New Hampshire Community Technical College recognizes three with awards

New Hampshire Community Technical College-Berlin recently honored two individuals and one agency for their collective efforts to strengthen and improve local communities. Rachel Dandeneau, Deborah Stewart and the Family Resource Center in Gorham were the honorees. Each was presented with a President’s Award plaque at a ceremony sponsored by Campus Compact. Campus Compact is a statewide consortium of college and university presidents and private sector partners who are united in their ...New Hampshire Community Technical College-Berlin recently honored two individuals and one agency for their collective efforts to strengthen and improve local communities. Rachel Dandeneau, Deborah Stewart and the Family Resource Center in Gorham were the honorees. Each was presented with a President’s Award plaque at a ceremony sponsored by Campus Compact. Campus Compact is a statewide consortium of college and university presidents and private sector partners who are united in their commitment to the civic purposes of higher education. Their mission is to be a catalyst to integrate community service and civic responsibility throughout the academic and student life goals of its member institution.

Rachel Dandeneau was named the recipient of the President’s Leadership Award. The award is given to an individual student or student organization that has made outstanding contributions to community service, service learning, and/or civic engagement efforts on their campus. Dandeneau is a senior at NHCTC-Berlin who will graduate later this month with a degree in Environmental Science. Dandeneau will be continuing her studies at Lyndon State College in September. While attending college, she has been very active as a math tutor, a member of the National Honor Society, a trained peer mediator and a peer outreach club member. She was elected by her peers to serve as a student representative of the NHCTC Board of Trustees since July 2006, where her unique perspective and involvement have created a great impact.