Congratulations to this year’s Distinguished Alumni and Unsung Hero Award Recipients!
2020 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA
Michelle Hantman (’07), President & CEO of United Way of Greater New Bedford
2020 UNSUNG HERO
Patti Rego (’19), Director of Marketing & Communications at the Marion Institute
Past Awardees:
2019
2018
Distinguished Alumnus: Scott Lopes (’15), BayCoast Bank
Unsung Hero: Keith Graveline (’13), RDA Financial Group
2017
Distinguished Alumna: Lee Blake (’05), UMass Dartmouth/NB Historical Society
Unsung Hero: Angela Johnston, New Bedford Economic Development Council
2016
Distinguished Alumni:
Ben Gilbarg (’12), Visionary Communications Consultants
Bernadette Souza (’13), Youth Opportunities Unlimited
2015
Distinguished Alumni:
Nicole Almeida (’09), BayCoast Bank
Thomas Rainford (’07), Rainford & Rainford PC
2014
Distinguished Alumni:
Rev. David Lima (’05), Greater New Bedford Interchurch Council
Robert Canuel (’05), People Inc.
2013
Distinguished Alumna:
Maureen Sylvia (’05), Sylvia Group
