Enfield Students Earn College Degrees and Accolades

ENFIELD, CT — Here are some recent notable academic accomplishments by college students who reside in Enfield. The information is provided to Enfield Patch by readMedia Newswire.

Husson University, Bangor ME

• Enfield resident Cassandra M. Urso has been named to Husson University's President's List for the spring 2020 semester. Urso is a sophomore who is currently enrolled in Husson's Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science program. Students who make the President's List must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0 during the period.

Springfield College, Springfield MA

• Springfield College has named 19 students from Enfield to the dean's list for academic excellence for the 2020 spring semester. Those students and their majors are: Charles Ruffin, Applied Exercise Science; Kurtis Kalagher, American Studies; Nicholas Critz, Athletic Training; Matthew Johnson, Athletic Training; Miranda Lee, Athletic Training; Caroline Marsters, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Joseph Partridge, Communication/Sport Journalism; Mason Dumas, Criminal Justice; Colin Wright, Digital, Web, and Multimedia Design; Sinead Callaghan, Environmental Science; Yue Li, Health Science; Sandy Molina, Health Science/Occupational Therapy; Hannah Calabrese, Health Science/Pre-physician Assistant; Megan Lapponese, Physical Education; Allison Rosienski, Psychology; Skylar Steele, Psychology; Qianteng Zhou, Psychology; Enrique Claudio, Sports Biology; and Ethan Boyer, Sport Management.

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH

• Sara Prosinski of Enfield has been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for earning Highest Honors for the spring 2020 semester. Prosinski is majoring in Nursing. 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.

University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI

• The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the spring 2020 Dean's List. To be included on the Dean's List, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 or more credits for letter grades earning at least a 3.30 quality point average. Honorees from Enfield were Ben Carleen and Ashley MacGregor.

Western New England University, Springfield MA

• Western New England University congratulates over 950 students, including 16 from Enfield, who received their academic degrees in May 2020. Graduates from Enfield were Andrew Bigda, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts; Casey Martin, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts; Andrea Ainsworth, cum laude with a Bachelor of Science; Joshua Borowski, cum laude with a BS in Engineering; Chase La Russo, cum laude with a BS in Engineering; Stacie Provencher, cum laude with a Juris Doctor; Kurt Murphy, magna cum laude with a BS Business Administration; James Hanna, Bachelor of Science; Sydnie Bedard, BS Business Administration; Michelle Feliu, BS Business Administration; Audrey Lee, BS Business Administration; Alana Mather, BS Business Administration; Matthew Votta, BS in Engineering; Ryan Wallace, Doctor of Pharmacy; Brenton Buchholz, Juris Doctor; and Kevin Camara, Master of Business Administration.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA

• Two Enfield residents were among 1,749 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the spring 2020 semester. Parker Simpson is a member of the class of 2021 majoring in bioinformatics and computational biology. Jason Chen is a member of the class of 2022 majoring in chemical engineering. The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from 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.

Other recent listings:

• Academic Honors Earned By College Students From Enfield (published 6/27/20)
• College Degrees Earned By Students From Enfield (published 6/19/20)
• Video Honors ACC Student Accomplishments (published 6/16/20)
• Academic Honors Accorded to College Students From Enfield (published 6/13/20)

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