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Eligibility Criteria
Established by the ´ºÃÎÖ±²¥ Alumni Association, the Dr. Marilyn E. Flaherty distinguished graduate award recognizes an individual who upon graduation from ´ºÃÎÖ±²¥, has distinguished himself or herself through their outstanding professional accomplishments.
Eligibility Criteria
- Each recipient must have attained notable achievement or made a lasting contribution in his or her professional endeavors.
- Each recipient must have earned a degree from ´ºÃÎÖ±²¥.
- It is preferred that recipient attend the awards ceremony to accept his or her award.
- The recipients are eligible to receive a specific award once, but are eligible to receive a different award in the future.
- The awards committee is not obligated to select a recipient from each category if applicants do not adequately meet the requirements.
- No member of the Alumni Association and Foundation Board of Directors may self-nominate for the award.
Nomination Requirements
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- As part of the nomination form, nominators must submit a 500 word or more statement establishing the candidate's qualifications with clear and concise detail as to why he/she should be selected for the award.
- The awards committee, comprised of members of the ´ºÃÎÖ±²¥ Alumni Association and Foundation Board, reserves the right to conduct independent research on a nominee. The committee will only consider information when it is part of a submitted nomination.
- The awards committee will also not consider nominations that consist solely of a nominee's resume.
- Incomplete nomination packets will NOT be considered.
Past Award Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Chrys Hatzis Varvounis '93 |
| 2019 | Tom Thibodeau '84 |
| 2018 | Dr. Margaret Fitzgerald '83 |
| 2018 | Representative Paul Tucker '87 |
| 2017 | Dr. Nate Bryant '87, '93G |
| 2016 | Pamela R. Angelakis '89, '05G |
| 2015 | General Donald Bolduc '88 |
| 2014 | John F. Tierney '73, '09H |
| 2013 | Suellen Breakey '86 |
| 2012 | Kimberly Driscoll '89 |
| 2011 | Robert Murphy '89 |
| 2010 | Nancy D. Harrington '60, '63G, President Emerita |
| 2009 | Shea Family of Salem |
| 2008 | Michael Goldman '73 |
| 2007 | Vincent McGrath '61 |
| 2006 | Dr. Marilyn E. Flaherty '54 |
| 2005 | Anne Driscoll '76 |
| 2004 | Phillip Sullivan '54 |
| 2003 | Deirdre A. Sartorelli '83 |
| 2002 | Dennis Drinkwater '67 |
| 2001 | James D. Leary '51 |
| 2000 | Wayne Gates '76 |
| 1999 | Dr. Anthony Cotoia '65 |
| 1998 | Dr. Leonard P. Zani '54 |
| 1997 | Sandra Lillo '64 |
| 1997 | Donna Tosches '91 |
| 1996 | William O. Thomson '60 |
| 1995 | Senator Brian Lees '75 |
| 1994 | Mary Commager '69 |
| 1993 | Dr. John L. George '53 |
| 1992 | Dorothy Foley '48 |
| 1991 | Senator Robert Preston '69 |
| 1990 | Jacquelyn Bowler Corrigan '67 |
| 1989 | Dennis K. Palmer '54 |
| 1987 | Stephen Hegarty '69 |
| 1986 | Marie Balter '76 |
| 1985 | Olga Sapp Peers '40 |
| 1984 | Robert F. McKenna '56 |
| 1983 | Vincent Piro '64 |
| 1982 | Elizabeth B. Rawlins '50 |
| 1981 | Celia Jacobs '77 |
| 1981 | P.E. Starble '57 |
| 1980 | Mildred Berman '48 |
| 1980 | William G. Watson '54 |
| 1979 | Thomas M. Feeley '68 |
| 1979 | Thomas M. Whelan '68 |
| 1976 | George H. Ellison '54 |