STCC Alumni Newsletter



September 2024

Community Connections

In This Issue

Yesterday's Students Who are Active Today as Alums

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Announcing New Trustees

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Year In Review

Gloria Wilson ’76 and Carol Caulton ’80 reflect on the STCC nursing program and its impact on their lives and careers. Their story is not just about personal achievement but also about the transformative power of education and the profound impact it can have on individuals and communities. It was at STCC that they found not only academic guidance but also a supportive community that believed in their potential.

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Nursing Class of 1976

Nursing Class of 1980

Periodontal surgeon keeps practice humming with help from STCC students

Dr. T. John Megas with Alyssa Diaz, left, and Amina Maigari.

Dr. Megas had nothing but praise for his assistants, Alyssa Diaz ’24 and Amina Maigari ‘24. Having earned Dental Assisting certificates in January, they took classes at STCC this spring and plan to start in the Dental Hygiene program in the fall.

“I’m very fortunate to have them,” Megas said from his West Springfield office. “They’re highly motivated. They came through the STCC Dental Assisting program with flying colors. They’re caring individuals, which we want for health care professionals.”

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STCC a ‘steppingstone’ toward success for

community leader Jennifer McGrath

Jennifer McGrath ’06 is grateful for her family’s advice to go to college and proud to call herself an STCC alumna. McGrath moved to Agawam while in high school. She lived with her aunt, Barbara M. Schaedler, RLA (Registered Landscape Architect), who was an STCC professor and chair of the Landscape Design and Management program for 12 years. Thanks to a smart start at STCC, McGrath today is the Director of Philanthropy and Community Engagement at MGM Springfield. She believes her life might have turned out differently if she didn’t choose STCC.

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Jennifer McGrath '06

Former student returns to STCC to ‘pay it forward’

Some students might see a little bit of themselves in Charlie Rosario, a financial aid counselor at Springfield Technical Community College. Rosario graduated from STCC in 2016 but admits he had a rough start when he started at the college a few years earlier. He was the first in his family to pursue a degree and didn’t know what to expect when he stepped foot on campus in 2012. “I didn’t do that well, but I decided to come back in 2014,” he said. “I was basically an average student, but then I got involved in activities, which made a difference.”

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STCC announces 3 new members named to

Board of Trustees

From left, Dr. William A. Dávila, Michael Knapik and Anthony Moore Jr. ‘15.

STCC Board of Trustees welcomed three new members appointed by Gov. Maura Healey. Joining the board are Dr. William A. Dávila, Michael Knapik and Anthony Moore Jr. ’15. Shared by Dr. John B. Cook, STCC president, who is beginning his ninth year at the college: “I am so pleased to welcome our new Trustees. This is a group of wonderfully talented community leaders. Bringing to the table their insight of public higher education, the college now also benefits given their unique wisdom and deep knowledge of industries, sectors and community needs.”

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Eunice Guidry

Manager of Advancement & Alumni Relations

(413) 755-4475

emguidry@stcc.edu

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