Compass Awards Program
The Compass Awards, our signature student awards program, recognizes exemplary students from the senior class who, during their time on campus, have demonstrated a true dedication to a core set of values: leadership, volunteerism, academic integrity, and commitment to Northeastern. Students who display strength in these values demonstrate to us that they are on a path to alumni leadership.
Each year, nine Compass Awards are presented. The eight undergraduate colleges are represented as well as one award representing Alumni Relations. As part of the Compass Awards program, two additional honors are made.
The Wendy Breen Kline Award, established in 1997 and named in honor of the late Wendy Breen Kline, BB’84, PAH’88, is presented to one undergraduate senior who embodies both leadership and volunteer spirit.
The Garnet Award recognizes one second year undergraduate student who has demonstrated the same core values as the Compass Award recipients, making an impact in our community while showing promise for even greater success at Northeastern in the future. The Garnet Award debuted in 2014.
This program evolved from the Professional Promise Awards, a past model that was successfully established and implemented by the Alumni Association Board for several years.
2026 Award Winners
Amelia Brooks,
DMSB’26
Wendy Breen Kline Award
“Amelia Brooks is the kind of student who makes every room she enters better…”
Dalia Zizumbo,
S’26
Garnet Award
“She intentionally balances the importance of community-building with the drive to create tangible change…”
Warda Ahmed,
S’26*
COMPASS
“Her intellectual ability, generosity, and professionalism set her apart, and she represents the very best of our students.”
Misha Ankudovych,
Khoury’26
COMPASS (Alumni Relations)
“[Mikhail “Misha” Ankudovych] creates memorable moments, mentors his peers, and helps shape the Northeastern community in every corner of student life…”
Kaitlin Bondi,
BHS’26*
COMPASS
“It is rare to see the combination of competence and humility, leadership, and intelligence that Kaitlin demonstrates.”
Grayson Bunting,
SSH’26
COMPASS
“He is the perfect student to have talk about our college and what we can offer to prospective and admitted students because he has taken advantage of just about every opportunity we have.”
Helena D’Alessandro,
DMSB’26
COMPASS
“Students like Helena who lead with integrity, give back to their community, and do so with consistency and grace are exactly the kind of people this award was created to recognize.”
Emeline Donovan,
Khoury’26
COMPASS
“Emeline’s leadership abilities shine through in every endeavor she undertakes…”
Haley Schwanz,
CPS’26
COMPASS
“Haley has been perfecting her craft for nearly her entire life and is currently one of the best in the world at what she does for a living…”
Lara Taylor,
AMD’26
COMPASS
[Lara’s] “work and volunteer contributions reflect the same impulse that drives her art—a conviction that images, objects, and forms have consequences, and that the role of the artist is to make those consequences visible….”
Kiley York,
E’26*
COMPASS
“Our Bioengineering Department, the College of Engineering, and the whole of Northeastern are lucky to have Kiley York for her leadership and service…”
*Huntington 100
2026 Ceremony Livestream
Tune in here for the livestream on April 1 at 6 p.m. ET as we celebrate the 2026 Compass Awards recipients.
