On Friday, April 29, students and faculty took center stage as their achievements and hard work were celebrated at Saint Joseph’s annual Research Fair and proceeding Academic Awards Ceremony.
Beginning at 3:30 p.m., the doors to the Student Lounge in Harold Alfond Center were opened to the public, allowing the SJC community a chance to view the research posters created in culmination of yearlong or semester-based studies. Representing all disciplines, students from the biology, natural sciences, psychology, and sociology departments, as well as Community-Based Learning curriculum, displayed and discussed their research to the fair’s visitors. Topics presented included “Food Waste to Food: Using Food Waste to Grow Fish,” “The Impact of Working While in College,” “Pit Greenhouses,” “The Importance of Essential Nutrients in Crop Development,” and “Technology and Social Media Affecting Communication in Romantic Relationships.”
Following the poster presentations, College members gathered in the gymnasium for light refreshments and to cheer on the award recipients at the 2016 Academic Awards Ceremony. Students and faculty were honored for personal and academic achievements, and the College as a whole celebrated another standout year in education.
Individual award recipients from the Class of 2016 are as follows:
Biology Awards
Ayla Libby, Biology Department Award
Aprille Hibbard, Sister Mary Joseph Bouchard Award
Business Administration Awards
Marisa McCray, Accounting Award
Riley Cox, Business and Sports Management Award
Danielle Ouellette, Finance Award
Andrew Caron, International Business Award
Jason Riley, Management Award
James Riley, Marketing Award
Austin Dugas, Marketing Award
Chemistry Awards
Michaila Parent, Principles of Chemistry Award
Cassandra Leech, Timothy J. O’Connor Award
Kimberly Dodd, Organic Chemistry Award
Garrett Fillebrown, Physics Award
Communications Awards
Leah Brown, Sister Mary Delores Sablone Award
Coby Porter, Jennifer Mary Jimenez Award
Education Awards
Emily Howes, Evelyn O’Connor Award
Rachel Pelletier, Education Department Award
English Awards
Paige McKenzie, Poetry Award
Rhiannon Pelletier, Senior Writing and Publishing Award
Deanna Barry, Senior English Award
Foreign Languages Awards
Kelsey Dolan, Spanish Award
Meghan Burke, Classics Award
History & Political Science Awards
Kelsey Dolan, Sister Mary de la Salle O’Donnell Award
Andrew Caron, Dr. Stephen Aylward Memorial Political Science Award
Natural Science Award
Erin Wright-Little, Environmental Science Award
Nursing Awards
Jennifer Nash, Department of Nursing Award
Lauren Faeth, Carroll L. & Ina G. Bean Award
Nicole Anderson, Ina G. Bean Award
Nicole Wiggin, Janet Irish Award
Michelle Stansfield, Sister Consuela White Award
Katelyn Vanags, Frances M. Linehan Maternal Child Health Award
Psychology Awards
Deanna Barry, Psychology Department Award
Sofia Shahid, Senior Psychology Award
Sociology and Criminal Justice Award
William Brooks, Sociology Department Award
Sports and Exercise Science Awards
Scott Benner, Sports Management Award
Anne Fougere, Physical Education Award
Taylor Reuillard, Exercise Science Award
Marissa Johnson, Health and Wellness Promotion Award
Theology Award
Develan Abbott, Department of Theology Award
Community-Based Learning Awards
Rachel Pelletier, Exceptional Achievement in Community-Based Learning Award
Student Government Association, Maine Campus Compact President’s Campus Leadership Award
Outstanding Student-Athletes Awards
Taylor Reuillard, Male Student-Athlete of the Year Award
Erica Boulanger, Female Student-Athlete of the Year Award
Women’s Volleyball & Men’s Cross Country, Team GPA Award
Public Service Award
Rachel Pelletier, Jim Killoran ’80 Public Service Award
Valedictorian Award
Michelle Stansfield
Photos from both events can be viewed on the College’s Facebook page.
