{"id":4224,"date":"2026-09-09T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/foundation\/?page_id=4224"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:01:11","slug":"award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/foundation\/alumni\/award\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Alumni Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Nominate an Alum<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Previous Award Recipients<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Nominate an Alum\">\n<p>In celebration of the extraordinary successes of Greenfield Community College alumni, GCC confers two Distinguished Alumni Awards each year.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Distinguished Alumni Award<\/strong> recognizes alumni who have achieved substantial public recognition for their accomplishments or success. To be eligible for nomination, the nominee should have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alumni Criteria<\/strong>: Earned at least 15 credit hours at Greenfield Community College or earned a degree or certificate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional Achievement:<\/strong> Prominent leadership roles, or peer recognition or achievement within their field of work<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community &amp; Humanitarian Service:<\/strong> Exceptional civic contributions, philanthropic work, or leadership in non-profits<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service to GCC:<\/strong> Visible commitment through time, mentorship, recruitment, advisory boards, or financial support<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Values Alignment:<\/strong> The alumnus embodies the core values of inclusion, transparency and integrity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Young Alumni in Action Award<\/strong> recognizes alumni age 35 or younger who have demonstrated quality volunteer involvement and emerging success in their chosen career. To be eligible for nomination, the nominee should have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alumni Criteria<\/strong>: Earned at least 15 credit hours at Greenfield Community College or earned a degree or certificate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional Achievement:<\/strong> Is a rising star in their career or community<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community &amp; Humanitarian Service:<\/strong> Is an emerging leader in civic engagement or non-profits work<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service to GCC:<\/strong> Visible commitment through time, mentorship, recruitment, advisory boards, or financial support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCC Values Alignment:<\/strong> The alumnus embodies the core values of inclusion, transparency and integrity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, contact Nance Rifanburg, at <a href=\"mailto:rifanburgn@gcc.mass.edu\">rifanburgn@gcc.mass.edu<\/a> or (413) 775-1600.<\/p>\n<p>All nominations will be reviewed and selected by a diverse group of GCC faculty, staff, alumni and community 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value='MP' >Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option value='NO' >Norway<\/option><option value='OM' >Oman<\/option><option value='PK' >Pakistan<\/option><option value='PW' >Palau<\/option><option value='PS' >Palestine, State of<\/option><option value='PA' >Panama<\/option><option value='PG' >Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value='PY' >Paraguay<\/option><option value='PE' >Peru<\/option><option value='PH' >Philippines<\/option><option value='PN' >Pitcairn<\/option><option value='PL' >Poland<\/option><option value='PT' >Portugal<\/option><option value='PR' >Puerto Rico<\/option><option value='QA' >Qatar<\/option><option value='RE' >R\u00e9union<\/option><option value='RO' >Romania<\/option><option value='RU' >Russian Federation<\/option><option value='RW' >Rwanda<\/option><option value='BL' >Saint Barth\u00e9lemy<\/option><option value='SH' >Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha<\/option><option value='KN' >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value='LC' >Saint Lucia<\/option><option value='MF' >Saint Martin<\/option><option value='PM' >Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option value='VC' >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value='WS' >Samoa<\/option><option value='SM' >San Marino<\/option><option value='ST' >Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option value='SA' >Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value='SN' >Senegal<\/option><option value='RS' >Serbia<\/option><option value='SC' >Seychelles<\/option><option value='SL' >Sierra Leone<\/option><option value='SG' >Singapore<\/option><option value='SX' >Sint Maarten<\/option><option value='SK' >Slovakia<\/option><option value='SI' >Slovenia<\/option><option value='SB' >Solomon Islands<\/option><option value='SO' >Somalia<\/option><option value='ZA' >South Africa<\/option><option value='GS' >South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands<\/option><option value='SS' >South Sudan<\/option><option value='ES' >Spain<\/option><option value='LK' >Sri