peg '58 and Gary Wendlandt Scholarship |
| Sophia Boardway | Green Key Honor Society Scholarship |
| Hanan Bouayad | Evening Student Scholarship |
| Jessica Boulanger | James Joseph O'Connell Scholarship |
| Jessica Boulanger | Nathan Kaplinsky Scholarship |
| Shalene Bracetty | Leo Arthur and Marietta (Gifford) Provost Education Memorial Scholarship |
| Majda Braik | Israel and Matilda Goldberg Scholarship |
| Kristal Bready | Maureen D'Amico '82 Memorial Scholarship |
| Alivia Brisson | Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Kathleen Brosnahan | Berkshire Bank Scholarship |
| Alannah Brunt | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Alannah Brunt | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Jorge Burgos Jr Vellon | Kenneth J. Murphy Sr. Scholarship |
| Cristina Burns | James D. Moriarty Music Fund |
| Maxime Capitaine | Martha E. Keochareon Nursing Scholarship |
| Jouset Caraballo | Chicopee Savings Bank Scholarship |
| Alexandria Casavant | Judith Kramer Goldberg Scholarship |
| Ileana Casillas | Edward F. and Catherine C. Moriarty Memorial Award |
| Ileana Casillas | Kathryn "Kitty" Broman Scholarship |
| Ileana Casillas | Providence Hospital Medical Staff Nursing Scholarship |
| Luis Centeno | Pamela K. Reed '04 Memorial Scholarship |
| Luis Centeno | Rosetta Jacque Aldrich Scholarship |
| Jacob Chaisson | James J. Long '63 Scholarship |
| Ana Chavez Basaldua | Michael J. Kittredge III Scholarship |
| Ana Chavez Basaldua | Sobon Family Fund |
| Enette Claxton-Toliver | Suzanne Teitelbaum Courchesne Memorial Nursing Scholarship |
| Jessica Cogoli | PIMA Scholarship |
| Ariana Cooper | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Jordan Cooper | Alfred C. Loomer Scholarship |
| Jordan Cooper | HCC Scholarship |
| Jordan Cooper | Marguerite I. Lazarz Memorial Scholarship |
| Michelle Corbett | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Timothy Corser | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Paige Cortis | Maurice A. Donahue Scholarship |
| Paige Cortis | MSgt. James J. Tierney Memorial Scholarship Fund |
| Michael Cranshaw | SSG Clint J. Storey "Pay a Good Deed Forward" Scholarship |
| Emma Cronin | Panitch Family Scholarship |
| Melody Cryderman | Henry S. '71 and Carol Andrus Scholarship |
| Melody Cryderman | Lucille Gill and Thomas Gill III Scholarship |
| Ninoshka Tirado Davila | Claire Gingras Doherty Award in Nursing |
| Kearstyn Davis | Edward H. '71 and Bonnie B. Germain Scholarship |
| Kearstyn Davis | Hazen Paper Company Scholarship |
| Pauline Delton | Leona Provost Richards Taylor and Dorothy Provost Memorial Scholarship |
| Janine DiCarlo | Richard R. and Janice D. Nickerson Scholarship |
| Nashia Douglas | Connors Scholars Award |
| Nashia Douglas | Dr. Richard Leon Provost '49 Psychology Scholarship |
| Nashia Douglas | Mischa Barowsky Scholarship |
| Grace Downey | Gary Brochu '62 Transfer Scholarship |
| Melissa Drago | Jan Alicia Nettler Scholarship |
| Allison Duffy | Erma (Provost) Shepard Scholarship |
| Allison Duffy | Joseph V. Gosselin Scholarship |
| Rightousness (Angelina) El-Berith (Peters) | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Ikraam Fazal | Laurie Jean Hunter Memorial Scholarship |
| Ikraam Fazal | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Madeline Fenderson | Rosemarie Cataldo Fitzpatrick Scholarship in Nursing |
| Ethan Flematti | Gary Brochu '62 Transfer Scholarship |
| Emily Flores | John Taupier Scholarship |
| Brenna Fogarty | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Mulan Foggs | Gloria G. Lomax '75 Scholarship |
