Around the Campuses - Greater Hartford College Students

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

American International College, Springfield MA

• The John Homer Miller Emerging Leadership Award at American International College (AIC) is presented to first-year or sophomore students who have demonstrated leadership early in their college career. John Homer Miller served as Acting President of AIC from 1948-1950. Under his young but visionary leadership, the College acquired the Reed Estate, now the Edgewood Gardens Campus, and provided the needed resources for organized and structured student activities and leadership development programs. This year's honorees include Asyera Clarke of Hartford and Briana Sutton of Bloomfield.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its spring 2018 semester Dean's List for full-time students. Honorees from Greater Hartford and their majors are: Nadia Balassone of East Hartford, English and Business Administration; Melanie Perez of Hartford, Pre-Secondary Education Certification and English; Kelly Cassada of East Hartford, Elementary Education and Liberal Studies; Ashley Seward of East Hartford, Early Childhood Education and Psychology; Karina Rivera of Hartford, Criminology and Sociology; Deborah Turner of East Hartford, Business Administration and Sport & Leisure Management; Juwan Givens of Hartford, Communication and Theatre; Kimberly Allen of Bloomfield, Communication; Brittany Bard of East Hartford, Health Sciences; Reva Boomer of East Hartford, Psychology; Ariana Clarke of East Hartford, Psychology; Ravonne Cockfield of East Hartford, English; Tynia Cooper of East Hartford, Social Work; Justin Guiel of East Hartford, Biology; Emily Haythorn, Psychology; Autumn Henry of Hartford, Psychology; Sean Hurley of East Hartford, Physical Education; Nyimah Jackson of Hartford, Communication; Cassidy Martin of Hartford, Health Sciences; Dominique McLean of Bloomfield, Psychology; Antuanett Ortiz of Hartford, Psychology; Ashley Phillips of Bloomfield, Social Work; Andrew Reilly of East Hartford, Criminology; and Thomas Willingham of East Hartford, Social Work. In order to be named to the Dean's List, Eastern students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the semester.

Wesleyan University, Middletown CT

• A pair of students from greater Hartford graduated from Wesleyan University on May 26. Tate Knight of Bloomfield earned a BA in Earth & Environmental Sciences, and Regina Melady of Hartford received a BA in Film Studies.

Photo credit: American International College

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