The Heights

Momentum Award: Cai Thomas

Alec Greaney • May 5, 2016

The graduating filmmaker has excelled during her four years at Boston College by remaining confident and having the drive seek out opportunity.

Momentum Award: Eradicate BC Racism

Sophie Reardon • May 5, 2016

The Heights awarded Eradicate Boston College Racism with a momentum award for its anti-racist activity on campus throughout the 2015-16 academic year.

Momentum Award: Jere Doyle & Kelsey Kinton

Connor Murphy • May 5, 2016

By establishing the Shea Center for Entrepreneurship, Jere Doyle ’87 and Kelsey Kinton ’12 sought to combine classroom, co-curricular, and experiential learning.

Laast has worked tirelessly for the last four years to incite conversation about race issues on campus. Her efforts have been noticed by several groups including the Thea Bowman AHANA and Intercultural Center and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Committee.

Momentum Award: Carly Pariseau

Tom DeVoto • May 5, 2016

Carly Pariseau, Boston College's associate athletic director for compliance, has battled her breast cancer with determination, positivity, and resilience.

Momentum Award: Tyler Murphy

Jack Stedman • April 30, 2015

The Heights awarded ex-quarterback Tyler Murphy with a 2014-15 Momentum Award.

Momentum Award: Thomas Mogan

Gus Merrell • April 30, 2015

The Heights awarded Thomas Mogan with a momentum award for his contributions to the University in his first year as dean of students.

Momentum Award: James Kale

Carolyn Freeman • April 30, 2015

“I could let other people think that they could do this now,” James Kale, LSOE '16, said of running for UGBC president.

Momentum Award: Emergency Staff

Corinne Duffy • April 30, 2015

The Heights has awarded emergency staff, as organized by the Office of Emergency Management, with an award for its tenacious contributions to an unrelenting winter season.

Momentum Award: Ande Giancarlo & Joey Palomba

Eleanor Hildebrandt • May 1, 2014

As lead trainers of Bystander, Ande Giancarlo, CSOM '15, and Joey Palomba, A&S '15, have taken on greater responsibility for coordinating these presentations, training the trainers, and improving Bystander overall.

Momentum Award: Rachel Newmiller

Parisa Oviedo • May 2, 2013

Rachel Newmiller, A&S '13, is busier than most other college seniors are at this time of year-in New York for the weekend for a fundraiser and at a ceremony the following Monday to receive the Brian D.A. Hall Award for her commitment to service to Boston College's Campus School.

Momentum Award: Lizzie Jekanowski

Samantha Costanzo • May 2, 2013

Lizzie Jekanowski A&S '13, doesn't stop moving. She doesn't just speak, she acts, using her hands just as much as her voice to tell her story.