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\"Professor<\/a>

Professor Pam Donahue, faculty advisory to the Northern Essex Community College Beta Omicron chapter<\/p><\/div>\n

Eight students of Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Beta Omicron chapter of the Alpha Beta Gamma International Business society were honored with prestigious awards at the organizations 29th annual induction ceremony held last month. The awards, many of which were recognized at the national meeting of Alpha Beta Gamma, highlight outstanding achievement.<\/p>\n

Christine Ogilvie of Newburyport received the Professor Steven Graham Memorial Award, which recognizes significant chapter contributions. Ogilvie represented Beta Omicron at Alpha Beta Gamma\u2019s National Meeting.<\/p>\n

Former chapter president Pat Ketabchi, also of Newburyport, won the Hausman Siegel Distinguished Award for outstanding chapter leaders. Ketabchi has been praised for her devotion to ABG activities, including her previous year\u2019s attendance at the national meeting.<\/p>\n

Kathleen Blum of Methuen earned the Keith Ulich Memorial Essay Award for her piece \u201cLiving Life to Its Fullest.\u201d Other essay prizes were given to Adam Bergstrom of Plaistow, New Hampshire, who reported on the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur and to alumnus Bruce Loring of Brentwood, New Hampshire, who wrote a piece about U.S. investment banks.<\/p>\n

The Zagara Competitors\u2019 Award, presented to an outstanding athlete with high academic credentials, was distributed to Johnathan Paulino of Lawrence. Paulino is a member of NECC\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team.<\/p>\n

Receiving Beta Omicron-specific awards were Carlos Gabriel of Haverhill and outgoing president Stephanie Quezada of Lawrence. Both were awarded the Muller and Norton Outstanding Leadership Award for their exemplary leadership qualities and ongoing dedication to ABG.<\/p>\n

The Beta Omicron chapter itself was recognized with two awards during the ABG\u2019s national meeting \u2013 the Professor Donald Bertram Community Service Award for excellence in community service initiatives and the Brooks College Golden Key for outstanding chapter campus services, recruitment, community services, and financial management. This year marks the sixth time that Beta Omicron has won the latter award.<\/p>\n

Alpha Beta Gamma is an international honor society that recognizes and encourages scholarship among students of two-year business and professional colleges. Members of NECC\u2019s local chapter must maintain a cumulative 3.0 minimum grade point average and exude strong moral and academic character.<\/p>\n

Northern Essex offers the following business<\/a> programs:\u00a0 Accounting<\/a>, Business Management<\/a>, Business Management: Computer Applications<\/a>, Business Management: Hospitality<\/a>, Business Transfer<\/a>, and Business Management: Health Care Practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Beta Omicron induction ceremony welcomed fifty initiates including:<\/p>\n

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MASSACHUSETTS<\/h3>\n

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AMESBURY<\/h4>\n

Amara Nguyen<\/p>\n

Adelia Purdy<\/p>\n

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GLOUCESTER<\/h4>\n

Tyler Favaloro<\/p>\n

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GEORGETOWN<\/h4>\n

Amanda Shepard<\/p>\n

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GROVELAND<\/h4>\n

Cherye Hoff<\/p>\n

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HAVERHILL<\/h4>\n

Heather Blais<\/p>\n

Marlain DeJes\u00fas<\/p>\n

Victoria Alexis Gonzalez<\/p>\n

Leslie Jimenez<\/p>\n

Jessica Lucas<\/p>\n

Marilyn Santiago<\/p>\n

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LAWRENCE<\/h4>\n

Randall Correa<\/p>\n

Alba Diaz<\/p>\n

Annabell Ellington<\/p>\n

Victor Estrada<\/p>\n

Laxmi Fernandez<\/p>\n

Matthew Giovannetti<\/p>\n

Melanie Gonzalez<\/p>\n

Jesse Liriano<\/p>\n

Karla Marte<\/p>\n

Cindy Martinez -Garcia<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Travassos<\/p>\n

Douglas Uhl<\/p>\n

LITTLETON<\/h4>\n

Carolyn Otis<\/p>\n

LOWELL<\/h4>\n

Sopheak Oeung<\/p>\n

MERRIMAC<\/h4>\n

Nicholas Candage<\/p>\n

Dianne Pratt<\/p>\n

John Williamson<\/p>\n

METHUEN<\/h4>\n

Karina Calderon<\/p>\n

Mary Houlihan<\/p>\n

Zion Ko<\/p>\n

Tara Torrisi<\/p>\n

Ashley Ventrillo<\/p>\n

NEWBURYPORT<\/h4>\n

Adam Murray<\/p>\n

Catherine Ryan<\/p>\n

Alexander Salah<\/p>\n

NORTH READING<\/h4>\n

Winfield Field<\/p>\n

WEST NEWBURY<\/h4>\n

Jared Shepard<\/p>\n

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NEW HAMPSHIRE<\/h3>\n

DANVILLE<\/h4>\n

Brandon Foster<\/p>\n

EAST HAMPSTEAD<\/h4>\n

Justin Sandburg<\/p>\n

HAMPTON<\/h4>\n

Karla Cadena<\/p>\n

LONDONDERRY<\/h4>\n

Holly Alix<\/p>\n

NEWTON<\/h4>\n

Connor Whitford<\/p>\n

SALEM, NH<\/h4>\n

Nicole Alexandrou<\/p>\n

Olivia Barberian<\/p>\n

Brandon Lacroix<\/p>\n

Branden Newman<\/p>\n

Blair Robertson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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