During the Fall 2025 Scholarship Ceremony, Middlesex Community College students received financial awards to help them afford the costs of attending college. A total of $133,300 was awarded to 80 students at the event held on MCC’s Bedford Campus on Thursday, November 6.
“I feel truly honored and grateful to receive this scholarship,” said Zinnat Ferdausy, an MCC Early Childhood Education student, of Lexington. “It means so much to me as a student, a mother, and an educator in training. This award encourages me to keep moving forward and reminds me that my hard work is making a difference. The scholarship will help relieve some financial pressure and allow me to focus more on my studies and classroom experience. MCC has given me the confidence and support I needed to return to school after several years.”
Ferdausy received the Alam Bangladesh Award. The scholarship was created by Mashu and Abu Alam in support of MCC students who are from Bangladesh or who have parents or grandparents from Bangladesh.
At Middlesex, Ferdausy believes she is growing on both a professional and personal level. From supportive professors and advisors to comprehensive coursework, MCC is helping Ferdausy follow her passion for making a positive difference on the lives of her own students.
Led by the Middlesex Community College Foundation, scholarships are funded by generous donors, including memorial donations, local businesses, private foundations and private donors. The 94 scholarships ranged from $500 to $7,000 and were handed out to students from 29 cities and towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
“The Fall Scholarship awards ceremony is one of the most meaningful events at MCC,” said Barbara Maglio, MCC’s Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving. “It's a time for us to gather and celebrate all our Fall Scholarship recipients while expressing gratitude to the generous donors who make MCC Foundation scholarships possible. Most of our students wouldn't have the opportunity to earn a degree without an MCC Foundation scholarship, and I am proud to be part of the program that helps our students reach their goals and start careers with limited college debt.”
The 2025-2026 scholarship recipients include:
Alam Bangladesh Award – Zinnat Ferdausy
Aldersgate UMC, Chelmsford, Scholarship – Mayi Nakiyngi
Alumni Association Scholarship – Ani Iknaian
Audrey A. Cogliano Memorial Scholarship – Tewina Ismard
Bruce J. Corcoran Memorial Scholarship – Bashir Bbossa
**Carole A. Cowan CHP Award – Donika Encheva***
Caryl Dundorf Scholarship – Lyndsay Demanbey
Catherine Goodwin Memorial Scholarship – Mckewen Jacmel
Charles and Olga Malvers Memorial Scholarship – Luis Trinidad
Collegiate TRIO Programs Scholarship – Program for Student Achievement (PSA) – Nicolas
Cho
Collegiate TRIO Programs Scholarship – Student Success Program – Vanessa Demos
**Debra Chemelli Evans Scholarship – Orobosa Igbinovia***
Delta Dental of Massachusetts Scholarship in honor of Dennis J. Leonard – Keyanna
Figueroa, Ashley McIntyre
Deolinda Mello Memorial Scholarship – Fanitsa Comtois
Dr. David M. Kalivas Honors Scholarship – Melissa Hessler*
Dr. Ellen B. Decker Memorial Scholarship – Fanitsa Comtois
Emily Boudrot Memorial Scholarship – Emily Jean*
Geraldine B. Deragon Scholarship – John Bosco Ssembatya
Groton-Lowell Upward Bound (GLUB) Alumni Scholarship – Lani Phimmady
Hope & Healing Scholarship – Andrea Bennett, Karyna Kidovskaya
Howard Legacy of Hope Scholarship – Nathaniel De Carvalho, Yvonne Mwangi, Christabelle
Nimubuya
James and Dorothy Sullivan Scholarship – Mariana Matildes
James C. & Judith G. Mabry Completion Scholarship – Farouk El Mahir
John Keough Award -Nicolas Cho
Karen N. Frederick Scholarship – Lynn Scanlon
Kathy Reticker Scholarship – Sopheap Mouth, Roberta Sapigao
Kim M. Forte Memorial Scholarship – Jessica Memmolo-Corsetto
**Kumler Family CHP Award – Jason North***
Leah N. Knowlton Memorial Scholarship – Adesuwa Onyekwena
Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association
(AFCEA) Scholarship – Chanvatey Eng, Jaiden Ros, Sochantrea Song
Lexington-Concord Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association
(AFCEA) Scholarship in Honor of Claire Goulet – Samphorsvatey Mean
Linda R. Gallagher Nursing Scholarship – Eileena Silva
Living the Dream Partners Scholarship – Youngsin Park
Lowell Five Scholarship – Herold Apollon*
Marie Ryder Beacon of Hope Scholarship – Jennifer Charles
Markowicz-Dundorf Scholarship – Tracie Du
Maryanne M. Mungovan Memorial Scholarship – Jhoan Reyes
Maureen Silveria Strauss Dental Hygiene Scholarship – Jessica Memmolo-Corsetto
Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students – Jonathan
Pantalone, Mackenzie Roberts, Matchima Savitt*, Alicia Wheeler
Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Full-Time Students in Honor
of Amy Cahill Lee – Ashley Marrama
Middlesex Community College Foundation Merit Award for Part-Time Students – Jade Adams,
Naylea De La Cruz Nunez, Annie Kelley, Karyna Kidovskaya, Monica Saeed
Nathaniel Fabian Dental Assisting Scholarship – Jennifer Lopez
Northeast Association of Realtors (NEAR) Scholarship – Vanratanak Peng
Patricia R. Cahalane Memorial Scholarship – Celeste Hernandez Sanchez
Paul Sheehy Memorial Scholarship – Ashley McIntyre
Paul Sullivan Scholarship – Amy Tauzier
Presidential Promise Scholarship – Gloria Carter, Chandavy Hong-Chhem, Abbygail Rivera,
Theresa Tha, Anna Tygrezza Gomes
Prudence Drake Health Programs Scholarship – Jade Adams, Lyndsay Demanbey, Angela
Hernandez, Mackenzie Roberts, Phylis Temea
Robert Cataldo Scholarship – Victoria Yashyn
Robert Charles Minue Memorial Scholarship – Ian Masasabi
Robert Luddy Scholarship – James Kiyemba
Sarem Neou Cambodian American Scholarship – Jonathan Chhun-Chhoeun
Shirley W. Thidemann Memorial Scholarship – Andrea Bennett
Support Staff Scholarship – Marc Yebra
The Audrey M. Ambrosino Memorial Scholarship – Elexia Keung
The Luis M. Pedroso Immigrant Scholarship – Khanh Nguyen, Luis Trinidad, Sambathrithy
Yean
The Lura Smith Family Peace Scholarship – Nathaniel De Carvalho, Christabelle Nimubuya
The TJX Companies Scholarship – Khanh Nguyen, Chinna Udoji
Tom McKay Memorial Scholarship – Tewina Ismard
Trooper Tamar Bucci Criminal Justice Scholarship – Jada Soun
UKG Scholarship – Chanvatey Eng, Mike Jones, Ashley Lima, Felix Rodriguez
Unitas Scholarship – Debora Lage
Verena Stair Memorial Scholarship – Doreen Namono
Warren-Wharton-Sullivan Scholarship – Jada Soun
Werfen Scholarship – Oumkalsoum Ahmat Ali
*Commonwealth Honors Student
**Commonwealth Honors Program Scholarship
***Commonwealth Honors Scholar
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