AUGUSTA, ME (MCCS/SMCC)– Twenty-six Maine community college students, including four from Southern Maine Community College (SMCC), have been named to the All-Maine
Academic Team in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and service.
The students receiving the award and a $500 scholarship from the MCCS Board of Trustees are:
- Emily Berry, New Gloucester, Southern Maine Community College in South Portland/Brunswick
- Callie Chambers, Portland, Southern Maine Community College
- Tyler LaFontaine, Bridgton, Southern Maine Community College
- Anne Martucci, Bath, Southern Maine Community College
- Emma Dionne, Auburn, Central Maine Community College in Auburn
- Ivy Hutchinson, New Vineyard, Central Maine Community College
- Logan Levesque, Greene, Central Maine Community College
- Zulma Lizarazo, South Portland, Central Maine Community College
- Georgiana Baker, Frankfort, Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor
- Emma Brezovsky, Bucksport, Eastern Maine Community College
- Samuel Meyers, Corinth, Eastern Maine Community College
- Stephanie Wright, Oakland, Eastern Maine Community College
- Skye Havey, Somerville, Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield/Hinckley
- Andrea King, Unity, Kennebec Valley Community College
- Jaikari Rada-Gonzalez, Palermo, Kennebec Valley Community College
- Jasmine Sanders, Augusta, Kennebec Valley Community College
- Logan Bernier, New Canada, Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle
- Grace Flewelling, Easton, Northern Maine Community College
- Robert Giles, Bangor, Northern Maine Community College
- Ethan Thibeault, Mapleton, Northern Maine Community College
- Jordyn Bray, Springfield, Washington County Community College in Calais
- Chelsey Megquier, Calais, Washington County Community College
- Nataleigh Blackman, Sanford, York County Community College in Wells
- Pamela Meads, Kennebunk, York County Community College
- Andrew Melendez, Berwick, York County Community College
- Christos Stathoplos, Moody, York County Community College
Emma Dionne (CMCC) and Samuel Meyers (EMCC) were named Maine New Century Scholars for earning the highest scores in the state on their All-USA Academic Team applications.
Dionne was named the 2025 Maine New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. Meyers was named the 2025 Maine New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.
Dionne was also one of only twenty college students nationwide chosen for the prestigious 2025 All-USA Academic Team by Phi Theta Kappa. Selected from nearly 2,100 nominees, Dionne will receive a $5,000 scholarship.
Dionne was recognized for her academic achievements, campus and community engagement, and overall leadership. Dionne will be recognized during the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) annual convention in Nashville in April.
The New Century Pathway Scholarship program is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, the American Association of Community Colleges, and Phi Theta Kappa. Only one New Century Transfer and Workforce Scholar is selected from each state.
The All-Maine Academic Team is a program of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society for two-year colleges. Students are nominated and selected for the team by their college.