Honors and Diplomas Earned By Ellington, Somers College Students

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

American International College, Springfield MA

• American International College (AIC) has awarded degrees to undergraduate scholars Amanda Adu Gyamfi of Somers and Ariana Dicioccio of Ellington. The College congratulates all of these dedicated, newly-minted graduates for their sincere commitment to completing their education during this unprecedented time.

Bryant University, Smithfield RI

• The President's List is an academic distinction reserved for Bryant's highest achievers who earn a GPA of 4.0 or better for at least 12 semester hours of work. Honorees for the spring 2020 semester from Ellington were McKenzie Kozma, class of 2020, and Molly Murphy, class of 2020.
• The University is pleased to recognize the following students from Ellington and Somers who have been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2020 semester: Daniel Barrett, class of 2021, from Ellington; Gina Catellier, class of 2022, from Somers; Michael Grassetti, class of 2021, from Somers; Benjamin Heyman, class of 2022, from Ellington; Matthew Kiernan, class of 2023, from Somers; McKenzie Kozma, class of 2020, from Ellington; Sawyer Morrow, class of 2021, from Ellington; and Molly Murphy, class of 2020, from Ellington.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Hundreds of students graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University this spring 2020 semester. The University's 130th annual Commencement Exercises occurred via YouTube on May 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic on the same day the University had planned to hold its graduation ceremony at Hartford's XL Center. Among the graduates were Tyler Hubley of Ellington, Bachelor of Arts in Biology; Amanda Virkler of Ellington, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work; Ellen Wheeler of Somers, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems; Paige Graveline of Ellington, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Communication; Madison Renaud of Somers, Bachelor of Science in Communication; Jordon Marshall of Ellington, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; Kristen Munson of Somers, Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Finance; Stephanie Sullivan of Somers, Bachelor of Science in Finance; Meagan Bartley of Somers, Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences; Alyssa Powers of Ellington, Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences; Caroline Friedman of Ellington, Master of Science in Early Childhood Education; Samuel DeForge of Ellington, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Criminology; and Nicholas Tomson of Somers, Bachelor of Arts in Art and New Media Studies.

James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA

• Ellington resident Sloan Sullivan has been named to the dean's list at James Madison University for the spring 2020 semester. Students who earn dean's list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of between 3.5 and 3.899. Sullivan is a finance major.

Saint Michael's College, Colchester VT

• Softball May graduate Danielle Markowski of Ellington was inducted into the Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society.

Springfield College, Springfield MA

• Seven students from Ellington and Somers recently earned degrees at Springfield College. Those students and their majors are Samantha Bastarache of Somers, Master of Business Administration; Nicole Marques of Ellington, Master of Education in Counseling; Michele White of Somers, Master of Education in Counseling; Christopher Mailhot of Somers, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; Haley Burgmyer of Somers, Bachelor of Science in Health Science/Pre-physician Assistant; Halie Glowacki of Ellington, Bachelor of Science in Health Science/Pre-physician Assistant; and Emily Savino of Somers, Master of Education in Physical Education.

Tunxis Community College, Farmington CT

• Alison Desrosiers of Somers earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. Students enrolled in a certificate or degree program who have earned a semester grade point average of 3.4 or higher and have successfully completed 12 or more credits, or have earned 12 credits cumulatively over multiple semesters, are eligible for this academic honor.

University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE

• Justin Paul Talbot of Somers has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2019-20 academic year. Talbot, a junior actuarial science major, was named to the Dean's List for the College of Business.

Western New England University, Springfield MA

• Western New England University congratulates 11 local students named to the spring semester 2020 President's List. The following students are named to the President's List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher: Preston Aldrich of Ellington, exploring majors in Engineering; Erin Busky of Ellington, exploring majors in Business; Morgan Holden of Ellington, pursuing a BA in Law & Society; Cassandra Holmes of Ellington, graduating with a BSBA in Finance; Noah Welti of Ellington, exploring majors in Business; Emma Archambault of Somers, pursuing a BSBA in Accounting; Anthony Barile of Somers, graduating with a BSBA in Marketing; Alan Blais of Somers, pursuing a BS in Criminal Justice; Peter Garlick of Somers, pursuing a BSBA in Accounting; Danielle Urbon of Somers, graduating with a BSBA in Accounting; and Zachary Vargo of Somers, pursuing a BA in Political Science.
• Western New England University congratulates students named to the spring semester 2020 Dean's List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher. Local honorees are Colin Garrow of Ellington, exploring majors in Engineering; Madison Lemire of Ellington, graduating with a BSBA in Management & Leadership; Christian Rider of Ellington, graduating with a BSBA in Marketing; Rebecca Abramson of Somers, pursuing a BA in Integrated Liberal Studies; Chris Allen of Somers, pursuing a BSBA in Sport Management; Corey Brown of Somers, graduating with a BSBA in Sport Management; Ryan Crawford of Somers, pursuing a BS in Criminal Justice; Ali Elhage of Somers, pursuing a BSE in Biomedical Engineering; Maggie Ellis of Somers, pursuing a BS in Health Sciences; Jacob Graham of Somers, pursuing a BSE in Mechanical Engineering; Nadine Hudroge of Somers, pursuing a BSBA in Finance; Aayush Patel of Somers, pursuing a BS in Health Sciences; and Juliana Smith of Somers, pursuing a BS in Health Studies.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA

• Late this spring, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) celebrated the Class of 2020 with a socially distanced commencement season in place of its traditional 152nd Commencement exercises. Hannah Lowe of Ellington was awarded a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry. Andrew Newton of Ellington was awarded a master of science degree in mechanical engineering. Kayla Gosse of Ellington was awarded a master of science degree in systems engineering.

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