Bristol Excellence

Bristol Excellence 2025 – Employee Recognition & Awards Ceremony

Thank you for attending Bristol Excellence! Continue reading to see our award winners.

Every year, Bristol honors employees who have attained service milestones in the past year, employees who have recently or are soon-to-be-retired, as well as employees who have received prestigious awards.

Bayhawk Victors

• Kate Ashworth

• Griffin Forte

• Kitt Kelleher

• Christina LaCroix

• Ashley O’Donnell

• Holly Searles

• Tyler Silva

• Olivia Robinson

• Erik Weldon

Bristol Belongs Award

The Belongs Award is given to individuals within the college community who have demonstrated a strong commitment to fostering an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.  

• Danielle Bryant
• Jake Kenyon
• Alicia Lewis
• Elsey O'Connor
• Meredith Whitmore
• Cassie Wilcox

Bristol Innovator Award

The Innovator Award acknowledges and celebrates employees who demonstrate innovative thinking and creativity by solving organizational issues or implementing process improvements. 

• Tim Hathaway

Silver Shield

The Silver Shield is awarded to members of the college community who have made significant contributions to the college and are being recognized for rendering outstanding service of consistently high quality above and beyond their job description. 

• Kendall Furtado
• Ryan Menard
• Lisa Parsons

Sceptre & Scroll

The Sceptre & Scroll is the most prestigious of our awards. Membership to the Sceptre & Scroll Society is awarded to members of the college community who consistently provide exceptional college-wide service and/or leadership to Bristol Community College above and beyond their job description. Recipients are installed in perpetuity in the Sceptre & Scroll Society.  

• Denny Cosmo
• Heather Harrison
• Carolyn Mase

Professors Emeriti

The Professor Emeritus is an honorary title, recognizing distinguished academic service at Bristol. The title is awarded to retired Professors who have made an exceptional contribution in academic leadership, including dedicated achievement to their field of study.

Performance Recognition Program 

The Performance Recognition Program is a state-wide program where employees in state service for at least two years are nominated by peers and supervisors for their extraordinary contributions to public service. The winners of the Citation for Outstanding Performance for 2024 were awarded to:

• Jo Ann Bentley

• Alex Dandurand

• Steve Kenyon

• April Lynch

• Paula Mourato

• Magna Pacheco

• Holly Searles

Retirees

Every year we like to honor our incredible recent or soon-to-be retirees. Thank you all for your service to the college!

• Lynne Bernier

• James Emond

• Dale Hayden

• Margaret Kugler

• Susan Souza-Mort

Years of Service Recognition Program

Each year at the Employee Recognition event, Bristol Community College recognizes both full- and part-time employees for their years of service to the college.

Gifts for today’s honorees include pins indicating years of service. The names of employees with 25 or more years of service will be included in the Recognition Garden on the Bristol Community College Fall River Campus.

In addition, the college makes a donation to the Bristol Community College Student Employment Program Fund in the amount of an employee’s years of service. The Student Employment Program is designed to provide eligible students with an opportunity to gain valuable experience as well as a chance to earn money to offset educational and living expenses related to attending Bristol. 

Additional donations to the Bristol Community College Student Employment Program Fund can be made by anyone wishing to honor a college employee by contacting the Foundation office in the Hudnall Administration Building (D118) or at extension 2007. 

Please join us in celebrating the milestones and achievements of Bristol Community College’s outstanding faculty and staff. 

Employee Degree Attainment

Recognizing employees' academic achievements, we celebrate the knowledge and skills they contribute to their roles while also inspiring others in the community.

• Kate Ashworth – Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
• Steve Frechette – Doctor of Science (D.Sc), Information Technology
• Nicole Hall – Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
• Farah Habib – Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) in Writing
• Lisa Patacchiola – Master of Science (M.S.), Information Technology