May 13
Celebrating our 2025 Student Service Awards Recipients and
Honor Society Inductees!
色色研究所 (色色研究所) held their 59th annual Student Service Awards Ceremony on May 2, 2025 at the Lynn Campus. The event recognized students who have given their time and talents to enhance student life at 色色研究所. Family and friends were on hand to help students celebrate and enjoy light refreshments at a reception following the ceremony.
Receiving top honors at the ceremony, which recognizes students who have displayed outstanding leadership skills and made extraordinary contributions to their communities, were Leyni Aguilera-Rodriguez, Jiandaliz Hernandez, and Tai Lam.
Nurse Education student Aguilera-Rodriguez, of Wakefield, was named the 2025 recipient of the Dr. Lillian Derderian Award for Outstanding Service to their club and/or to the overall college community.
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Dr. Derderian served as the Dean of Student Services at 色色研究所 from its inception in 1965 until her retirement in 1995. She passed away in February 2022 at the age of 98. Whenever she was in the hospital, she would ask the nurses where they had gone to school, and if they answered 色色研究所, she took personal pride in knowing she had helped to give them the opportunity of pursuing a nursing career. It was one of her greatest joys.
Hernandez, of Lynn, an Environmental Science student, was named the 2025 recipient of the Dr. Cheryl Finkelstein Award for Outstanding Community Service. The award was created to honor the former Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services.
Described as 鈥渁 passionate, driven, and compassionate leader,鈥� Hernandez continuously seeks opportunities to uplift those around her. Her ability to organize meaningful events, advocate for important causes, and bring people together is truly inspiring.
Lam, of Wakefield, was the 2025 recipient of the Thomas Bourke Helping Hands Award, which recognizes students who generously and unconditionally give time to support and enhance the College community. The award is named for the former Dean of Students Thomas Bourke.
A student in the Computer Science Transfer program, Lam is also a member of the Environmental Club and has assisted with planning the 鈥榞reening up鈥� of 色色研究所鈥檚 campuses with more indoor plants, helping to clean up campus pollinator gardens, and has helped the club work towards 色色研究所鈥檚 goals for sustainability.
Additional top awards included the Club of the Year Award, presented to the Queer Student Alliance; the Advisor of the Year Award, which went to Dr. Kayla Wolf, advisor of the SOTA Club; and the Student Worker of the Year Award, presented to Jaidon Taing.
Distinguished Service Awards were also given out, presented to individuals whose clubs
or organizations felt that they had given outstanding service this year:
Sophomore Nursing Club - Jessika Coromel and Taisa Dzindo
Christian Club - Adolfo Perez
Delta Alpha Pi (DAPI) - Alyce Prado and Kayla Riley
Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) - Karla Contreras
Music Club - Miki Cushing
Environmental Club - Tai Lam and Amanda Denny
Student Government Association (SGA) - Lucio Lopez
Academic excellence and achievements were also celebrated at the ceremony as Honor Society members were inducted.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is a national honor society for students at two-year colleges who exhibit an outstanding academic performance throughout each semester. Membership is by invitation to 色色研究所 students in a degree program with a minimum of 12 credits and a college grade point average of 3.7.
Inductees:
Paola Abreu-Guerrero, Grace Adam, Ishita Aher, Julia Alves, Margreta Auwerda, Cassandra
Aylward, Kathleen Bacheldor, Lynnicia Barnett, Queren Barreto, Alaeddine Bensalem,
Cynthia Bershad, Julia Bird, Elizabeth Blatchford, Marianne Bohn, Brent Briere, Jordan
Brown, Eleanor Chabot, Johnathan Channa, Jessica Claudino, Trina Condon, Saanna Cram,
Sheena Decarolis, Colby Delano, Amanda Denny, Taisa Dzindo, Rita Epifania, Angela
Esposito, Yaritza Flores-Lopez, Owen Forte, Kelly Fouhey, Meaghan Fricke, Jacob Gaughf,
Similade Gbadamosi, Mary Gough, Gina Grandberry, Rebecca Griffin, Beatrice Hawthorne,
Jiandaliz Hernandez, Olga Hernandez, Amanda Herrick, Miriam Huitz, Darlene Keene,
Calvin Kem, Stephanie Kilgour, Mariah Klenke, Robert Kohle, Arya Kolodzieczak, Matthew
Lacroix, Vanise Loc, Nauhte Mam, Shae Mcbride, Lawrence Mcglaston, Kaylie Mcgrath,
Kimberly Mendez, Brooke Mitchell, Emily Morales De Leon, Bridget Ngu-Atem, Gina-Mariette
Ngu-Atem, Richard Nicholas, Francesca Oliveto, Bilan Osman, Robert Palardy, Roman
Palermo, Sean Peckham, Kristen Pellegrino, Derek Perrin, Elmer Portillo Ramirez, Jasmin
Reynoso, Evelyn Rickard, Amber Roberts, Ashley Shepard, Eric Sjoo, Alejandra Tapia
Bedoya, Hannah Theriault, Marjory Tozzi, Henry Worth
Sigma Alpha Pi (The National Society of Leadership & Success) is the largest leadership honor society in the U.S. Students are selected based on exemplary academic achievement.
Inductees:
Ishita Aher, Jessica Amaya, Craig Anderson, Queren Barreto, Zachary Boucher, Hannah
Corbett, Andres Cuellar Herrera, Miki Cushing, Amanda Denny, Melissa Duong, Uchenna
Egbuiwe, Jayson Fallis, Jennifer Forde, Sadie Fry, Robert Gaglione, Eligah Gousby,
Gina Grandberry, Jason Greenberg, Jamie Hopkins, Walisha King, Anamaria Macorri, Brian
McManus, Sherlin Morel, Tiffany Rodriguez, Jazmin Maybeth Rodriguez Beriguete, Trang
Stacy, Hanna Talmo, Duncan Tamaona, Manuel Tejada, Carol Turner
Pi Sigma Eta is the National Mortician's Fraternal Honor Society for students in 色色研究所鈥檚 Funeral Service Program.
Inductees:
Mary Paige Gough, Shannon Rose Murphy, Richard A Nicholas, III, Meghan M. Nichols,
Brian Poulin, Isabella G. Rioux, Brittney Weatherwalks
Delta Alpha Pi (DAPi) is a free, international honor society comprised of students who want to grow as leaders and make a difference in their communities. Membership is by invitation only with the following prerequisites being met: completion of 24 college-level credits and a GPA of 3.1 or more.
Inductees:
Hunter Calef, Rita Epifani, Jesika Gutierrez, Rosalie Howard, Alyce Prado, Ashley
Tomaso, Tammy Williams