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Read the remarkable stories of the 2011 First One Award winners!
Watch the inspiring video of the 2011 First One Award Winners!
The First One Awards
Presented by ACCESS
There are few achievements more worthwhile than attaining a college degree, yet there are also few challenges greater than being in the first generation of your family to seek out higher education. Nevertheless, every year students rise to this challenge and achieve their college dreams, becoming leaders of their community in the process.
ACCESS created the First One Awards to honor these Boston leaders, and ACCESS is proud to provide Boston students the support they need to make their dreams of a higher education come true.
ACCESS invites you to participate in the First One Awards by nominating outstanding men and women who are first-generation college graduates.
The First One Awards will recognize individuals who:
- Are in the first generation of their family to graduate from college (defined as an individual whose parents, grandparents, etc., did not graduate from college)
- Live or work in Boston, or graduated from the Boston Public Schools
- Lead in the fields of business, non-profit, government, healthcare, philanthropy, or education
- Actively contribute to the civic fabric of the Boston community
The First One Awards have already received tremendous support from the Boston community. Tom Birmingham, former President of the Massachusetts Senate, will serve as Chair of the Selection Committee. Conover, Tuttle, and Pace has signed on to be our Creative Partner.
2011 ACCESS First One Award
Boston Winners
Susanne Cameron
State Director, Community Development
Citi
Nominated by Terri Hasson
William “Mo” Cowan
Chief of Staff
Governor Deval Patrick
Nominated by Greg Shell
Neal Finnegan
Former Chairman
Citizens Bank
Nominated by Katherine McHugh
Tiffany Cooper Gueye
Chief Executive Officer
BELL
Nominated by Stacey Clarke
Rev. Dr. Michael Paul Melendez, Ph.D, L.I.C.S.W.
Professor
Simmons College
Nominated by Rebecca Haag
Carmen Ortiz
United States Attorney
District of Massachusetts
Nominated by Jill Reilly
Leonard Schlesinger
President
Babson College
Nominated by Phyllis Schlesinger
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