Past Awardees
2007
Lynn Fraser, UC’02, SPCS’07, MS’08
Jessie Goldbas, AS’07 (Alumni Relations)
Tera Mae Hagen-Collins, DMSB’08
Christopher Lambert, Khoury’07
Sergio Marrero, E’07
Matthieu Newton, BHS’07, DPT’08
Rogan O’Handley, CJ’07
Joelle Torregrossa, AS’07, MS’07
2008
Corey Ashby, E’08
Tanya Cashorali, Khoury’08
Elizabeth Cilia, SSH’08
Richard Desmond, UC’03, SPCS’08
Julia Doty, AS’08
Christopher Marshall, BHS’08, MSL’11 (Alumni Relations)
Amanda O’Brien, DMSB’08
Jessica Pepin, BHS’08
2009
Matthew Eaton, DMSB’09
Kathleen Gillis, AS’09
Matthew Horan, Khoury’09
Jason Horton, DMSB’09 (Alumni Relations)
Megan LoVullo Koster, BHS’09
Ethan Phillip LaRochelle, E’09
Arnold Phillips, CPS’09
Liza Sabine-Mathosian, AS’09
2010
Sarah Barone, AS’10 (Alumni Relations)
Jeffrey Cumplido, AS’10
Rachel Correia, CJ’10
Colleen Gerrity, BHS’10
Brian Lepley, DMSB’10
Lindsey Mathews, E’10
John Mendelewski, Khoury’10
Isaiah Silva, CPS’08,’10
2011
Kay Beach, SSH’11
Samantha Sokup Ippoliti, S’11, MS’12
Martha Lefferts, BHS’11
Kenneth McGrady, Khoury’11
Jennifer Mitchell, E’11
Brian Nelson, E’11 (Alumni Relations)
Maxine Roca, AMD’11
Kadeen Tyndale, CPS’10,’11, MS’17
Rani Pimentel Wise, DMSB’11
2012
Darren Costa, SSH’12 (Alumni Relations)
Matthew Howansky, KCIS’12
Meaghan Hitt, BHS’12, DPT’13
Samuel Landsberg, DMSB’12
Kimberly Masi, E’12
Christina McMahon, CPS’12
Evan O’Toole, AMD’12
Alison Robey, S’12
Abby Wagner, SSH’12
2013
Alaa Alhomaizi, S’13
Dalal Alhomaizi, S’13
Jenna Battle, CPS’13
Andrew Childs, E’13, MS’13
Sarah Leahy, AMD’13 (Alumni Relations)
Andrea Magri, BHS’13
Frank Marino, SSH’13
Michael May, Khoury’13
Gail Waterhouse, AMD’13, MA’17
Christopher Wolfel, DMSB’13
2014
Nathaniel Bessa, Khoury’14
Kristen Coletti, E’14
Caitlin Courtade, BHS’14, DPT’15
Melissa Dunbar, S’14 (Alumni Relations)
Siena Falino, AMD’14
Jennifer Griffith, S’14
Sadaf Shekarkhand, DMSB’14
Lionel Shiwala, CPS’14
William Pett, SH’14, MPA’15
2015
Melanie Arenson, S’15
Matias Campos, BHS’15, PharmD’16
Noah Carville, SSH’16
Courtney Cowell, S’15 (Alumni Relations)
Rose DeMaio, Khoury’15
Zolan Kanno-Youngs, AMD’15
Kyle Koleoglou, CPS’15
Mitzi Madrid-Diaz, DMSB’15
Ashley Tokarz, E’15, MBA’17
2016
Jaime E. Conway, S’16
Sarah E. DiCioccio, SSH’16 (Alumni Relations)
Caleb J. Donnelly, E’16
Elise LeCrone, SSH’16
Rene Mandeville, CPS’16
Nicholas R. Martin, BHS’16
Madelyn M. Stone, AMD’16
Jeffrey A. Wallace, Khoury’16
Katie N. Wong, DMSB’16
2017
Alison N. Campbell, SSH’17
Katherine T. Cokorinos, AMD’17
Ryan D. Daley, CPS’17
Korrinne J. Ivey, BHS’17 (Alumni Relations)
Kayla F. Joyal, BHS’17, PharmD’18
Kelli A. Lynch, E’17
Erika C. Nothnagel, DMSB’17, MS’17
Emma M. Parrish, S’17
Shivanjali Singh, Khoury’17
2018
Corinne C. Bowers, E’18
Timothy M. Foley, AMD’18
Elliot A. Horen, Khoury’18
Kathryn E. Larkin, S’18
Diana J. Ojeda, CPS’18