Lanka<\/option><option value='SD' >Sudan<\/option><option value='SR' >Suriname<\/option><option value='SJ' >Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value='SE' >Sweden<\/option><option value='CH' >Switzerland<\/option><option value='SY' >Syria Arab Republic<\/option><option value='TW' >Taiwan<\/option><option value='TJ' >Tajikistan<\/option><option value='TZ' >Tanzania, the United Republic of<\/option><option value='TH' >Thailand<\/option><option value='TL' >Timor-Leste<\/option><option value='TG' >Togo<\/option><option value='TK' >Tokelau<\/option><option value='TO' >Tonga<\/option><option value='TT' >Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value='TN' >Tunisia<\/option><option value='TR' >T\u00fcrkiye<\/option><option value='TM' >Turkmenistan<\/option><option value='TC' >Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option value='TV' >Tuvalu<\/option><option value='UG' >Uganda<\/option><option value='UA' >Ukraine<\/option><option value='AE' >United Arab Emirates<\/option><option value='GB' >United Kingdom<\/option><option value='US' selected='selected'>United States<\/option><option value='UY' >Uruguay<\/option><option value='UM' >US Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option value='UZ' >Uzbekistan<\/option><option value='VU' >Vanuatu<\/option><option value='VE' >Venezuela<\/option><option value='VN' >Viet Nam<\/option><option value='VG' >Virgin Islands, British<\/option><option value='VI' >Virgin Islands, U.S.<\/option><option value='WF' >Wallis and Futuna<\/option><option value='EH' >Western Sahara<\/option><option value='YE' >Yemen<\/option><option value='ZM' >Zambia<\/option><option value='ZW' >Zimbabwe<\/option><\/select>\n                                        <label for='input_56_3_6' id='input_56_3_6_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Country<\/label>\n                                    <\/span>\n                    <div class='gf_clear gf_clear_complex'><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/fieldset><div id=\"field_56_4\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-phone gfield--phone-format-standard gf_left_half gfield--width-half field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_4'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Home\/cell phone<\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_phone'><input name='input_4' id='input_56_4' type='tel' value='' class='medium'  placeholder='(999) 999-9999'  aria-invalid=\"false\"   data-mask=\"(999) 999-9999\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_56_5\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-phone gfield--phone-format-standard gf_right_half gfield--width-half field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_5'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Business phone<\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_phone'><input name='input_5' id='input_56_5' type='tel' value='' class='medium'  placeholder='(999) 999-9999'  aria-invalid=\"false\"   data-mask=\"(999) 999-9999\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_56_14\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-email gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_14'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Email address<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_14' id='input_56_14' type='email' value='' class='medium'    aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_56_6\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_6'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Nominee&#039;s professional achievements\/accomplishments<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_6' id='input_56_6' class='textarea medium'     aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_56_7\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_7'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Contributions to the betterment of the community, region, state or nation through community leadership, service, philanthropy, etc.<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_7' id='input_56_7' class='textarea medium'     aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_56_9\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_9'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Please add any additional comments you would like to make in support of your nomination<\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_9' id='input_56_9' class='textarea medium'      aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_56_11\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-section gsection field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><h3 class=\"gsection_title\">About you<\/h3><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_56_12\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-name gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' ><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Your name<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_complex ginput_container ginput_container--name no_prefix has_first_name no_middle_name has_last_name no_suffix gf_name_has_2 ginput_container_name gform-grid-row' id='input_56_12'>\n                            <span id='input_56_12_3_container' class='name_first gform-grid-col' >\n                                                    <input type='text' name='input_12.3' id='input_56_12_3' value=''   aria-required='true'    \/>\n                                                    <label for='input_56_12_3' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>First<\/label>\n                                               <\/span>\n                            <span id='input_56_12_6_container' class='name_last gform-grid-col' >\n                                                    <input type='text' name='input_12.6' id='input_56_12_6' value=''   aria-required='true'    \/>\n                                                    <label for='input_56_12_6' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Last<\/label>\n                                                <\/span>\n                            <div class='gf_clear gf_clear_complex'><\/div>\n                        <\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_56_13\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-address gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' ><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Address<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/legend>    \n                    <div class='ginput_complex ginput_container has_street has_street2 has_city has_state has_zip has_country ginput_container_address gform-grid-row' id='input_56_13' >\n                         <span class='ginput_full address_line_1 ginput_address_line_1 gform-grid-col' id='input_56_13_1_container' >\n                                        <input type='text' name='input_13.1' id='input_56_13_1' value=''    aria-required='true'    \/>\n                                        <label for='input_56_13_1' id='input_56_13_1_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Street Address<\/label>\n                                    <\/span><span class='ginput_left address_city ginput_address_city gform-grid-col' id='input_56_13_3_container' >\n                                    <input type='text' name='input_13.3' id='input_56_13_3' value=''    aria-required='true'    \/>\n                                    <label for='input_56_13_3' id='input_56_13_3_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>City<\/label>\n                                 <\/span><span class='ginput_right address_state ginput_address_state gform-grid-col' id='input_56_13_4_container' >\n                                        <input type='text' name='input_13.4' id='input_56_13_4' value=''      aria-required='true'    \/>\n                                        <label for='input_56_13_4' id='input_56_13_4_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>State \/ Province \/ Region<\/label>\n                                      <\/span><span class='ginput_left address_zip ginput_address_zip gform-grid-col' id='input_56_13_5_container' >\n                                    <input type='text' name='input_13.5' id='input_56_13_5' value=''    aria-required='true'    \/>\n                                    <label for='input_56_13_5' id='input_56_13_5_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>ZIP \/ Postal Code<\/label>\n                                <\/span><span class='ginput_right address_country ginput_address_country gform-grid-col' id='input_56_13_6_container' >\n                                        <select name='input_13.6' id='input_56_13_6'   aria-required='true'    ><option value='' ><\/option><option value='AF' >Afghanistan<\/option><option value='AX' >\u00c5land Islands<\/option><option value='AL' >Albania<\/option><option value='DZ' >Algeria<\/option><option value='AS' >American Samoa<\/option><option value='AD' >Andorra<\/option><option value='AO' >Angola<\/option><option value='AI' >Anguilla<\/option><option value='AQ' >Antarctica<\/option><option value='AG' >Antigua and Barbuda<\/option><option value='AR' >Argentina<\/option><option value='AM' >Armenia<\/option><option value='AW' >Aruba<\/option><option value='AU' >Australia<\/option><option value='AT' >Austria<\/option><option value='AZ' >Azerbaijan<\/option><option value='BS' >Bahamas<\/option><option value='BH' >Bahrain<\/option><option value='BD' >Bangladesh<\/option><option value='BB' >Barbados<\/option><option value='BY' >Belarus<\/option><option value='BE' >Belgium<\/option><option value='BZ' >Belize<\/option><option value='BJ' >Benin<\/option><option value='BM' >Bermuda<\/option><option value='BT' >Bhutan<\/option><option value='BO' >Bolivia<\/option><option value='BQ' >Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba<\/option><option value='BA' >Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/option><option value='BW' >Botswana<\/option><option value='BV' >Bouvet Island<\/option><option value='BR' >Brazil<\/option><option value='IO' >British Indian Ocean Territory<\/option><option value='BN' >Brunei Darussalam<\/option><option value='BG' >Bulgaria<\/option><option value='BF' >Burkina Faso<\/option><option value='BI' >Burundi<\/option><option value='CV' >Cabo Verde<\/option><option value='KH' >Cambodia<\/option><option value='CM' >Cameroon<\/option><option value='CA' >Canada<\/option><option value='KY' >Cayman Islands<\/option><option value='CF' >Central African Republic<\/option><option value='TD' >Chad<\/option><option value='CL' >Chile<\/option><option