| Mulan Foggs | Teddy Bear Pools Scholarship |
| Noelle Fournier | Doris M. Kemble Nursing Scholarship |
| Cy Francis | Edward H. '71 and Bonnie B. Germain Scholarship |
| Cy Francis | Jan Alicia Nettler Scholarship |
| Carina Franco | Edwin Perez Scholarship |
| Cheryl Freier | Chicopee Savings Bank Scholarship |
| Cheryl Freier | Mickey and Jennie Jedziniak Memorial Scholarship |
| Ronelys Fuentes | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Ronelys Fuentes | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Kathryn Fydenkevez | Kenneth J. Murphy Sr. Scholarship |
| Zor Garcia Delgado | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Kala Garrido | Gary Brochu '62 Transfer Scholarship |
| Kala Garrido | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Hailey Garrow | Maurice A. Donahue Scholarship |
| Hafida Gas | Eleanor V. Burns Scholarship |
| Hafida Gas | Peg '58 and Gary Wendlandt Scholarship |
| Alexandra Gates | George E. Boudreau Scholarship |
| Alexandra Gates | Maurice A. Donahue Scholarship |
| Angelica Gavrilov | Peg '58 and Gary Wendlandt Scholarship |
| Joyananda Gi | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Kimberly Gilbert | Alumni Association Scholarship |
| Kimberly Gilbert | Bill and Eleanor Messner Scholarship |
| Andre Girace | Paul Buckwalter Scholarship |
| Andre Girace | PIMA Scholarship |
| Melanie Gonzales (Correa) | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Vianca Gonzalez | Ruth McIntyre Transfer Scholarship |
| Elsamarie Gonzalez Rivera | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Isabella Gossman | Amy Loved Animals Memorial Scholarship |
| Michael Gottardi | Elia Dreyfuss Scholarship |
| Michael Gottardi | Milton and Raymond Provost Memorial Scholarship |
| Joshua Granger | HCC Scholarship |
| One Green | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Michael Grochowski | Arthur W. Knapp Scholarship |
| Kassandra Guerrero | Eleanor V. Burns Scholarship |
| Kassandra Guerrero | Elena and Frank Cataldo Scholarship |
| Paris Guerrero | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Travis Guin | Charles Oglivie Scholarship |
| Leanne Gustafson | Carol Hardy Business Scholarship |
| Gabriel Guzman | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Gabriel Guzman | Mark Mozgala Scholarship |
| Gabriel Guzman | Rozalia and Gladys Szczur Nursing Scholarship |
| Nicholas Hamel | Carol Hardy Business Scholarship |
| Wanneda Hang | Ruth McIntyre Scholars Award |
| Alison Hansen | Cynthia A. Sutter '90 Scholarship |
| Alison Hansen | Elaine Marieb New Directions Scholarship |
| Alison Hansen | New Directions Scholarships |
| Alison Hansen | Ted and Barbara Hebert Teddy Bear Pools and Spas Scholarship |
| Kyren Harris | Richard Leon Provost '49 Art Scholarship |
| Lindsay Hawley | Providence Hospital Medical Staff Nursing Scholarship |
| Enders Houck | John Sullivan Scholarship |
| Nicole Howard | Stephen Pollock Scholarship |
| Martha Howell | Green Key Honor Society Scholarship |
| Martha Howell | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Kelandra Hurd | Alan Taupier '55 Alumni Achievement Scholarship |
| Kelandra Hurd | Teddy Bear Pools Scholarship |
| Felicia Isaac | Fontaine Family Fund |
| Katelyn Rodriguez | Victor E. and Mariellen Quillard Scholarship |
| Calei Johnson | Sue Ellen Panitch Scholarship |
| Jacqueline Johnson | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Tanner Johnson | Frances H. Gosselin Scholarship in Nursing |
| Tanner Johnson | HCC Scholarship |
| Tanner Johnson | Mary M. Naro '78 Scholarship |
