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Quinsigamond Community College student One of 20 in US to join All-USA Academic Team

Kyle Mondino recipient of three top national scholarships

Contact: Karen Hutner
Office of Institutional Communications
khutner [at] qcc.mass.edu

Release Date: 
3/28/2018

WORCESTER, MA—March 28, 2018—Quinsigamond Community College Sophomore Kyle Mondino has been chosen as a member of the 2018 All-USA Academic Team. Mr. Mondino was one of only 20 students chosen nationwide to be named to the All-USA Academic Team. Students are selected for their outstanding academic achievements, leadership skills, community- and campus-engagement. As a member of the All-USA Academic Team he will receive a $5,000 scholarship to any 4-year college of his choice. The All-USA Academic Team is sponsored by Follett Higher Education Group, with additional support provided by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

Additionally, Mr. Mondino was chosen as a 2018 New Century Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. New Century Pathway Scholars are selected based on their academic accomplishments, coupled with leadership activities and their ability to extend their accomplishments beyond the classroom. Mr. Mondino was chosen because he was the highest scoring student in Massachusetts in the All-USA Competition. Over 2,000 students were nominated to be New Century Pathway Scholars from more than 1,600 colleges across the country. Only one student from each state was selected. The New Century Program is sponsored by The Coca‐Cola Foundation, the Coca‐Cola Scholars Foundation, PTK, and the AACC.

Mr. Mondino will receive his awards during PTK’s Presidents’ Breakfast to be held at the AACC Convention next month in Dallas, Texas. QCC President Luis G. Pedraja will be on-hand to bestow the award. Mr. Mondino is a member of the QCC’s PTK Alpha Zeta Theta chapter, an international honor society that is recognized as the official honor society for community colleges by the AACC.

Mr. Mondino was also one of 15 students chosen as a 2018 PTK Guistwhite Scholar and will receive a $5,000 scholarship. He was selected from a national pool of over 3,100 applicants. The Guistwhite Scholarship is awarded to PTK members who will be transferring to an accredited four-year college. Recipients are chosen based on their outstanding academic achievement, leadership accomplishments and participation in PTK activities.

“We are thrilled that Kyle is being honored with these prestigious awards and we heartily congratulate him,” Dr. Pedraja said. “This is a true testament of the amazing students who make up the fabric of Quinsigamond Community College.”

“PTK is a great tool but what you chose to do with it is up to you,” Mr. Mondino said.

In May, Mr. Mondino with graduate from QCC with an Associate Degree in Business Administration. He  plans to transfer to a four-year college or university to earn a degree with a management focus.

“We congratulate Kyle for receiving these prestigious and highly competitive scholarships that recognize outstanding achievements both inside and outside the classroom,” said Phi Theta Kappa’s President and CEO Dr. Lynn Tincher‐Ladner. “Scholarship programs like these, not only recognize student achievement, but also create meaningful pathways for college students to succeed by putting completion within financial reach.”

For more information about QCC, contact Josh Martin, Director of Institutional Communications at 508.854.7513 or jmartin [at] qcc.mass.edu

Quinsigamond Community College is the most affordable higher education in Worcester County. As a regional leader in education and workforce development, QCC serves the diverse educational needs of Central Massachusetts by providing affordable, accessible, and high quality programming leading to transfer, career, and lifelong learning.