Falconer and Academic Excellence Awards 2025

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Awards Ceremony

April 17, 2025, 2 – 4 p.m.
BCC's Robert Boland Theater

Since the 1960s, the Falconer and Academic Excellence Award has been given to students in recognition of their outstanding service and/or excellence in academic studies. It is believed this award was originated by Robert Boland, Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts.

Each spring we ask our faculty to recommend an outstanding first-year student in their program for this award. We are happy to continue this tradition and want to congratulate students on receiving this historical and meaningful recognition of their accomplishments.

Falconer and Academic Excellence Awards 2024

Past Falconer and Academic Excellence Award Winners

  • 2024
    Physical Therapist Assistant Department Award β€” Physical Therapist Assistant: Johanna Beguin
    History Department Award β€” History: Edward and William Tyler Award: Lukas Williams
    Department Award β€” History and Government: in Memory of Mitchell J Mullholland: Dakota Schaefer
    Psychology Falconer Award β€” Psychology: Dan Hardy
    Department Award β€” Psychology: Elizabeth Gerwaski
    Communication and Languages Falconer Award β€” Communication: Linda Cachat
    Department Award β€” Communication: Hugo Pizarro-gundelfinger
    Criminal Justice Falconer Award β€” Criminal Justice: Lindsay Avery
    Department Award β€” Criminal Justice: Isabelle Berkel
    Human Services Falconer Award β€” Human Services: Timothy Dinofrio
    Department Award β€” Human Services: Mariangel Dus
    Education Falconer Award β€” Education: Heather Levy
    Department Award β€” Education: Amber Southard
    Early Childhood and/or Elementary Education Students Falconer Award β€” Early Childhood Education: Tabitha Meczywor
    Department Award β€” Early Childhood Education: Kaden Kelly
    English Falconer Award β€” English: Samantha Canales
    English Department Award β€” Creative Writing: Quinn Daugherty
    Fine and Performing Arts Falconer Award β€” Fine Arts: Tara Quinn
    Department Award β€” Fine Arts: Margo Mcnulty
    Falconer Award β€” Music: Destiny Tetlow
    Department Award β€” Music: James Hitchings
    Department Award β€” Theatre: Matthew Garrity
    Sociology Falconer Award β€” Sociology: Jaclyn Carnevale
    Department Award β€” Sociology: Rose Blodgett
    Associate Degree Nursing Falconer Award β€” Associate Degree in Nursing: Grace Ellrodt
    Department Award β€” Associate Degree in Nursing: Weiwei Shi
    Fire Science Falconer Award β€” Fire Science: Nathan Overbaugh
    Massage Therapy Falconer Award β€” Massage Therapy: Lorena Rodriguez Lluberes
    Department Award β€” Massage Therapy: Rachel Philp
    Practical Nursing Falconer Award β€” Practical Nursing: Tina Andros
    Department Award β€” Practical Nursing: Peter Irara
    Respiratory Therapy Falconer Award β€” Respiratory Therapy: Anna Casella
    Department Award β€” Respiratory Therapy: Dominic Perri
    Business Falconer Award β€” Business: Elizabeth Bertolino
    Department Award β€” Business: Nathaniel Coyne
    Computer Information Systems Falconer Award β€” CIS: Ian Tornquist
    Department Award β€” CIS: William Garrity
    Engineering Department Award β€” Engineering: Chloe Haas
    Environmental and Life Sciences Falconer Award β€” Biological Science: Erinne Butler
    Department Award β€” Biological Science: Hayleigh Gavin
    Falconer Award β€” Environmental Science: Danielle Lemieux
    Falconer Award β€” Tom O’connell Environmental and Life Sciences Award: Ariana Shaw-pas
    Falconer Award β€” George M. Hamilton Jr. Life Sciences Award: Holden Loverin
    Mathematics Falconer Award β€” Mathematics: Matthew Boisvere
    Medical Coding Falconer Award β€” Medical Coding: Angela Thompson
    Department Award β€” Medical Coding: Faith Santspree
  • 2023
    Engineering Falconer Award – Engineering: Gloria Rodrigues de Souza
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Engineering: Rosa LΓ³pez-Moritz
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Physical Therapist Assistant Department Award – Physical Therapist Assistant: Crystal Townsend
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Mathematics Falconer Award – Mathematics: Adam Oubtrou
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Mathematics: Jacob Robbins
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Business Falconer Award – Business: Kavita S. Victor
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Business: Luis Xicotencatl
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Environmental Science Falconer Award – Environmental Science: Lucas Duval
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Tom O'Connell Environmental and Life Sciences Award: Lucas Duval
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    George M. Hamilton Jr. Life Sciences Award: Ariana Shaw-Pas