| Tanner Johnson | Rosemarie Cataldo Fitzpatrick Scholarship in Nursing |
| Kafutshi Kayamba | Ellen Lynch Scholarship |
| Kafutshi Kayamba | Franklin Morris O'Connell Scholarship |
| Kafutshi Kayamba | Holyoke Gas and Electric Department Scholarship |
| Allison Kelly | Holyoke Water Commissioners Scholarship |
| Jade Kenney (Jacob Kenney) | HCC Foundation Scholarship |
| Kevin Komoyingo | Be the Light Scholarship |
| Garrett Kosior | Elia Dreyfuss Scholarship |
| Tsultrem Kunsang | HCC Foundation Scholarship |
| Alice Ladley | Fontaine Family Fund |
| Jaidyn LaFountain | Westfield Bank Scholarship |
| Tiffany LaFreniere | Richardson Scholarship |
| Narvanie Lalchand | Angela '54 and Joseph '54 Wright Scholarship |
| Narvanie Lalchand | Anne-Marie Darcy Memorial Scholarship |
| Narvanie Lalchand | New Directions Scholarships |
| Narvanie Lalchand | Spencer C. Bridgman Scholarship |
| Vihdydevi Lalchand | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Nhi Lang | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Emily Langer | HCC Scholarship |
| Emily Langer | The StandOutTruck.com Celeste Berger Annual Scholarship |
| Caitlin Loiselle | William Dwight Scholarship |
| Natasha Lopez | LouEllen Dabbs Scholarship |
| Bianca Lucia | Hampden Paper Company Inc. Scholarship |
| Bianca Lucia | Sr. Bernice Lebel Scholarship |
| Nelson Luciano | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Envii Luciano | Mutt and Jeff Scholarship |
| Star Lunaris (Fae Allison) | Bill Wieliczka Jr. Arts and Theater Scholarship |
| Magdalena Mackowiak | Jolayne Hinkel Memorial Scholarship |
| Nahida Mahamane | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Colin Malecki | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Colin Malecki | Spencer C. Bridgman Scholarship |
| Vadym Malenkyy | Lisa Ann Baker '93 Nursing Scholarship |
| Vadym Malenkyy | Ted and Barbara Hebert Teddy Bear Pools and Spas Scholarship |
| Avery Maltz | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Marissa Mancini | Linda Howes Scholarship |
| Yalexis Martinez | John and Anne McHugh Scholarship |
| Yalexis Martinez | Jorge Neves Memorial Scholarship |
| Nadia Mason | Anabel B. Murphy Scholarship |
| Nadia Mason | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Benjamin Mazzola | Dr. Anthony J. Pellegrino Scholarship |
| Hannah Lee McArdle | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Tyrone McClure | Mark Giannini '19 Good Character Scholarship |
| Ryan McConnell | Carolyn Fontaine Scholarship |
| Ann McGinley | Connors Scholars Award |
| Meaghan McGuinness | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Barbara Mckenzie | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Barbara Mckenzie | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| David Melanson | Victor E. Thomas Sr. Scholarship |
| Samantha Melchionne | Elizabeth Ella Provost Nursing Memorial Scholarship |
| Miguel Mendoza | James Joseph O'Connell Scholarship |
| Josiah Mickens | "As One" Scholarship |
| Josiah Mickens | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Josiah Mickens | Yvette E. Laporte Scholarship |
| Olga Minina | Maurice A. Donahue Scholarship |
| Gwenevra Nabad | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Gwenevra Nabad | Joyce Agnoli Transfer Award |
| Kerry Jo Nagle | James Joseph O'Connell Scholarship |
| Brady Nestor | David LePage Scholarship |
| Miren Neyra Alcantara | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Miren Neyra Alcantara | Philip S. Campbell Scholarship |
| Dylan Nicolle | John DiNapoli Memorial Scholarship |