Suchira Sharma, DMSB’18 (Alumni Relations)
Taylor N. Straatmann, SSH’18
Tejas S. Vora, DMSB’18
Brandon D. Yip, BHS’18
2019
Alya Abourezk, AMD’19
Maura Eaton, BSH’19
Maria Franko, E’19, MS’19
Katherine Hayes, DMSB’19
Daniel Lim, DMSB’19 (Alumni Relations)
Vishal Makhijani, SSH’19
Jessica Merritt, Khoury’19
Jameson O’Reilly, S’19
Olga Tiatina, CPS’19
2020
Marley Arborico, Khoury’20
Alex Bender, E’20 (Alumni Relations)
Tara Boyle, DMSB’20
Carlos Garcia, CPS’20
Casey Greenleaf, SSH’20
Jamie McGloin, BHS’20
Katelyn Ripley, E’20
Hana Shaprio, S’20
Tia Thomson, AMD’20
2021
Felicia Zhang, Khoury’21
Kristen Pontin, DMSB’21 (Alumni Relations)
Miranda Nimmer, DMSB’21
Youssef El Yamani, CPS’21
Anneke Gustafson, SSH’21
Jordan Goodman, BHS’21
Louiza Wise, E’21
Jingwen Ren, S’21
Ben Silvers, AMD’21
2022
Taranehv Tabib-Azar, AMD’22
Anisa Amiji, BHS’22
Jack McKim, DMSB’22
Carrie Tam, E’22
Fiona McCrae, Khoury’22
Lauren Herfindahl, CPS’22
Nicole Occidental, S’22
Yachi Christie Lee, SSH, S’22
Sarrah (Manisha) Asokumar, DMSB’22
2023
Kristine Aleksandrovica, DMSB’23
Joseph Blanchet, E’23
Shandy Ndjigue, E’23 (Alumni Relations)
Jake Okrent, AMD’23
Kathryn Oliver, SSH’23
Nicole Page, S’23
Maria Rengifo, BHS’23
John Ruggieri-Lam, CPS’23
Meera Whitson, Khoury’23
2024
Laurel Regan Bellemore, BHS’24
Ashley Katherine Brown, S’24
Jenia Lavonne Browne, SSH’24
James Chang-Davidson, Khoury’24
Benjamin Thomas Lanava, E’24
Graham Moitoso, AMD’24
Michelle Athena Pang, DMSB’24
Joshua T. Van Alfen, S’24 (Alumni Relations)
Ryan Michael Westmoreland, CPS’24
2025
Gabrielle Rose Bailey, E’25
Clara Barsoum, SSH’25
Sebastian Augusto Caicedo, BHS’25
Ashley Paige DiLorenzo, AMD’25
Shannen Dawn Louie Espinosa, Khoury’25
Mya Jane Leonardo, S’25
Chinonso Ginika Morsindi, DMSB ’25
Chisako Julia Oga-Cunningham, CPS ’25
Diana Venus Turrieta, S ’25
Wendy Breen Kline Award
2007: Erika Sanchez, SSH’07
2008: Caitlin C. Bowring, AS’08, MA’08
2009: Julie Miller, AS’09
2010: Rachel Sherman, AS’10
2011: Lindsay Tremblay, SSH’11
2012: Carolina Prieto, AMD’12
2013: Elise Funke, S’13
2014: Heather Viola, SSH’14
2015: Kayla Hazel, BHS’16, DPT’17
2016: Nicholas P. Polanchik, S’16
2017: Miranda S. Beggin, DMSB’17
2018: Payton A. Schenck, SSH’18, MS’19
2019: Rebecca Green, SSH’18
2020: Zipporah Osei, Khoury’20
2021: Lily Harris, BHS’21
2022: Khailah Griffin, DMSB’22
2023: Ren Birnholz, AMD’23
2024: Carolina Aguilera Barraza, E’24
2025: Migue Van Louis Padinit
Darcera S’25
Garnet Award
2014: Nicole Bourque, BHS’15, MS’17
2015: Dan Calacci, Khoury’16
2016: Thurston E. Brevett, E’18
2017: Gabrielle M. St.Jarre, BHS’18
2018: John J. Lovett III, SSH’19
2019: Stephen Alt, Khoury’21
2020: Gabriel García, SSH’21
2021: Ari P. Zlota, S’23
2022: Timothy Van Bloem, AMD’23
2023: Donovan Holt, AMD’24
2024: Diana Venus Turrieta S’25
2025: Donte Jovan Lewis
S’26