Lots of daffodils at Brooksby Village

Birgitte Bugge watches as Inge Marks wraps up daffodils at the Brooksby Village retirement community in Peabody. (David Kamerman/Globe Staff)

Hundreds of daffodil bouquets and bulbs were delivered last week to people who live and work at the Brooksby Village retirement community in Peabody as part of the American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days fund-raiser.

The village's residents and employees purchased the flowers, raising more than $2,500 for the cancer society. The annual fund-raiser supports research, education, advocacy, and service programs.

"We are so thrilled with how many people bought bouquets this year," said Nancy Duffy, senior community resource manager at Brooksby Village. "This is the most money we have raised for the American Cancer Society as part of its annual Daffodil Days fund-raiser. We couldn't be happier."

MONTSERRAT AWARD HONORS TRUSTEE: Montserrat College of Art in Beverly has established an award in honor of longtime trustee H. Randolph Lewis, who served the college for more than 20 years.

"We are so thrilled to name this award after a man who has done so much to bring the college to where it is today - emerging as a national leader in arts education," said Montserrat president Helena J. Sturnick.

Lewis, a partner in the architectural firm Olson, Lewis, Dioli & Doktor in Manchester-by-the-Sea, was recognized for his role in the planning and design of college facilities; being an ambassador to the general community; and bringing the internationally known artistic duo Christo and Jean-Claude to Beverly in 2002.

The H. Randolph Lewis Award for Distinguished Service will be presented every two years to a member of the community who has provided significant service to the college.

The first recipient is John Drislane of Beverly, a former chairman of the college board of trustees and chairman of the finance committee during a pivotal time in the history of the college.

A member of the board since 2003, Drislane was recognized for his leadership in seeking a transitional president and setting a course for the future of the college's campus.

"John Drislane has done so much for this college during the five years he has served on the board," said Sturnick. "We are thrilled to be able to honor him in this way and acknowledge the hard work, time, and talent he has devoted to this wonderful institution."

Additional trustees honored for their service were Bea Britton of South Hamilton and Louisa Attenborough of Manchester-by-the-Sea.

A college property has also been named after Stephen C. and Kathleen Archer of Beverly. Archer Hall at 1 Knowlton St. was donated to the college by the Archer family.

WHO'S WHAT WHERE: Deirdre Budzyna of Newburyport has been named a full-time associate professor in the early-childhood education program at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill. A mother of three, she is also director of College for Kids and Arts Alive summer camp programs at the college. She has a degree in theater and education from Mount Holyoke College and a master's degree in creative arts in learning from Lesley College. She had been an adviser and adjunct professor at Northern Essex for seven years. She previously taught in the Salem public schools and ran a creative arts program for children. . . . Also joining the faculty at Northern Essex Community College is Thomas Greene of Salem, who was named an assistant professor in the English department. He came from Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he taught English the past four years. He also was a teaching associate and director of the writing center at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst . . . Dr. Randolph Powers of Danvers has joined the Brooksby Village Medical Center in Peabody. He has a degree from the Medical College of Virginia and has practiced medicine for 25 years. He recently worked at Pentucket Medical Associates in Haverhill.

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