ACCESS Receives
Special Honor

ACCESS is proud to announce that it has received this year’s Champion of ACCESS award from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM) at their recent Annual Dinner for its success in increasing college access for low-income students in Boston and Springfield.

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The First One Awards

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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
  • 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.

 

 

 

  

Nominate


 

 July

Nominations Open

 Aug. 31

Nominations Close

 

November

Award  Announcement
and Reception

 

  First One Partners

 

Conover, Tuttle, and Pace

Selection Committee

Tom Birmingham, Chair
Senior Counsel
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

Blake Jordan
Executive Director
Highland Street Foundation

Laura Perille
Executive Director
EdVestors

Jackie Jenkins-Scott
President
Wheelock College

David Shapiro
CEO
Mass Mentoring Partnership

Peggy Kemp
Headmaster
Fenway High School

Richard Stutman
President
Boston Teachers Union

Melissa MacDonnell
VP, Director of Corporate Public Affairs
Liberty Mutual

Chip Tuttle
Founder & Partner
Conover Tuttle & Pace

Claudio Martinez
Executive Director
Hyde Square Task Force
 

Marty Walz
House Chair, Joint Committee on Education
Massachusetts Legislature