College Achievements For Enfield Students

ENFIELD, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

American International College, Springfield MA

• American International College in Springfield, MA has named 450 students to the spring 2018 Dean's List. Dean's List students are full-time students with a grade point average between 3.3 and 4.0. Honorees from Enfield are Jessica Callahan, majoring in Communications; Stacey Gaucher, majoring in Nursing; Anton Hoffman, majoring in Liberal Arts; Nadine Kabula, majoring in Nursing; Leah LaBrecque, majoring in Nursing; Justin Lipscomb, majoring in Communications; Aneida Molina, majoring in Nursing; Ethan Murray, majoring in Visual and Digital Arts; Robert Ollari, majoring in Communications; Amber Ollari, majoring in Communications; Sarah Pelletier, majoring in Nursing; Nicholas Romei, majoring in Management; Jacob Runyon, majoring in Accounting; Jaclyn Scott, majoring in Public Health; Samantha Spadaro, majoring in Healthcare Management; and Tyler Watts, majoring in Biology.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Eastern Connecticut State University recent graduate, Kaley Kennedy of Enfield, is one of two Health Sciences majors who were recently accepted into doctor of occupational therapy degree programs. Both students are members of the first Health Sciences graduating class since the program was created in 2014.
  Kennedy's concentration was pre-nursing and she was a member of Phi Theta Delta, Eastern's Health Sciences honor society. She will be attending Western New England University in Springfield, MA. Kennedy works in the special education department in the East Windsor public school system, where she observed an occupational therapist in both in- and out-patient settings, helping familiarize her with the field. She also works at Strong Foundations in Vernon to assist children diagnosed with autism, Asperger Syndrome, social communication disorder and other related disabilities, as well as language and cognitive delays. She attributes her experiences at both places as a major influence in her interest in occupational therapy.

Manchester Community College, Manchester CT

• Manchester Community College is pleased to announce its roster of students achieving President’s List recognition for the spring 2018 semester. The President’s List recognizes the exceptional scholarship of full- and part-time students who earn a 4.0 or “A” grade point average in their courses. Full-time students who have completed at least 12 credits for the semester with no withdrawals or incomplete grades in the semester are eligible for this honor. Part-time students who have earned a 4.0 GPA with no withdrawals or incompletes in the semester, and have accumulated 12 credits at MCC, are eligible for the Part-Time President’s List. Full time honorees from Enfield are Lauren Attenello and Jacqueline Reiss; part timers are Melissa Bilgen, Victoria Chevalier, Lourdes Cruz-Martinez, Matthew Levasseur, Adrian Martinez, Leslie OBrien, Xiomara Rodriguez, Heidi Thibodeau and Lisa Trotta.
• A number of Enfield residents were named to the dean's list for the spring 2018 semester. They are Jocelyn Badeau, Sarah Betz, William Cawthra, Andrew Cicoria, Pauline Griffin, Jenna Kolodziej, Katherine Lagasse, Audrey Lee, Dennis Lester, Shaun Maynard, Eric Mazzarella, Althea McArthur, Paul Pasquarelli and Samantha Smith.

Springfield College, Springfield MA

• The following students from Enfield were named to the Springfield College dean's list for academic excellence for the spring 2018 term: Charles Ruffin, Applied Exercise Science; Nicholas Critz, Athletic Training; Miranda Lee, Athletic Training; Ashley Kennedy, Athletic Training; Steven Roy, Athletic Training; Matthew Johnson, Athletic Training; Diego Claudio, Business Management; Joseph Partridge, Communication/Sport Journalism; Colin Wright, Computer Graphics/Digital Arts; Cheyenne Hrapek, Computer Graphics/Digital Arts; Hadi Alshahrani, Emergency Medical Services Management; Samantha Dumas, English; Sandy Molina, Health Science/Occupational Therapy; Mary Kate Pestana, Health Science/Pre-physician Assistant; Gillian Power, Health Science/Pre-physician Assistant; Daniel Hurlburt, History; Melissa Pugh, Human Services (UG); Pedro Rosado, Human Services (UG); Elizabeth Solesky, Rehabilitation and Disability Studies; Enrique Claudio, Sports Biology; and Hannah Calabrese, Sports Biology. Criteria for selection to the dean's list requires that the student must have a minimum semester grade point average of 3.500 for the semester.

University of Hartford, West Hartford CT

• The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following students from Enfield have been named to the Dean's List for spring 2018: Ryan Allberry, Dax Avery, Myria Avery, Sarah Baillargeon, Jocelyn Degray, Emily Garwacki, Gretchen Ide, Alex LaVoie, Christopher Osborne, Haley Porcello, Nicholas Ryder and Damien Zaharis.

Photo credit: Eastern Connecticut State University

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