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Environmental and Life Sciences Falconer Award – Biological Science: Anastasiya Bolotova
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Biological Science: Simeon Mercier
    Awarded to a student for academic excellence
    Medical Coding Department Award – Medical Coding:
    Melodie Hoskeer
    Jonathan Saldo
    Massage Therapy Falconer Award – Massage Therapy: Rayanna Therrien
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Massage Therapy: Rayanna Therrien
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Respiratory Therapy Department Award – Respiratory Therapy: Rachel Williams
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Practical Nursing Falconer Award – Pre-Nursing: Stephanie Sanchez Heredia
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Pre-Nursing: Michaela Craft
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Department Award – Practical Nursing: Daniel "Danny" Yamago
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Associate Degree Nursing Department Award – Associate Degree in Nursing: Amy Slattery
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Sociology Department Award – Sociology: Emily L. Welch
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Psychology Falconer Award – Psychology: Kelly Precopio
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Psychology: Nya Shrader
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Human Services Department Award – Human Services: Jean Grant
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    History Falconer Award – History: Josephine Overbeck
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    History and Government Department Award – Edward and William Tyler Award: Ashton Bird
    Presented to a history student by the Peace Party Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
    The Edward and William Tyler Award is sponsored in honor of ancestors of Mrs. Mitchell Mulholland who served our country during the American Revolutionary War. Mrs. Mulholland was a member of Peace Party Chapter (now First Resistance Chapter) Daughters of the American Revolution. This award is given to honor those men who fought for our freedom centuries ago.
    History Department Award: Juliana Rodriguez
    Awarded to a history student in memory of Mitchell J. Mulholland
    Lt Col. Mitchell Mulholland was a member of the BCC Family for 26 years as a Professor of History, faculty advisor and Chairman of the History Department. Professor Mulholland always joked about not being able to go anywhere without encountering a former student. He was traveling in Boston waiting for a train to do some genealogical research when he heard, "Col. Mulholland!" He stopped and a young man ran up to him and explained, "I had you as a professor for Western Civ at BCC 10 years ago!" Students always remarked that he made History alive. This award is to continue this tradition in his memory.
    Fine and Performing Arts Falconer Award – Fine Arts: Antonia Bedard Torres
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Fine Arts: Alexis Depson
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Falconer Award – Music: Logan Osorio
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Music: Pizarro-Gundelfinger
    Koussevitzky Award for Excellence given to a student pursuing a four-year music degree
    Falconer Award – Theatre: Matthew Garrity
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Theatre: Kathaleen A. Mogul
    Awarded to a Theatre Arts student in honor of the late Professor Robert M. Boland
    English Falconer Award – English: Sarah Sample
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – English: Creative Writing: Isabelle "Izzie" Berkel
    Creative Writing Award Given in memory of the late Professor Andrew Howitt
    Education Falconer Award – Education: Laurie L. Moselsky
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Education: Alecia G. Williams
    Presented to a student who best embodies the attributes of teaching Early Childhood and/or Elementary Education students
    Falconer Award – Early Childhood Education: Greta Lacey
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Early Childhood Education: Shanekia Richmond
    Presented to a student who best embodies the attributes of teaching Early Childhood and/or Elementary Education students
    Criminal Justice Falconer Award – Criminal Justice: Omar Rayme
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Criminal Justice: Gabrielle Harding
    For outstanding service and/or academic studies
    Communication and Languages Falconer Award – Communication: William "Will" Busha
    Presented to first-year students for outstanding service or academic studies
    Department Award – Communication: Justin Day
    For achievement in the study of Communication