Pictured: The 38 students from the 18 Community Colleges were honored for outstanding academic achievement at a recent ceremony
Today, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC) honored 38 students from the state’s 18 Community Colleges for being named to the 2022 New Jersey All-State Academic Team for their outstanding academic achievements and exceptional service to their communities and colleges as members of Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for Community Colleges. The New Jersey Community College Scholars Celebration was held at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton.
“These students truly exemplify the true power of Community Colleges. The New Jersey All-State Academic Team members have worked incredibly hard to become the state’s very best Community College students. They have remarkable stories and serve as an inspiration to all,” said NJCCC President Aaron Fichtner, Ph.D.
“They have become leaders on their college campuses and have contributed to their communities in myriad ways,” said NJCCC Chair Mary Zimmermann. “As we emerge from the pandemic, New Jersey Community College students continue to prove their perseverance and achieve.”
Sussex County Community College is proud to have the following students honored:
- Riley Cunniffe (Stockholm) and Paige McCarrick (Wantage)
The 2022 New Jersey All-State Academic Team members are:
- Atlantic Cape Community College: Megan Kazier (Egg Harbor Township) and Madelyn Sacco (Somers Point);
- Bergen Community College: Katie Conte (Ringwood) and Kim Gastelu (Oradell);
- Brookdale Community College: Cathleen Kane (Hazlet) and Daniella Mannarino (Tinton Falls);
- Camden County College: Lauren Applegate (Pennsauken) and Brenda Quinones (Pennsauken);
- Essex County College: David Alonge (Newark) and Karolina Kowal (North Caldwell);
- Hudson County Community College: Marlenne Andalia (North Bergen) and Jeffrey LeVine (North Bergen);
- Mercer County Community College: Sukhdeep Sudan (Ewing) and Mykhaylo Yanchyk (Trenton);
- Middlesex College: Hely Dodia (Edison) and Thomas Emens (Jamesburg);
- County College of Morris: Peter Balluffi-Fry (Mountain Lakes,) and Samantha Shimabukuro (Lake Hiawatha);
- Ocean County College: Kaitlyn Barrett (Brick) and Sarah Wymbs (Little Egg Harbor);
- Passaic County Community College: Delia Casamenti (Mahwah) and Ashely Diaz (Paterson);
- Raritan Valley Community College: Connie Looi, (Hillsborough) and Sangeetha Punnam, (Bridgewater);
- Rowan College at Burlington County: Pietra Oliveira (Mount Laurel) and Christina Scillieri (Maple Shade);
- Rowan College of South Jersey, Cumberland: Virgen Silva-Mendez (Bridgeton) and Vickie Wilde (Salem);
- Rowan College of South Jersey, Gloucester: Samantha Bicking (Thorofare) and Alexandra Jovanovic-Foka (Deptford)
- Salem Community College: Abigail Chomo (Salem); and Kaitlin Hanna (Carneys Point);
- Sussex County Community College: Riley Cunniffe (Stockholm) and Paige McCarrick (Wantage);
- Union County College: Mark Farag (Elizabeth) and Sophia Morales (Linden); and
- Warren County Community College: Dina Shenouda (Phillipsburg) and Meagan Taylor (Columbia).
