Shariffa Ali, ’05, presented a winning paper at the Beacon Conference for Student Scholars held on June 3 at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. The annual conference showcases the writing, research and presentation skills of students at community colleges throughout Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Maryland. This was the first time a student from BMCC competed in the highly competitive conference. A psychology major, Ali’s paper, “The Influence of Family Structure on Personality/ Case Study: Diana, Princess of Wales,” won in the Psychology category.

Camille Gibson, ’06, was named a Wall Street Journal 2005 Student Achievement Award winner. Gibson, 29, was nominated by the chair of the Business Management Program, Chaim Ginsberg, and professor, Carmen Martinez-Lopez. This distinguished program—in recognition of academic achievement, leadership potential and/or entrepreneurial spirit, gives colleges and universities an exclusive opportunity to recognize the performance of their most outstanding students.