| Lauren Norman | Vincent and Patricia McElroy Memorial Award |
| Gladys Noujeim | Anabel B. Murphy Scholarship |
| Zoe Noyes | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Rachel Olander | Sobon Family Fund |
| Shoshana Olkin | Unity Humanitarian Scholarship |
| Maria De La Luz Ortega | Helen M. and James E. Izatt Scholarship |
| Ninoshka Otero Santiago | Delaney House Scholarship |
| Savana Paciulli | Gary Brochu '62 Transfer Scholarship |
| Savana Paciulli | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Rosalie Pagnoni | Doris Rathbun Knight Scholarship |
| Hanna Patrick | Fund a Future Scholarship |
| Hanna Patrick | Yvette E. Laporte Scholarship |
| Bailey Pennington | Yadavendra Sharma Memorial Scholarship |
| Jennifer Perez | Baystate Health Scholarship |
| Jennifer Perez | Connors Scholars Award |
| Wanda Perez | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Wanda Perez | Unity Humanitarian Scholarship |
| Alexandra Pinschmidt | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Lindsey Place | Raymond J. and Helen T. Deshaies Scholarship |
| Maria Pless | Connors Scholars Award |
| Maria Pless | Marguerite I. Lazarz Memorial Scholarship |
| Maria Pless | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Michael Polanco | Donald Taber Art Scholarship |
| Carey Pope | HCC Scholarship |
| Emma Pouliot | Gary Brochu '62 Transfer Scholarship |
| Alexander Prefontaine | Chief Thomas P. McNamara Jr. Memorial Scholarship |
| Camille Premo | Bruce V. Quagliato Memorial Scholarship |
| Taylor Provost | Barbara I. Murray/Kathryn C. Root Radiologic Technology Scholarship |
| Taylor Provost | Sr. Bernice Lebel Scholarship |
| Jelytza Ramos | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Lyssbenette Ramos | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Francisco Ramos Colon | John Taupier Scholarship |
| Francisco Ramos Colon | Unity Humanitarian Scholarship |
| Lance Rice | Anabel B. Murphy Scholarship |
| Jennifer Rivera | Billie Foster and Bertha Weinberg Memorial Scholarship |
| Jennifer Rivera | Rosemarie Cataldo Fitzpatrick Scholarship in Nursing |
| Jennifer Rivera | Ted and Barbara Hebert Teddy Bear Pools and Spas Scholarship |
| Shirley Rivera | Roger and Caroline Putnam Scholarship |
| Maritza Rivera Feliciano | Westfield Bank Scholarship |
| Annalisa Rizzo | First Niagara Scholarship |
| Annalisa Rizzo | Paul Buckwalter Scholarship |
| Emily Robertson | Louis F. and Virginia W. Oldershaw Scholarship |
| Danielle Robichaud | John "Jack" Doyle '51 Memorial Scholarship |
| Kelsey Robinson | HCC Scholarship |
| Meagan Rodriguez | Patrick J. and Margaret V. Sheehan Memorial Scholarship |
| Meagan Rodriguez | Teddy Bear Pools Scholarship |
| Melissa Rodriguez | Chief Thomas P. McNamara Jr. Memorial Scholarship |
| Melissa Rodriguez | Cynthia A. Sutter '90 Scholarship |
| Melissa Rodriguez | Maurice '52 and Peggy Ferriter Scholarship |
| Melissa Rodriguez | New Directions Scholarships |
| Zelia Rodriguez | Adeline and Jacob Barowsky Scholarship |
| Zelia Rodriguez | Maurice '52 and Peggy Ferriter Scholarship |
| Armel Romelus | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Madelaine Rondeau | Berkshire Bank Scholarship |
| Tabatha Rosa | Elaine Marieb New Directions Scholarship |
| James Ross | George E. Boudreau Scholarship |
| Lyla Roybal | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Lyla Roybal | Ted and Barbara Hebert Teddy Bear Pools and Spas Scholarship |
| Michelle Russell | Patrick J. and Margaret V. Sheehan Memorial Scholarship |
| Michelle Russell | Teddy Bear Pools Scholarship |
