2025 Annual Awards Ceremony

On Thursday, May 8, 2025 Jefferson Community College (JCC) honored students, faculty and staff at the College’s Annual Awards Ceremony. Students were honored for overall excellence and faculty and staff members were recognized in specific categories. Awards were presented by the School of Arts and Humanities; School of Education, Behavioral Sciences and Public Services; School of Business, Hospitality and Tourism; School of STEM and Health Professions; and campus-wide departments. The Jefferson European Excursion Club received the Outstanding Club of the Year Award.  

Those with (#) following their names received more than one award. 

Student honorees are:  

Adams 
Tony Jin  - Student Life Outstanding First-Year Student
Nathaniel Lyon - Outstanding Engineering Student     

Adams Center    
Seth Whitney-Wekar - Outstanding Business Studies A.O.S. Student   

Antwerp    
Katie Call - Outstanding Physical Education Student   

Brownville 
Kori Nichols - Outstanding Childhood Education Student
Isabelle Wetzel - Outstanding Physical Science Student     

Carthage   
Nathan Snyder - Outstanding CSTEP Ambassador
     
Chaumont   
Emily Lambert - Outstanding Accounting A.A.S. Student
Malena Stevenson (#) - Outstanding Business A.S. Student, SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, Student Life Outstanding Graduating Senior

Copenhagen 
Sandra Lattner - Outstanding Healthcare Management A.S. Student     

Croghan    
Evan Lashbrooks - Outstanding Business A.A.S. Student   

Depauville 
Morgan Daly - Outstanding Business A.S. / Potsdam Student     

Dexter     
Nicome Peck - Outstanding Addiction Studies Student

Fort Drum  
Madison Bigelow - Outstanding Honors Program Student
Raegan Johnson - SUNY EOP Achievement Award
     
Hogansburg 
Gracie Laughing  - Outstanding ASAP Student     

Lowville   
Abigael Beagle - David R. Reid Outstanding English Student
Briana Cross - Outstanding Allied Health & Biological Sciences Student
     
Morristown
Phebe Hance - Outstanding TRIO Participant     

New York   
Jacob Ortiz - Outstanding Sports Management Student
     
Philadelphia    
Marra Young - Outstanding TRIO Participant
     
Sandy Creek     
Addison Petrie - Outstanding Criminal Justice Student
     
Theresa    
Karyschmary Melendez-Aristud - SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
     
Watertown  
Braelynn Appleby - SUNY Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for EOP Student Excellence
Amanda Chamberlain - Outstanding Human Services Student
Jaden Cheung - Outstanding Computer Science Student
Alexander Doan - Outstanding Computer Information Technology Student
Dominic Donato - Outstanding Paralegal Student
Peyton Enghusen - Outstanding Psychology Student
Kylee Hagerman - Blue360° Media, LLC Certificate of Recognition
Sarah Harris - Outstanding Early Childhood Development Student
Cooper Hoselton - Outstanding Zoo Technology Student
Tayvon Hunt - Outstanding ASAP Student
Dylan Marra-Farmer - Outstanding Mathematics and Statistics Student
Tyler Merisier - Outstanding CSTEP Ambassador
Kirsten Pratt - PTK All USA Transfer Student
Ben Ramer - Outstanding Student Government Assembly Member
Jade Ramirez - Outstanding Art Student
Angelina Raulino - SUNY EOP Achievement Award
Nathaniel Steelman - PTK All USA Transfer Student
Eiffel Vitug (#) - Outstanding Liberal Arts Student, Nathaniel Townsend Creative Writing Award
Jay Vitug - Outstanding Hospitality & Tourism Student

Faculty / Staff honorees are:  

Outstanding Club Advisor:
Ron Palmer, Black River, Advisor of the European Excursion Club

Thomas W. Myers Award for Co-Curricular Service:
Irene Wilder, Copenhagen, Assistant Professor, Business

PTK Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member:
Erin Kuhn, Chaumont, Instructor, Humanities

PTK Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Member:
Calista MacLagan, Carthage, Adjunct Instructor, Mathematics

PTK Outstanding Staff Member:
Dana Hurley, Copenhagen, Retention Specialist, CSTEP/TRIO