The Compass Awards Program, 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.





















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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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