Megan Brown named to Spring 2022 Semester Dean's List by WSU

Winchendon resident Megan Brown has been named to Westfield State University's Dean's List for the Spring, 2022 semester. The Dean's List represents both a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of a student's semester performance and requires that a student complete at least 12 credit hours with a GPA of 3.3 or above.

Megan will be entering her senior year this fall and is majoring in criminal justice.

"Your outstanding academic achievement serves as a model for your peers and an inspiration for our faculty and staff," wrote Dr. Enrique Morales-Diaz, WSU Assistant Provost.

HPU Presents Degrees to 144 Graduates at Recent Commencement Ceremonies

BROWNWOOD - June 30, 2022 - Howard Payne University presented degrees to 144 graduates at Commencement ceremonies held for fall 2021 and spring 2022 graduates. Degrees were conferred by Dr. Cory Hines, HPU president, and other university personnel.

William Iannacone of Winchendon was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science in business administration, Summa Cum Laude.

Mount Wachusett Community College Welcomes Patricia Pistone to Board of Trustees

GARDNER, MA – June 29, 2022 – Mount Wachusett Community College welcomed Senior Director of External Affairs, Marketing and Development at UMass Memorial Health - Health Alliance - Clinton Hospital, Patricia Pistone to its Board of Trustees after her appointment by Governor Charlie Baker.

"I am excited to welcome Tricia to the Board," noted MWCC President James Vander Hooven. "I have worked closely with her over the last few years. She has been a committed liaison between her organization and our medical and health-related programs."

Pistone joined UMass Memorial Health - Health Alliance - Clinton Hospital in April 2021, after a fourteen-year career in leadership roles at Making Opportunity Count, Inc. (MOC) in Fitchburg. Her history with MWCC dates to her time as Economic Development Director for Congressman John Olver, who was integral in sustaining grant funding for the construction of the colleges' wind turbines.

"I am honored to join MWCC's Board of Trustees," stated Pistone. "I have had the privilege to work with MWCC in various capacities throughout my career and have always held the college in the highest regard as both an institution for higher education institution as well as an anchor organization in our region. I look forward to working closely with the Administration and Board of Trustees to continue that strong legacy into the future."

"Ms. Pistone has been a great supporter of the college through her career, and it is a pleasure to have her with us," stated Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert Antonioni.

In addition to Chairman Antonioni, Pistone joins MWCC alumna Irene Hernandez Guzman, Leominster City Councilor Clair M. Freda, Weston Public Schools Director of Health Services Jamy Gaynor, Professor Emerita, Western New England University, Denise Kindschi Gosselin, CEO of GAAMHA, Inc. Tracy L. Hutchinson, President and CEO of Workers Credit Union Douglas Petersen, ACT, Inc. President Kenneth Tomasetti, and student trustee Cody Nathanson.