Over $78,750 in scholarship awards presented at UMM Honors Convocation
The University of Maine at Machias held its annual Honors Convocation ceremony on April 24, presenting over $78,750 in scholarships and awards to students in recognition of their academic achievements. Opening the ceremony was President Joan Ferrini-Mundy, who thanked students, faculty and staff for their contributions to the university’s success. She noted that the event marks the beginning of two weeks of celebration at UMM, followed by the 108th Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 12.
UMM Head of Campus Andy Egan introduced this year’s Ivy Orator, graduating senior Colleen Kostovick. In her speech, the biology major compared UMM’s thriving academic community to a healthy pine forest. “They’ve grown together, matured together, and now represent a vibrant, collective group that stands stronger because of the unity you find in an untouched forest,” said Kostovick, who also will speak on behalf of the graduating class at Commencement.
Awards were presented for achievements in arts and letters, environmental and biological sciences, psychology and community studies, education and professional studies. Students also presented several awards to faculty members. Those honored were:
| Chenoweth Hall Scholarship | 1. Mary Marble 2. Alayna Brown |
| Connie Maxell Scholarship | 1. Kevin Scarlett 2. Nigel Pingree |
| Disabilities in Youth Senior Award | Mindy Henderson |
| ECB Book Arts Award | Bob Goodrich |
| Ethel “Billie” Wilson Gammon Scholarship | 1. Carol Smith 2. Keenan Look |
| IFA Awards | Alayna Brown, Berlynn Haupt, Praise Moore |
| IFA Book Arts Award | Michelle Scarlett & Praise Moore |
| IFA Senior Awards for Excellence in Visual Arts | Harleigh Gillespie |
| Jack Armstrong Behavioral Science Award | Teresa Gallanti |
| IFA Music Career award | Ryan Gonzalez, Summer Hodgdon |
| IFA Music Year Awards | Claire Diehlmann, Jeffrey Moore |
| IFA Music Senior Award | Jeremy Hewes |
| Maine NEW Leadership Institute | Dawn Johnson |
| Maine Policy Scholar for UMM | Jeffrey Moore |
| Norman W. Duzen Scholarship | Cara Cushing |
| Outstanding First-Year Psychology and Community Studies Award | Emma Jones |
| Outstanding Senior Applied Psychology Award | Brett Electra Devlin |
| Outstanding Senior Community Studies Award | Amber Rose Davis |
| Peter J and Carmella R NeCastro Creative Writing Scholarship | Alondra Candelario |
| Arthur S. and Frances A. Buswell Scholarship | Sarah Halperin |
| Augustus W Young and Ruth A Young Scholarship | 1. Celia Jellison 2. Hannah Carver 3. Lydia Sprague 4. Morgan Rolfe 5. Jodi Look 6. Caitlyn Lyons |
| First-Year Biologist Award | Elana Lancia |
| First-Year Chemistry Award | Richard Lyons |
| First-Year Marine Biology Award | Molly Stewart & Sarah Halperin |
| John H. Joseph Memorial Scholarship | Colleen Hendricks |
| Muriel and Kermit Kraus Memorial Scholarship | 1. Skyler Mushlit 2. Aquila Chase 3. Daniel Gallanti |
| St. Croix Valley Merit Scholarship for Women | Sara Johnson |
| Augustus W Young and Ruth A Young Scholarship | 1. Michelle Hopkins 2. Roseann Kowal 3. Angela Yates 4. Sara Cavanaugh 5. Jenessa Sprague 6. Aaron Morris |
| Elizabeth DeShon Tibbetts Trust Fund | 1. Paige Austin 2. Smita Martin 3. Jordan Guilmette |
| Elsie A. and Richard C. Larson Scholarship | 1. Tate Dolly 2. Jeffrey Moore |
| Ethel “Billie” Wilson Gammon Scholarship | 1. Carol Smith 2. Nicholas Birtz |
| Frederic A. & Norma P. Reynolds Scholarship | 1. Ethan Chute 2. Nathan Carver |
| Hugh Drisko Scholarship | Michael Benner |
| Joan M Getchell Memorial Scholarship | Hanna Carter |
| Lincoln & Alice Sennett Memorial Scholarship | Michelle Hopkins |
| Norman W. Duzen Scholarship | Nicholas Birtz |
| Outstanding Senior in Business & Entrepreneurial Studies Award | Cassie Mele |
| Penobscot County Conservation Assoc. Award | Nick Sanborn, Brynn Jellison, Tracy Guptill |
| Percy & Frances Allen Scholarship | Kaylyn Brown |
| Recreation Freshman of the Year Award | Abbey Allen |
| St. Croix Valley Merit Scholarship for Women | Jenessa Sprague |
| Virginia S. Cheney Excellence in Teaching Award | Claire Diehlmann & Tangie Forcier Nguyen |
| Vonetta Chipman Smith Memorial Scholarship | 1. Thania Hernandez 2. Juana Rodriquez-Vazquez |
| W. Allan McCracken Scholarship | 1. Michelle Hopkins 2. Carol Smith 3. Ivy Robinson |
| AFUM Scholarship | Skyler Mushlet, Jillian Dow and Jeffery Moore |
| Amy Pinkham Scholarship | Berlynn Haupt |
| Bath Iron Works Scholarship | 1. Lexi Daggett 2. Dea Swain |
| Blanche Shain Palmer Memorial Scholarship | Ryan Mola |
| Buford L. and Alice B. Grant Scholarship | 1. ChaiNa Love 2. Avery Davis |
| Edna L. Higgins Scholarship | 1. Nick Sandborn 2. Dani Dzbynski |
| Gladys Wilbur Scholarship | 1. Victoria Boone 2. Samantha Wilder |
| Irene Hibbs Scholarship | Tracy Guptill |
| Kristof Kovacs Scholarship | Elias Reyes |
| Lighthouse Keepers Memorial Scholarship | Shannon Demarest |
| Nathan C. & Dorothy W. Burbank Scholarship | 1. Molly Stewart 2. Hannah Martel 3. Leah Woodward 4. Ethan Lank 5. Avis Miller 6. Ambrosia Ross 7. Chloe Delauney 8. Abigayle Hopkins 9. Cara Cushing 10. John Galvin |
| Nathan Turk Memorial Scholarship | Dawn Johnson |
| Rebecca H. Perry Scholarship | Elias Reyes |
| Robert B. Maxell Scholarship | Nick Reynolds |
| Sunrise Senior College Scholarship | Sharon Davenport |
| UMM Alumni Association Scholarship | 1. Terri Hayward 2. Megan Cote |
| Omicron Delta Pi Scholarship | Ambrosia Ross |
| Senior Watch Awards | Josie Griffin, Dorsey Hill |
| Frederic A. Reynolds Faculty Award | Eric Jones |
| Unsung Hero Staff Award | Jacob Hanley |
| Senior Class Marshal | Dan Gardner |
| Gift to UMM – One time scholarship to two rising seniors who have made outstanding contributions to the UMM community. | Scholarship for two rising seniors |
| Ivy Oration | Colleen Kostovick |