Mahoney Alumni Award for the iCons Program
Recognizing Excellence in Application of the iCons Approach in the Workforce
The Mahoney Alumni Award for the iCons Program is given annually to one alumna or alumnus of the Integrated Concentration in STEM (iCons) Program who (i) has applied the attitudes, knowledge, and skills developed in the program to their real-world work, and (ii) has remained engaged with and supported the iCons community since graduation.
iCons alumni are eligible to receive a $10,000 award which will be presented at the annual iCons Senior Celebration.
Applicants must be a graduate of the Integrated Concentration of STEM (iCons) Program at UMass Amherst, having completed their undergraduate degree at least two years before applying for the Mahoney Alumni Award.
About the Mahoney brothers:
The Mahoney brothers—Robert '70, Richard '55, and William '55—earned Chemistry degrees from UMass Amherst. They became industry leaders and high-level alumni advisers to the campus, advocating for innovative approaches to education. Their dedication to student success is evident through their mentorship and training of other alumni. Their extensive family legacy of giving and involvement is recognized across the campus. The Mahoney Alumni Award for the iCons Program, like their other contributions, aims to inspire and recognize excellence.
Mahoney Alumni Award Recipients
Crowley-Nowick Award for iCons Student Leadership and Philanthropy
The Crowley-Nowick Award recognizes two members of iCons annually who can inspire a culture of philanthropy and a meaningful sense of community among the current iCons scholars. The recipients of the award organize the giving campaign to fund the Crowley-Nowick Scholarship. To model a sustainable attitude towards giving, the funds raised are matched by Dr. Peggy Crowley-Nowick '86 and in turn awarded to a rising iCons 2 student in recognition of their outstanding achievement and promise for continued excellence in the program.
Past Recipients
2024-2025 | Claudia Figuerora-Pabón '25, Biomedical Engineering and Shiven Patel '26, Computer Science
2023-2024 | Jack Minella '24, Environmental Science and Sriya Munugoti '25, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
2022-2023 | Ravid Inbar, Biochemistry. & Molecular Biology, Psychology and Kathryn "Kitty" Lovell, Civil Engineering
2021-2022 | Abigail Guinan, Biology and Natural Resource Conservation and Kieran Tay, Chemical Engineering
2020-2021 | Andrew Guthrie, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Psychology and Aurelia Reynolds, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2019-2020 | Emily Hansen, Physics and Joseph McGaunn, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Psychology
2018-2019 | Dominique Carey, Chemistry and Eric Wuesthoff, Natural Resource Conservation
2017-2018 | Phoebe Hannon, Psychology and Andrew Keezer, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology