Left to right: Elaine O’Grady, Vice President for Students at Mount Saint Mary College; Ashely Fearon of Stamford, Conn., Mount Saint Mary College Award; Mackenzie Zupko of Montgomery, N.Y., Thomas J. Conlon Memorial Award; Richard Vilcean of Nanuet, N.Y., Senior Award for Outstanding Service; Catherine Masayda of Watertown, Conn., the Father Michael J. Gilleece Memorial Award; and Fr. Gregoire Fluet, Interim President of the Mount.
Just in time for Commencement, graduating Mount Saint Mary College students were recognized for their dedication to academics and the community recently during the annual Senior Awards ceremony.
Nearly three dozen deserving senior students received awards.
Richard Vilcean of Nanuet, N.Y. earned the Senior Award for Outstanding Service. This award is for seniors who have devoted much of their time and energy to serving their classmates, the college community, and the community at large throughout their four years at the Mount.
Mackenzie Zupko of Montgomery, N.Y. was the recipient of the Thomas J. Conlon Memorial Award, which is given to a senior student who has shown outstanding leadership in Student Government.
Catherine Masayda of Watertown, Conn. was the recipient of the Father Michael J. Gilleece Memorial Award, which is given to a senior who has a great academic average; is a person of high moral character who exemplifies Judeo-Christian values in their everyday life; and who has worked unselfishly for the development of the human potential of their fellow Mount students.
Ashely Fearon of Stamford, Conn. earned the Mount Saint Mary College Award, which is for a senior who has maintained a high standard of academic performance and a spirit of cooperation, leadership, and loyal service, and is representative of what a Mount student exemplifies.
Senior Class Awards for Service and Involvement in the Community were awarded to:
- Blanca Ayala-Santana of Port Jervis, N.Y.
- Dylan Carreras of Deer Park, N.Y.
- Miracle Cooke of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
- Loraine Cruz of New Windsor, N.Y.
- Sadie DiRubbio of Beacon, N.Y.
- Jamie Ferrante of New Paltz, N.Y.
- Kassidy Fico of Monroe, N.Y.
- Citlaly Garcia of Newburgh, N.Y.
- Katie Hogg of Rockaway Park, N.Y.
- Angela Holmes of Middletown, N.Y.
- Kierstan Maslar of Monroe, Conn.
- Shannon Neiswenter of Rockaway Park, N.Y.
- Kimberly Uszacki of Staten Island, N.Y.
Senior Class Awards for Outstanding Leadership recipients were:
- Amanda Batista of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
- Christopher Christiano of Waterbury, Conn.
- Octavius Fryer of Newburgh, N.Y.
- Dianna Gonzalez of Newburgh, N.Y.
- Sinead Henry of Pearl River, N.Y.
- Gloribel Jaquez of Arverne, N.Y.
- Adam Leone of Wallingford, Conn.
- Victoria Lopez of Mahopac, N.Y.
- Luke Morris of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
- Riley Norwood of East Haven, Conn.
- Grace O’Sullivan of Nanuet, N.Y.
- Nicole Rice of Warwick, N.Y.
- Rebekah Wilson of Middletown, N.Y.
- Francesca Zarcone of Smithtown, N.Y.
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