value='CN' >China<\/option><option value='CX' >Christmas Island<\/option><option value='CC' >Cocos Islands<\/option><option value='CO' >Colombia<\/option><option value='KM' >Comoros<\/option><option value='CG' >Congo<\/option><option value='CD' >Congo, Democratic Republic of the<\/option><option value='CK' >Cook Islands<\/option><option value='CR' >Costa Rica<\/option><option value='CI' >C\u00f4te d&#039;Ivoire<\/option><option value='HR' >Croatia<\/option><option value='CU' >Cuba<\/option><option value='CW' >Cura\u00e7ao<\/option><option value='CY' >Cyprus<\/option><option value='CZ' >Czechia<\/option><option value='DK' >Denmark<\/option><option value='DJ' >Djibouti<\/option><option value='DM' >Dominica<\/option><option value='DO' >Dominican Republic<\/option><option value='EC' >Ecuador<\/option><option value='EG' >Egypt<\/option><option value='SV' >El Salvador<\/option><option value='GQ' >Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option value='ER' >Eritrea<\/option><option value='EE' >Estonia<\/option><option value='SZ' >Eswatini<\/option><option value='ET' >Ethiopia<\/option><option value='FK' >Falkland Islands<\/option><option value='FO' >Faroe Islands<\/option><option value='FJ' >Fiji<\/option><option value='FI' >Finland<\/option><option value='FR' >France<\/option><option value='GF' >French Guiana<\/option><option value='PF' >French Polynesia<\/option><option value='TF' >French Southern Territories<\/option><option value='GA' >Gabon<\/option><option value='GM' >Gambia<\/option><option value='GE' >Georgia<\/option><option value='DE' >Germany<\/option><option value='GH' >Ghana<\/option><option value='GI' >Gibraltar<\/option><option value='GR' >Greece<\/option><option value='GL' >Greenland<\/option><option value='GD' >Grenada<\/option><option value='GP' >Guadeloupe<\/option><option value='GU' >Guam<\/option><option value='GT' >Guatemala<\/option><option value='GG' >Guernsey<\/option><option value='GN' >Guinea<\/option><option value='GW' >Guinea-Bissau<\/option><option value='GY' >Guyana<\/option><option value='HT' >Haiti<\/option><option value='HM' >Heard Island and McDonald Islands<\/option><option value='VA' >Holy See<\/option><option value='HN' >Honduras<\/option><option value='HK' >Hong Kong<\/option><option value='HU' >Hungary<\/option><option value='IS' >Iceland<\/option><option value='IN' >India<\/option><option value='ID' >Indonesia<\/option><option value='IR' >Iran<\/option><option value='IQ' >Iraq<\/option><option value='IE' >Ireland<\/option><option value='IM' >Isle of Man<\/option><option value='IL' >Israel<\/option><option value='IT' >Italy<\/option><option value='JM' >Jamaica<\/option><option value='JP' >Japan<\/option><option value='JE' >Jersey<\/option><option value='JO' >Jordan<\/option><option value='KZ' >Kazakhstan<\/option><option value='KE' >Kenya<\/option><option value='KI' >Kiribati<\/option><option value='KP' >Korea, Democratic People&#039;s Republic of<\/option><option value='KR' >Korea, Republic of<\/option><option value='KW' >Kuwait<\/option><option value='KG' >Kyrgyzstan<\/option><option value='LA' >Lao People&#039;s Democratic Republic<\/option><option value='LV' >Latvia<\/option><option value='LB' >Lebanon<\/option><option value='LS' >Lesotho<\/option><option value='LR' >Liberia<\/option><option value='LY' >Libya<\/option><option value='LI' >Liechtenstein<\/option><option value='LT' >Lithuania<\/option><option value='LU' >Luxembourg<\/option><option value='MO' >Macao<\/option><option value='MG' >Madagascar<\/option><option value='MW' >Malawi<\/option><option value='MY' >Malaysia<\/option><option value='MV' >Maldives<\/option><option value='ML' >Mali<\/option><option value='MT' >Malta<\/option><option value='MH' >Marshall Islands<\/option><option value='MQ' >Martinique<\/option><option value='MR' >Mauritania<\/option><option value='MU' >Mauritius<\/option><option value='YT' >Mayotte<\/option><option value='MX' >Mexico<\/option><option value='FM' >Micronesia<\/option><option value='MD' >Moldova<\/option><option value='MC' >Monaco<\/option><option value='MN' >Mongolia<\/option><option value='ME' >Montenegro<\/option><option value='MS' >Montserrat<\/option><option value='MA' >Morocco<\/option><option value='MZ' >Mozambique<\/option><option value='MM' >Myanmar<\/option><option value='NA' >Namibia<\/option><option value='NR' >Nauru<\/option><option value='NP' >Nepal<\/option><option value='NL' >Netherlands<\/option><option value='NC' >New Caledonia<\/option><option value='NZ' >New Zealand<\/option><option value='NI' >Nicaragua<\/option><option value='NE' >Niger<\/option><option value='NG' >Nigeria<\/option><option value='NU' >Niue<\/option><option value='NF' >Norfolk Island<\/option><option value='MK' >North Macedonia<\/option><option value='MP' >Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option value='NO' >Norway<\/option><option value='OM' >Oman<\/option><option value='PK' >Pakistan<\/option><option value='PW' >Palau<\/option><option value='PS' >Palestine, State of<\/option><option value='PA' >Panama<\/option><option value='PG' >Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value='PY' >Paraguay<\/option><option value='PE' >Peru<\/option><option value='PH' >Philippines<\/option><option value='PN' >Pitcairn<\/option><option value='PL' >Poland<\/option><option