Complete list of Making A Difference Award Winners
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The Winners
Alumni Awards | Community Friends Awards | Faculty/Staff/Retirees Awards | Special Awards
| Winner | Class | City | Title/ Business or Job |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Barker | 1988 | Haverhill | Owner, Paper Potpourri Honorary Member, Women of NECC Board |
| Ralph Carrero | 1979 | Windham, NH | Superintendent, Lawrence Family Development Charter School |
| Timothy Coco | 1990 | Haverhill | Owner, COCO+CO. Member, NECC Occupational Advisory Board |
| Frank G. Cousins, Jr. | Newburyport | Essex County Sheriff NECC Commencement Speaker 2011 |
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| Henry DiBurro* | 1963 | Former Member, NECC Board of Trustees | |
| Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald | 1970 | Boston | Nurse Practitioner, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center President, Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. |
| Zoila Gomez, Esq. | 1997 | Lawrence | Attorney NECC Adjunct Faculty |
| Lucy Milton | 1972 | Seabrook, NH | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Paula Moore | 1999 | Salisbury | Owner, Travel Anywhere Former Member, Women of NECC Board Former Member, NECC Foundation, Inc. |
| Nathan Proulx | 2003 | Dorchester | Physical Education Teacher, Orchard Gardens Pilot School, Roxbury |
| Philip Starks | 1991 | North Andover | Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University NECC Commencement Speaker 2007 Member, NECC Alumni Advisory Board |
| Steven Sweeney | 1974 | Stamford,CT | President/CEO, Chartwells NECC Commencement Speaker 2003 |
| Francisco Urena | 2008 | Boston | Commissioner, Veteran’s Services, Boston |
| Winner | City | Title/Business or Job |
|---|---|---|
| George Behrakis | Lowell | Chairman, Gainesborough Investments |
| Francis Bevilacqua* | Massachusetts State Representative (1959-81) | |
| Joseph Bevilacqua | Haverhill | President and CEO, Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Former Member, NECC Board of Trustees |
| John Chemaly | Chelmsford | President, Trinity E.M.S., Inc., Lowell |
| John Costello | Mansfield | Former Executive Director, Massachusetts Board of the Regional Community Colleges |
| Andre Dubus, III | Newbury | Novelist and short story writer |
| Louis Fossarelli | Salisbury | Realtor, Ben Consoli Realtors Former Member, NECC Board of Trustees |
| James Jajuga | Methuen | President/CEO Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce |
| Dr. Joseph Kalil | Methuen | Owner, Kalil Dental Associates, Methuen Member, NECC Dental Assisting Program Advisory Board |
| Carolyn Morton, Esq. | Ogunquit, ME | Former Member, NECC Board of Trustees |
| Leslie Murray | Salisbury | Former Principal, Amesbury High School Educational Consultant Member, NECC Occupational Advisory Board |
| Ann Ormond | Newburyport | President, Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| James “Jake” Rurak* | Massachusetts State Senator (1959-81) | |
| David Witham | Boston | Owner, Bar Harbor Inn |
| Suzanne Wright, Esq. | Beverly | Ibrahim El-Hefni Technical Training Foundation |
| Richard Yee | North Andover | Owner, China Blossom Restaurant |
| Winner | City | Title/Business or Job. |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Arnold* | Professor Emerita of English Faculty Advisor, NECC Observer |
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| Donna Bertolino | Lawrence | Director, Academic Placement & Testing Class of 1983 |
| Clifton A. Clarke, III* | Former Superintendent of Buildings & Grounds | |
| Pamela Donahue | Methuen | Professor, Business Faculty Advisor, Beta Omicron Class of 1969 |
| Paul Bevilacqua | Newburyport | Vice President and Dean Emeritus of Academic Affairs |
| Cynthia Crivaro | Bradford | Professor, Behavioral Sciences |
| Edward DeSchuytner | Windham, NH | Professor Emeritus of Natural Sciences |
| Sandra DeVellis | Haverhill | Professor Emerita of Behavioral Sciences Member, NECC Early Childhood Advisory Committee |
| Mary DiGiovanni | North Reading | Professor Emerita of Human Services |
| Elaine Glennon | Peabody | Professor Emerita of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Cluster |
| Angela Guarino* | Assistant Dean Emerita of the Academic Support Center | |
| Alan Hislop | Plaistow, NH | Professor, English as a Second Language and Foreign Languages |
| Francis Leary | Middleton | Professor Emeritus of Business Administration President, NECC Retirees Association Former Member, NECC Foundation, Inc. |
| Elaine Mawhinney | Newburyport | Professor Emerita of Dance and English Founder, NECC StillPoint Dancers |
| Patricia McDermott | Newburyport | Assistant Dean Emerita of Developmental Education |
| Gerard Morin | Belmont | Professor Emeritus, History, Government, and Philosophy |
| Dr. Katharine Rodger | Las Cruces, NM | Dean Emerita of the Lawrence Campus |
| Dr. Donald Ruhl | Rye, NH | Dean Emeritus of the College |
| Paula Strangie* | Professor Emerita of Behavioral Sciences Retired Director, Student Advising Center |
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| Jane Thiefels | Haverhill | Professor Emerita, English as a Second Language Registered Nurse Class of 2008 |
| President John Dimitry’s Leadership Team: | ||
| Joseph Brown | Newburyport | Dean Emeritus of Administration |
| Dr. John Dimitry | West Newbury | President Emeritus |
| Dr. Norman J. Landry | Haverhill | Dean Emeritus of Student Services |
| Dr. Robert MacDonald | Andover | Dean Emeritus of Academic Affairs Professor, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| John Peroni | Newburyport | Dean Emeritus of Continuing Education |
| Mary Wilson, Esq. | Amesbury | Dean Emerita of Development Professor, Psychology |
| Presidents Emeritus Awards | Trustees Awards | Volunteer Boards Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Harold Bentley*, ’61-‘75 | Marjorie Goudreault* | NECC Foundation, Inc. Board |
| Dr. John R. Dimitry, West Newbury, ’75-‘96 | Byron Matthews, Newburyport |
Alumni Advisory Board |
| Dr. David Hartleb, Cincinnati, OH, ’96-‘11 | Joseph Edwards, Esq., ’64 Haverhill |
Women of NECC Board |
Local Legislative Delegation Award
For 50 years, the college’s local legislative delegation has played a vital and significant role in shaping the course of Northern Essex – from enacting legislation which helped establish the college, to voicing support for new construction and providing additional resources to promote education and training opportunities – the members of the local legislative delegation have always been strong advocates for the college and the residents of the Merrimack Valley.
*Deceased
