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UConn Graduates 75 Glastonbury Residents; Awards 7,000 Degrees
Students received degrees ranging from bachelor's to doctorates during a weekend-long ceremony on the Storrs campus. Congratulate your graduate right here on Patch.
The University of Connecticut this weekend awarded approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate diplomas during 12 separate commencement exercises taking place on the Storrs campus.
Separate ceremonies will be held on May 13 for the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, and on May 19 for the School of Law.
A total of 75 Glastonbury residents earned their degrees this weekend, according to a press release from UConn, with honors ranging from a bachelor’s degree through complete doctorates. To see who earned which degrees, see our complete list below.
Honorary Degrees
The university awarded eight honorary degrees to individuals who have shown leadership in their chosen fields.
They are: Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Corp., received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the graduate ceremony commencement address; Wally Lamb, author, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the commencement address at the Neag School of Education; Dr. Ferid Murad, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree and spoke during the Health Center commencement, and Jerry Adler, actor and director, received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and delivered the commencement address at the School of Fine Arts.
Also, Charles Zwick, philanthropist and former director of the Federal Office of Management and Budget, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and served as keynote speaker at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources commencement, and Elizabeth Shanahan, executive director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the School of Engineering where she delivered the commencement address.
Gary Bailey, internationally recognized leader in the field of social work, and Lyudmila Harutyunyan, known as the ‘mother of Armenian social work’ each received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees during a special ceremony sponsored by the School of Social Work on May 11.
The following Glastonbury residents earned their degree this weekend:
- Eric Abo, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Christian Ackermann, Bachelor of Science
- Cristina Balboni, Bachelor of Arts
- Laura Bishop, Bachelor of Science
- Austin Bond, Bachelor of Arts
- Ariel Brand, Bachelor of Arts
- Griffin Brown, Bachelor of Arts
- Evette Chale, Bachelor of Arts
- Margaret Chase, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Chelsea Connery, Bachelor of Arts
- Chelsea Connery, Bachelor of Science
- Trevor Constantine, Bachelor of Arts
- Lindsey Coppola, Bachelor of Science
- Emily Croll, Bachelor of Arts
- Emily Croll, Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Lauren Cunningham, Bachelor of Arts
- Alana Dorris, Bachelor of Arts
- Fedor Doubov, Bachelor of Arts
- Rachel Emanuelson, Bachelor of Arts
- Juliana Finamore, Bachelor of General Studies
- William Finn, Bachelor of Arts
- Christopher Forsdick, Bachelor of Science
- Charlotte Freeland, Bachelor of Science
- Nicole Frisk, Bachelor of Science
- Lanting Fuh, Doctor of Pharmacy
- Cody Gabor, Bachelor of Science
- Alicia Galinsky, Bachelor of Arts
- Angela Gillon, Bachelor of Arts
- Paul Grabowski, Bachelor of Arts
- Spencer Haymond, Bachelor of Science
- Jordan Hegel, Bachelor of Arts
- Joel Herring, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Matthew Hodgkins, Bachelor of Arts
- Haemi Hong, Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Rachel Howe, Bachelor of Arts
- Nicholas Hurley, Bachelor of Arts
- Laura Iamonaco, Bachelor of Science
- Jeffrey Kaufman, Bachelor of Arts
- Brian Kaukas, Bachelor of Science
- John Khalil, Bachelor of Arts
- Annette Kim, Bachelor of Science
- Ashley Kocian, Bachelor of Arts
- Timur Kotil, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Justin Lacy, Bachelor of Science
- David Levitz, Bachelor of Science
- David Levitz, Bachelor of Science
- Raissa Levsky, Bachelor of Arts
- Jennifer Lipes, Bachelor of Science
- Jennifer Lipes, Bachelor of Science
- Megan Livesey, Bachelor of Science
- Kaitlin Macdonald, Bachelor of Arts
- Ariel Mason, Bachelor of Arts
- Sean McFadden, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Avalee Miller, Bachelor of Science
- Stephen Morelli, Bachelor of Arts
- Kapil Naran, Bachelor of Science
- Alyssa Palazzo, Bachelor of Arts
- Stacey Pecor, Bachelor of Arts
- Jonathan Poker, Bachelor of Science
- Ashley Procaccini, Doctor of Pharmacy
- Denise Qyqja, Bachelor of Science
- Ali Raza, Bachelor of Science
- Melysha Rivera, Bachelor of Science
- Lisa Rothfarb, Bachelor of Arts
- Michael Ruccio, Bachelor of Arts
- Kathryn Schneider, Bachelor of Arts
- Kathryn Schneider, Bachelor of Science
- Vrunda Shah, Bachelor of Science
- Claire Simonich, Bachelor of Science
- Claire Simonich, Bachelor of Arts
- Allison Smith, Bachelor of Science
- Megan Staines, Bachelor of Science
- Daniel Underhill, Bachelor of Science
- Hang Wang, Bachelor of Science
- Jason Weiss, Bachelor of Arts
And of course, Southington Patch would like to extend a special congratulations to each and every local resident on completion of their education requirements. This celebration is one well earned.
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