value='PT' >Portugal<\/option><option value='PR' >Puerto Rico<\/option><option value='QA' >Qatar<\/option><option value='RE' >R\u00e9union<\/option><option value='RO' >Romania<\/option><option value='RU' >Russian Federation<\/option><option value='RW' >Rwanda<\/option><option value='BL' >Saint Barth\u00e9lemy<\/option><option value='SH' >Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha<\/option><option value='KN' >Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value='LC' >Saint Lucia<\/option><option value='MF' >Saint Martin<\/option><option value='PM' >Saint Pierre and Miquelon<\/option><option value='VC' >Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value='WS' >Samoa<\/option><option value='SM' >San Marino<\/option><option value='ST' >Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option value='SA' >Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value='SN' >Senegal<\/option><option value='RS' >Serbia<\/option><option value='SC' >Seychelles<\/option><option value='SL' >Sierra Leone<\/option><option value='SG' >Singapore<\/option><option value='SX' >Sint Maarten<\/option><option value='SK' >Slovakia<\/option><option value='SI' >Slovenia<\/option><option value='SB' >Solomon Islands<\/option><option value='SO' >Somalia<\/option><option value='ZA' >South Africa<\/option><option value='GS' >South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands<\/option><option value='SS' >South Sudan<\/option><option value='ES' >Spain<\/option><option value='LK' >Sri Lanka<\/option><option value='SD' >Sudan<\/option><option value='SR' >Suriname<\/option><option value='SJ' >Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value='SE' >Sweden<\/option><option value='CH' >Switzerland<\/option><option value='SY' >Syria Arab Republic<\/option><option value='TW' >Taiwan<\/option><option value='TJ' >Tajikistan<\/option><option value='TZ' >Tanzania, the United Republic of<\/option><option value='TH' >Thailand<\/option><option value='TL' >Timor-Leste<\/option><option value='TG' >Togo<\/option><option value='TK' >Tokelau<\/option><option value='TO' >Tonga<\/option><option value='TT' >Trinidad and Tobago<\/option><option value='TN' >Tunisia<\/option><option value='TR' >T\u00fcrkiye<\/option><option value='TM' >Turkmenistan<\/option><option value='TC' >Turks and Caicos Islands<\/option><option value='TV' >Tuvalu<\/option><option value='UG' >Uganda<\/option><option value='UA' >Ukraine<\/option><option value='AE' >United Arab Emirates<\/option><option value='GB' >United Kingdom<\/option><option value='US' selected='selected'>United States<\/option><option value='UY' >Uruguay<\/option><option value='UM' >US Minor Outlying Islands<\/option><option value='UZ' >Uzbekistan<\/option><option value='VU' >Vanuatu<\/option><option value='VE' >Venezuela<\/option><option value='VN' >Viet Nam<\/option><option value='VG' >Virgin Islands, British<\/option><option value='VI' >Virgin Islands, U.S.<\/option><option value='WF' >Wallis and Futuna<\/option><option value='EH' >Western Sahara<\/option><option value='YE' >Yemen<\/option><option value='ZM' >Zambia<\/option><option value='ZW' >Zimbabwe<\/option><\/select>\n                                        <label for='input_56_13_6' id='input_56_13_6_label' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Country<\/label>\n                                    <\/span>\n                    <div class='gf_clear gf_clear_complex'><\/div>\n                <\/div><\/fieldset><div id=\"field_56_15\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-email gf_left_half gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_15'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Email<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>\n                            <input name='input_15' id='input_56_15' type='email' value='' class='medium'    aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"  \/>\n                        <\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_56_16\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-phone gfield--phone-format-standard gf_right_half gfield--width-half gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_56_16'><span class='gform-field-label__text'>Best phone to reach you<\/span><span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_phone'><input name='input_16' id='input_56_16' type='tel' value='' class='medium'  placeholder='(999) 999-9999' aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   data-mask=\"(999) 999-9999\" \/><\/div><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_56_17\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-radio gfield--type-choice gf_list_2col gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible gfield--choice-align-vertical\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label' ><span 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Bilodeau &#8217;03<\/strong><em>T<\/em><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Special Agent with the US Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, Shady Side, MD<\/li>\n<li><strong>Holly Bressett \u201801, Esq<\/strong>, Sierra Club\u2019s Coal Reduction Program, Madison, WI<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vanessa Brewster &#8217;10, artist<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maureen