Had a pandemic not intervened, department faculty would have proudly been watching our students receive awards in a ceremony at Mechanics Hall tonight. It is a highlight of the graduation season, one of many that have been canceled unfortunately because of shelter-in-place procedures. Nevertheless, it is our pleasure to publicly recognize them here and share the bios we wrote for them. The Urban Studies Academic Award Cheryl Thomas wins this year's Academic Award. Cheryl is from Westborough and is committed to community engagement in her hometown, where she serves as part of Sustainable Westborough, an advisory group to the Westborough Board of Selectmen. When Westborough received the state's designation as a "Green Community," Cheryl was at the forefront of efforts to organize and submit the 2020 grant applications for which such a designation made her town eligible. In October of 2019 she co-chaired a successful educational event about vaping and e-ci
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