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  • Pre-College Programs

    Summer at Babson offers a range of pre-college experiences that bring our hands-on, entrepreneurial approach to high school students. Options include credit-bearing Babson Academy Summer Study, the non-credit Arthur M. Blank School Summer Program, and additional programming in Miami, giving students multiple ways to explore their interests and build practical skills, connections, and confidence before college.

Pride Award

The Babson Pride Award recognizes the significant contributions of those who join the College in its commitment to creating a community that values, supports, and celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals and their allies.

Past Winners

2023

Undergraduate: Sheldon Williams
Graduate: Kelly Stewart
Staff: Billy Tringali
Faculty: Jon Hodge

2022

Undergraduate: Ryan Findling ‘23
Graduate: Pua Higginson MBA’22
Staff: Katia Santiago-Taylor
Alumni: Daniel Brassloff ‘19

2021

Undergraduate: Duruo Murray '21
Graduate: Sarah Stefanon '21
Staff: Michael Lara
Faculty: Melissa Leonard
Alumni and Friends: Deborah DeSantis ’85

2020

Undergraduate: Michael Sysak ’20
Graduate: Aditya Pathak MBA’20
Staff: Carol Hacker
Faculty: Anjali Bal
Alumni and Friends: Dave Childers ’84

2019

Undergraduate: Aswini Melekote ’19
Graduate: Mia Di Stefano MBA’19
Staff: Denning Aaris
Faculty: Beth Wynstra

2018

Undergraduate: Sheen Hui ’18
Graduate: Calliope Desenberg MBA’18
Staff: Brett Chin, Education Abroad Advisor, and Melissa Shaak, Director of Student Financial Services
Faculty: Mary O’Donoghue, Professor in Arts & Humanities
Alumni and Friends: Kadia Tubman ’13

2017

Undergraduate: Christina Xiao ’17
Graduate: Mark Gagliardi MBA’17
Staff: Kevin Araujo-Lipine, Associate Director, Student Engagement
Faculty: Marjorie Feld, Professor in History & Society
Alumni and Friends: Kit Yan ’06

2016

Undergraduate: Alexis Yioulos ’16, and Nicholas Gordon ’16
Staff: Chuck Collins, Associate Director, Graduate Student Affairs
Faculty: Kerry Rourke, Lecturer in Arts & Humanities
Alumni and Friends: Aaron Walton ’83

2015

Undergraduate: Matthew Hard ’16
Graduate: Phil Pinson MBA’15
Staff: Jason Salzenstein, Senior Instructional & Curriculum Designer
Faculty: Robert Turner DBA, Associate Professor of Accounting
Alumni and Friends: Thomas Bourdon ’98, Ed.D

2014

Undergraduate: Christian Lewis ’13, and Natalie Cullings ’14
Graduate: Christine Yoon MBA’15
Staff: Jamie Kendrioski, Director of International Student and Scholar Services
Faculty: Toni Lester, PhD, Professor of Law, Culture and Society
Alumni and Friends: Richard Babson​​​​​​​​​​​​