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April 30, 2007 Cynthia Tintorri, 610-861-4112

Students Receive Awards at NCC Convocation

Outstanding academic achievement and community leadership were celebrated as 31 Northampton Community College students were honored at an Awards Convocation held on April 26, 2007, in the College’s Lipkin Theatre.

Brandy Barbera of Bethlehem received the College’s prestigious Trustees Leadership Award, as well as the Hites Foundation Scholarship Endowment. Barbera is a sports management graduate who has held several leadership positions at the College.

Other awards included:

Allentown

Just Born Business Award: Maryann Polizzotto

Eastern PA Chapter American Institute of Architects Award: Pankti Patel

Bath

NCC Theatre Scholarship Fund Award: Cheryl Schreib, Garrett M. Theoret

Bethlehem

Mathematics Award: Benjamin Perry

Bethlehem Jr. Women’s Club Nursing Award: Bridgette Gabany

Easton Hospital Women’s Board & Academic Achievement Award: Bridgette Gabany

Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award: Laura Benak

Hites Foundation Scholarship Endowment: Kathryn Monro, Brandy Barbera

Coopersburg

Northampton County Bar Association Award: Wylie Raab

Easton

Eastern PA Chapter American Institute of Architects Award: Candice Johnson

Hites Foundation Scholarship Endowment: Emaan Abdul-Majid

Institute of Management Accounting Award: Yan Cuthbert

Gilbert

Criminal Justice Club Academic Achievement Award: Ann Marie Parascando

Hamburg

Drs. Edward B. & Arnold C. Cook Award of Academic Excellence in Dental Hygiene: Julia Bierkamp

Hellertown

The Gregory Purdon Memorial Award for Excellence in Art: April Harold

Henryville

Liberal Arts Award: Karen Trebitz

Lancaster

Funeral Service Education Student of the Year: Michael Miller

Martins Creek

Lehigh & Northampton Association for the Education of Young Children Award: Erika Frantz

Nazareth

Addison Wesley-Benjamin Cummings Biology Award: Jennifer Danner

NCC Theatre Scholarship Fund Award: Alicia Grossbauer

Marconi Award for Radio/TV: Carl Vasile

Phillipsburg

Clifford F. Wright Scholarship: Rebecca Huskins

Reading

Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital Scholarship: Rebecca Smith

Riegelsville

Dr. Clark J. Hollister Memorial Award: Jean Anthony

Shoemakersville

Hu-Friedy Golden Scaler Award: Melissa Delbo

Tobyhanna

Monroe County Association for the Education of Young Children Award: Joan Contopidis

Whitehall

Easton Hospital Women’s Board & Academic Achievement Award: Kimberly Daniels

Clifford F. Wright Scholarship: Elizabeth Hart

Eastern PA Chapter American Institute of Architects Award: Eric Kessler

Womelsdorf

PA Funeral Director’s Award: Gregory Vaitl