Brown \u201986,<\/strong>\u00a0Nurse, Anchorage, AK<\/li>\n<li><strong> Meg Burch &#8217;10, school nurse Union 38<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Terri Cappucci \u201993<\/strong>, Documentary and Fine Art Photographer, Turners Falls, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keith Clark \u201983<\/strong>, Local Production Manager, WGBY, Springfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patricia Coffin \u201995<\/strong>, Emergency Room Nurse, Baystate Franklin, Greenfield, MA,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Cohn \u201971<\/strong>, CEO, Cohn &amp; Co. Real Estate Agency, Greenfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas Crossman&#8217;11<\/strong> CEO, Crossman Properties Belchertown, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Carrier&#8217;86 <\/strong>Georgia State Police Evans, GA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Denise DiPaolo \u201994<\/strong>, Owner, Ristorante DiPaolo, Turners Falls, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christopher Doyle &#8217;98<\/strong> Director, Pricing and Market Analysis, Aspen Dental, Syracuse, NY<\/li>\n<li><strong>Doris Doyle &#8217;78<\/strong><em>T<\/em><strong>, Esq<\/strong>, Clerk Magistrate (retired), Franklin County (MA) Superior Court<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michelle L. Dwyer, &#8217;03<\/strong>, CEO, Franklin First Credit Union<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diane Esser &#8217;72<\/strong><em>T<\/em><strong>\u00a0Esq<\/strong>, Diane Esser Law Offices, Greenfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nancy Fournier &#8217;85<\/strong><em>T<\/em><strong>, CPA<\/strong>, \u00a0Partner, Melanson Heath &amp; Co, Greenfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tom Fredrick \u201887, CPA<\/strong>\u00a0Thomas Frederick CPA \/Professor, Greenfield Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rosemarie Freeland \u201993<\/strong>, Women\u2019s Resource Center Coordinator, Greenfield Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruth Gallagher \u201993<\/strong>, Public Health Nurse, Northfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brian Gilmore \u201967<\/strong>, Executive Vice President Public Affairs, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dave Granlund &#8217;69<\/strong><em>T<\/em><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0nationally syndicated Editorial Cartoonist, NEA-United Media, Waconia, MN<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clare Higgins &#8217;90<\/strong><em>T<\/em>, Executive Director, Community Action, Greenfield, MA\/ former Mayor, Northampton, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marian Holbrook \u201995<\/strong>, Community Volunteer, Northfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Hyde \u201891, M.D<\/strong>., Medical Director, Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington, ME<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jody Kasper \u201994<\/strong>, Chief of Police, City of Northampton, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stuart Kenney \u201987<\/strong>, Musician, Leyden, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steven Kravetz \u201981<\/strong>, Owner\/ Treasurer, Center for Extended Care, Amherst, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joan LaPierre \u201970<\/strong>, Founder and Co-Owner, LaPierre\u2019s Advertising, Inc, Shelburne, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>LaWanza Lett-Brewington \u201992<\/strong>, Co-Owner, Plain Talk Consultants<\/li>\n<li><strong>William Martin \u201991<\/strong>, Mayor, Greenfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Isaac Mass \u201999, Esq<\/strong>, Law Office of Isaac Mass<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas McCarthy \u201979<\/strong>, Director, MA Department of Conservation and Recreation\u2019s Universal Access Program, Amherst, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carolyn Nims McLellan \u201966<\/strong>, Professor of English, Greenfield Community College<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Merrigan &#8217;97<\/strong>, Register of Probate and Family Court, Greenfield, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sharon Meyers \u201878<\/strong>, Owner\/ Administrator, Center for Extended Care, Amherst, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ira Mitchel \u201978<\/strong>, Mitchel Ventures Inc\/Subway of North Greenfield (MA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Margaret Palmeri \u201870<\/strong>, Clerk Magistrate, Franklin County (MA) District Court<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carol Purington &#8217;72<\/strong><em>T<\/em><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0Poet and Writer, Colrain, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Reid \u201999<\/strong>, Outreach Director, North Star Self Directed Learning Center, Hadley, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary Rice &#8217;91<\/strong>, GCC Associate Degree Nursing Program, Mass Medical Reserve Corps, MA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Ripley \u201878, M.D<\/strong>. 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