Compass Awards Program

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.

2026 Award Winners

Warda Ahmed,
S’26*

COMPASS

Misha Ankudovych,
Khoury’26

COMPASS (Alumni Relations)

Kaitlin Bondi,
BHS’26*

COMPASS

Grayson Bunting,
SSH’26

COMPASS

Helena D’Alessandro,
DMSB’26

COMPASS

Emeline Donovan,
Khoury’26

COMPASS

Haley Schwanz,
CPS’26

COMPASS

Lara Taylor,
AMD’26

COMPASS

Kiley York,
E’26*

COMPASS

Amelia Brooks,
DMSB’26

Wendy Breen Kline Award

Dalia Zizumbo,
S’26

Garnet Award

2025 Ceremony Recording

2025 Ceremony Photos

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