Honors And Accolades Earned By Ellington, Somers College Students

ELLINGTON-SOMERS, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by college students who hail from Ellington and Somers. The information is provided to Patch by readMedia Newswire.

American International College, Springfield MA

• American International College has named 455 students to the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester, including Somers residents Avery Foye, Mallory Murdza and Sarah Thiel. Dean's List students are full time students who have achieved a 3.3 to 4.0 GPA. AIC commends the efforts and accomplishments of these scholars.

Bryant University, Smithfield RI

• Bryant University is pleased to recognize the students who have completed their undergraduate studies to earn a Bryant University degree, one which has more value now than at any time in Bryant's history. Gina Catellier of Somers graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Data Science degree.

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT

• A number of local students were named to the fall 2021 Dean’s List at Central Connecticut State University. From Ellington: Alexis Bigelow, Logan Discenza, Maxwell Gale, Nora Hany, Amanda Pretty, Emma Smith, Kaitlin Smith, Jonathan Vamvilis and David Welton. From Somers: Zachary DiPinto, Ciara Logan, Alyssa Patsun, Hannah Renzoni, Broderick Rheault and Faith Sarisley.

Clarkson University, Potsdam NY

• Karen F. Agro of Somers, a senior majoring in environmental engineering, was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester at Clarkson University. Dean's List students must achieve a minimum 3.25 grade-point average and also carry at least 14 credit hours.

Curry College, Milton MA

• Katie Bartlett and Hannah Mozzer, both of Ellington, were named to the fall 2021 Dean's List at Curry College.

Dean College, Franklin MA

• Dean College is pleased to announce that Peyton Emrick of Somers has earned a place on the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester. Students named to the Dean's List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Eastern Connecticut State University graduated 189 undergraduate and graduate students at the conclusion of the fall 2021 semester. Among the recent graduates are Asayl Alzubali of Ellington, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology, and Demetri Skyriotis of Ellington, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance.
• Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester. Honorees from Ellington are: Christine Montanari, Cody Boulette, Nicholas Ford, Quinn Fornal, Jake Frye, Caroline Gray, Joel Hany, Isabel Mund, Samuel Oravits, Andrew Raymond, Amelia Snyder and Kalagena Sullivan. Somers honorees are: Jonathan Shooner, Mackenzie Irish, Presley Crowel, Thomas Christian, Natalie Devlin, Riley Knybel, Alec Levesque, Nathan Lynch, Kilee Nutbrown and Shannon Whalen. To qualify for Dean's List, full-time students must complete a minimum of 12 credits in letter-graded courses with an average GPA of 3.5 or higher in the semester. Part-time students are eligible if they've accumulated 15 or more credits of letter-graded course work with an average GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA

• Daniel Johnson of Ellington made the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester.

Hofstra University, Hempstead NY

• Christopher Rein of Ellington excelled during the fall 2021 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List.

Roger Williams University, Bristol RI

• Kaitlyn Savage and Brett Boyd, both of Somers, and Madison Fox of Ellington have been named to the fall 2021 Dean's List at Roger Williams University. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester.

Seton Hall University, South Orange NJ

• Seton Hall University is pleased to announce Morgan Frye of Ellington has qualified for the fall 2021 Dean's List. After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4, with no grades lower than "C", qualify for the Dean's List.

Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield MA

• STCC celebrates the accomplishment of the 698 students who were named to the fall 2021 dean's list. Julia Whitney Carter, Michael Joseph Maruca and Harry Andrew Orosz, all of Somers, were named to the dean's list, which is published each semester to recognize excellence in academic performance. To be considered, degree-seeking students must earn 12 or more college level credits in the current semester, or a total of 12 or more combined college-level credits earned during the fall and spring semesters, and achieve a 3.3 or above grade point average.

University of Connecticut, Storrs CT

• The following local students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester. From Ellington: Aravind Adusumalli, Ryuan Anderson, Cole Angell, Megan Aubin, Ariana Bahavar, Megan Cabral, Ethan Canna, Aidan Caron, Sydney Gale, Blakely Hale, Aaron Hinze, Sreesai Katiki, Samantha Kearney, Isabella Kupferschmid, Samantha Lavey, Matthew Piotrowski, Dylan Rellis, Jessica Roberts, Kavya Sajeev, Brianna Shive, Jordan Terry, Nicholas Tshonas, Matthew Veretto, Roy Walton, Christie Wang, Sarah Ward, Tessa Webb, Madison White and Nicholas Willett. From Somers: Alyssa Albano, Christian Chlebowski, Hadleigh Eastman, Sydney Griger, Rose Karvandi, Stephen Piescik, Victoria Reid, Laura Riley, Cassandra Speight, Gabrielle Tullock and Christopher Uyar.

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH

• Four local students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2021 semester. They are Kasey Schultz of Ellington (High Honors), Anna Kalinowski of Somers (Highest Honors), Tyler Watt of Somers (High Honors) and Brianna Delano of Somers (High Honors). Students named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load (12 or more graded credits). Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.

University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI

• The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the fall 2021 Dean's List, which includes the following local students: Samantha Alaimo of Somers, Jared Buffington of Ellington, Sydney Graham of Somers, Marleena Kocot of Somers, Madison Langone of Ellington, Elizabeth Lewis of Ellington, Johnny Pasini of Ellington, Delani Raina of Somers, Emily Renzoni of Somers and James Sternat of Ellington. To be included on the Dean's List, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades which are GPA applicable during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average.

University of Tampa, Tampa FL

• Steven Downs of Ellington earned dean's list honors at the University of Tampa for the fall 2021 semester. Downs is majoring in Actuarial Science BS. Students must maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher to be eligible for the dean's list.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA

• A total of 2,054 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI's fall 2021 Dean's List. The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects. Local honorees were Spencer Whitford and Joseph Calcasola, both of Somers, and Samantha Curtis of Ellington.