Branford's Joseph Gillis Named to NESCAC All Academic

Joseph Gillis named to NESCAC All Academic

LEWISTON, ME -- Joseph Gillis of Branford, Conn. has received 2018-19 NESCAC Winter All-Academic honors. Gillis, the son of Mr. and Ms. Joseph L. Gillis of Branford, Conn. is a 2016 graduate of Holderness School. He is majoring in economics and minoring in history at Bates.

Gillis, a member of the Alpine Skiing team, is one of forty-eight students from Bates College's winter sports teams who received the honor from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. To be honored, a student-athlete must have reached sophomore academic standing and be a varsity letter winner with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50 (raised from 3.40 a year ago).