CPPA students Kevin Moforte (MPPA ’13) and Laura Molyneaux (MPP ’13) have both received awards from the UMass Alumni Association recognizing their strong leadership skills and commitment to public service.
Moforte won the CPPA Alumni Association Public Service Award, which provides fellowships to students in the Master of Public Policy and Administration program who have demonstrated a past commitment and future potential for excellence and leadership in public service.
Molyneaux, a senior in the UMass Economics Department and a member of the inaugural class of the accelerated Master of Public Policy program, won a Senior Leadership Award. That award recognizes graduating seniors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the UMass Amherst community. Award recipients have distinguished themselves through important contributions to student organizations and campus jobs, through academic excellence, and through public and community service.