On Campus - Farmington College Students

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

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• More than 200 Eastern Connecticut State University students of African, Latino, Asian and Native American (ALANA) descent were honored on May 9 at the 2019 Inclusive Excellence Awards. All students who were honored achieved an overall GPA of at least 3.5. An additional 11 students were recognized for demonstrating exemplary co-curricular engagement at Eastern. Among the honored was India Buxton of Farmington, who majors in Exploratory Prof. Studies. Buxton was presented with an Academic Excellence Award.

Ithaca College, Ithaca NY

• Madalyn Trombley of Farmington graduated Magna cum Laude from Ithaca College with a BA in Environmental Studies in May 2019.

James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA

• Farmington resident Kyle Sopelak has been named to the dean's list at James Madison University for the spring 2019 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. Sopelak is majoring in Math.

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa AL

• John McLaughlin of Farmington was named to The University of Alabama Dean's List for spring 2019. Students enrolled during the 2019 spring term at UA were named to the Dean's List with an academic record of 3.5 or above.

University of Delaware, Newark DE

• Margaret Costello, Kaylee Drab and Emma Geissler, all of Farmington, have been named to the University of Delaware's Dean's List for the spring 2019 semester. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.33 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH

• The following students from Farmington have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2019 semester: Jenna Rizzo, Honors; Jordan Ungiechajer, Highest Honors; Rachel Friedland, High Honors; Jake Rappaport, Highest Honors; and Alicia Popielarczyk, Highest Honors.