Submitted by Whatcom Community College
Whatcom Community College 25th annual Honors and Awards ceremony will be celebrated online this year, recognizing more than 30 students for exemplary academic excellence and community service. Students were nominated throughout the year for the various awards by WCC faculty and staff. The top honors—the President’s and Laidlaw Awards—went to Mario Alem and Maria Guadalupe Hernandez, respectively.
All awardees will be recognized online, as part of the College’s virtual commencement ceremony festivities, which premiere Friday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. atwww.whatcom.edu/commencement. The commencement ceremony video will stream on the College’s Facebook page on Friday evening and be available after the ceremony on YouTube.
Special Awards
President’s Award: Mario Alem
Laidlaw Award: M. Guadalupe Hernandez
Outstanding Service to Students: Raveena Kaur
International Student Service Award: Surabhi Subedi
All-Washington Academic Team: Iman Adem
All-Washington Academic Team: Surabhi Subedi
All-USA Academic Team Nominee: Iman Adem
All-USA Academic Team Nominee: Surabhi Subedi
All-USA Academic Team Nominee: Elizabeth Rodriguez
WCC Transforming Lives Nominee: Jodi Borrelli
Coalition on Adult Basic Education scholarship: Cecilia DeLeon
WCC Foundation Award 2020: Altynay Bekbossyn
WCC Foundation Award 2020: Kayla Elmore
Academic Excellence and Achievement Awards
Accounting: Megan DeVries
Anthropology: AJ Riley
Biology: Steve DeMoney
Chemistry: Jessica Blair
Communication Theory: M. Guadalupe Hernandez
Composition: Brianna Poulos
Computer Science: John-Paul Powers
Creative Writing: Morning Manzo
Criminal Justice: Victoria West
Early Childhood Education: Amy Boyson
Engineering: Inder Bhangal
English as a Second Language – Academic: Jungyoun Kim
English Language Learner: Yao Qiu
Film: Kelly Sorbel
French: Lucy Olson
Geology: Jeni Chan
Interdisciplinary Studies: Kelly Sorbel
Journalism: Apple Parry
Literature: Blayze Kiefer-VanderYacht
Mathematics: Dante Ramirez
Medical Assisting: Patrick Agnew
Medical Interpreting: Meryluz Duque
Music: Anita Shuller
Nursing: Shannon Mallick
Parent Education: Maddie Bishop
Philosophy: Jalil Potter
Physical Therapist Assistant: Aubrey Moore
Physics: Nathalie Belmore
Political Science: Kergan Devrij-Bradley
Psychology: Makenna Hickman
Public Speaking: Jodi Borrelli
Spanish: Anna Glado
Substance Use Disorder Professional: Laura McWilliams
Transitional Learning: Cecilia DeLeon
Visual Arts: Angel Samoylovich
Visual Communications: Alina Belous
Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees! Photos and bios of the student honorees can be found at www.whatcom.edu/honorsandawards.
About Whatcom Community College
Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, WA is regularly recognized as one of the top 150 community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute. The College, a destination for cybersecurity, healthcare and business studies, offers a bachelor of applied science degree, transfer degrees, career preparation, online courses, and community education classes. While WCC’s physical campus is closed, our online services and commitment to student success continue. For more information, visit whatcom.edu.
