Mark Cye, BryLin Hospital President
NCCC Announces 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Honorees, Student Scholars
The Niagara County Community College foundation recently announced their 2023 recipients of their distinguished alumni award.
NCCC choose to honor for this year’s award the president of BryLin Hospital, Mark Cye who was a part of the Class of 1993, and Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti, who was a part of the Class of 2010.
Cye and Filicetti were chosen based on meeting the distinguished alumni award criteria of exemplifying educational achievements, career success, community involvement, and support for the college.
There have only been 85 NCCC graduates that have been awarded this honor since it was established in 1988.
“Both Mark Cye and Sheriff Michael Filicetti make great additions to our already outstanding group of distinguished alumni,” NCCC Director of Development Julie Berrigan said. “We thank them both for their contributions to NCCC and Western New York, and wish them continued success. We can’t wait to celebrate them on October 19.”
The two will be honored at the newly rebranded annual scholarship fundraiser called the “Scholarship Soiree” happening on Oct. 19 at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute. All of the event’s proceeds will benefit NCCC’s student scholarship fund.
Along with the alumni honorees, the college also recently honored their 2023 distinguished student scholars.
The NCCC foundation awards incoming freshmen with the most prestigious scholarships one can get.
The guidelines for those to be considered is to be a graduate of a Niagara County high school with a regent’s diploma, and cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. The student also must be enrolled at NCCC and have demonstrated strong community service and volunteerism.
Those distinguished students chosen must also provide assurance that they plan to stay in Niagara County upon graduation and when entering the workforce.
Those chosen students include:
- Grace Trombley, Royalton-Hartland
- Gwen Johnson, Newfane
- Jackson Hopkins, Lockport
- Jenna Dobrasz, Lewiston-Porter
- Kaylee Bugman, Niagara-Wheatfield
- Makenna Elsenheimer, Royalton-Hartland
(Source: WGRZ)
History
History The NCCC Distinguished Alumni Award has been presented to 85 graduates since 1988. This award is bestowed to deserving alumni who exemplify educational achievements, career success, community involvement, and support to NCCC. Inductees include leaders from a variety of fields including, but not limited to, business, healthcare, education, performing arts, law, and public service.
Prestige
The Distinguished Alumni Award is the most esteemed honor that a NCCC graduate can receive from the NCCC Foundation and Alumni Association. Each year, this award is presented to a deserving candidate in front of hundreds of guests at the Annual NCCC Foundation Scholarship Gala. The recipient is inducted into the NCCC Distinguished Alumni Wall inside the Learning Commons where their framed picture, bio, and induction date will be displayed.
Continuous Support and Connection
Each recipient of the NCCC Distinguished Alumni Award contributes to the advancement of NCCC and its students. Distinguished Alumni choose to donate to scholarships and special projects through the NCCC Foundation. They also donate their time by serving as mentors to students or volunteers. Distinguished Alumni are invited to attend Foundation and Alumni events such as, the Annual Scholarship Gala and/or reunions, social gatherings, and networking events. In addition, Distinguished Alumni are recognized for their contributions and accomplishments in the Alumni magazine, Connections.
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