| Madeline Sakowicz | Panitch Family Transfer Scholarship |
| Paola Sanchez | John and Anne McHugh Scholarship |
| Paola Sanchez | Providence Hospital Medical Staff Nursing Scholarship |
| Francheska Santana | Israel and Matilda Goldberg Scholarship |
| Francheska Santana | James Joseph O'Connell Scholarship |
| Destini Santiago | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Destini Santiago | Maurice '52 and Peggy Ferriter Scholarship |
| Brandon Sawabi | Victor E. Thomas Sr. Scholarship |
| Amy Scott | Al Perusse Scholarship |
| Amy Scott | Dr. Janet G. Polvino Scholarship |
| Amy Scott | Edward and Verdenal Johnson Memorial Scholarship |
| Amy Scott | HCC Scholarship |
| Thania Shinholster | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Thania Shinholster | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Carolyn Sicbaldi | George E. Frost Scholarship |
| Carolyn Sicbaldi | James F. Connors Scholarship |
| Nathaniel Smith | Victor E. Thomas Sr. Scholarship |
| Emily Souza | Berkshire Bank Scholarship |
| Emily Souza | HCC Scholarship |
| Burtrina Spencer | John R. Lewis "Good Trouble" Scholarship |
| Rayonna St Julien | Danna Niedzwiecki Lockwood '08 Scholarship |
| Rayonna St Julien | Laurie Jean Hunter Memorial Scholarship |
| Collin Stasinos | Holyoke Gas and Electric Department Scholarship |
| Dustin Stasinos | Bobby Wright Scholarship |
| Ashley Stoothoff | Joyce Agnoli Transfer Award |
| Lea StPierre | Delaney House Scholarship |
| Troy Stucenski | Anna Fitzgerald and Ruthann Bagshaw Fulton Scholarship |
| Eva Sweeney | Alan Taupier '55 Alumni Achievement Scholarship |
| Eva Sweeney | Henry S. '71 and Carol Andrus Scholarship |
| Makayla Syphrit | Dr. Miriam Taylor Sajkovic Transfer Scholarship |
| Makayla Syphrit | Elena and Frank Cataldo Scholarship |
| Makayla Syphrit | Rosetta Jacque Aldrich Scholarship |
| Raquel Terrazas | PODEMOS Scholarship |
| Gabrielle Tisdale | Westfield Bank Scholarship |
| Jasmarie Toledo | Anne-Marie Darcy Memorial Scholarship |
| Jasmarie Toledo | Bess Kaplinsky Scholarship |
| Kara Torres | Elena and Frank Cataldo Scholarship |
| Kara Torres | Paul Buckwalter Scholarship |
| Yanitza Torres | Captain Paul H. Racine Memorial Scholarship |
| Sarom Toum | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Ariel Tourmaline | Dr. Richard Leon Provost '49 Psychology Scholarship |
| Ariel Tourmaline | Neil and Mary Sheehan Scholarship |
| Hans Valdes | Deborah Ferriter Memorial Scholarship |
| Zasha Valentin | Leo Arthur and Marietta (Gifford) Provost Education Memorial Scholarship |
| Jacqueline Vega | Dr. David M. '54 and Bette Bartley Scholarship |
| Mildred Velez | Hasbro Scholarship |
| Rosalynn Vollbrecht | Gloria G. Lomax '75 Scholarship |
| Nguyen Hai Trieu Vu | Israel and Matilda Goldberg Scholarship |
| Megan Weidig | Bonnie B. and Edward H. '71 Germain Veterinary Technician Scholarship |
| Amanda Williams | Peg '58 and Gary Wendlandt Health Scholarship |
| Rayana Williams | Van Werkhooven Family Annual Scholarship |
| Aeryn Willingham | Mark Giannini '19 Good Character Scholarship |
| Rylie Wynn | Shirley and John Fallon Scholarship |
| Reiley Young | Donald Taber Art Scholarship |
| Reiley Young | Sobon Family Fund |
| Rosio Yunga-Lazo | Linda Howes Scholarship |
| Fazna Zakir | Ruth McIntyre Scholars Award |
| Zachary Zollo | Elena and Frank Cataldo Scholarship |
| Henry Zucco | Ellen Lynch Scholarship |
| Henry Zucco | Holyoke Gas and Electric Department Scholarship |
| Amanda Zuniga | Rozalia and Gladys Szczur Nursing Scholarship |
| Caitlin Zych | Patricia L. Bonnett '82 Scholarship |
