College Accomplishments By Manchester Students

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

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Fifteen students from Eastern Connecticut State University spent the month of July in Italy, writing short stories inspired by Italian culture and history. Among the students was Joyce Figueroa of Manchester, who majors in Communication and English. Professor Chris Torockio led the group of young writers through the five-week field course titled "Creative Writing Abroad." Based in Florence, the students met for writing workshops at Studio Arts College International (SACI) and wrote stories based on their explorations of Tuscany and beyond.

Manchester Community College, Manchester CT

• Manchester residents Massan Agbotse Gbonfoun, Angelena Alfonso, Amie Anderson, Shelby Annulli, Leanne Baldwin, Eric Brosnan, Ashley Brown, Jalisa Cajigas, Stephen Callaway, Lauren Camire, Brent Carlson, Marco Cazares-Cazales, Stella Colletti, Matthew Cone, Leala Daigle, Taylor Edwards, Tatiana Escobar, Jason Field, Alicia Fravel, Cheryl Gardner, Gabrielle Gilbert, Camron Graham, Tyler Griffin, Victoria Halbach, Ludwika Hannon, Mark Harvill, Heidi Hawn, Lucero Heredia, Brandon Hoffler, Randi Jaen, Jesse Judd, Vandana Keroji Rao Yadav, Carter Klein, Alexander Krenzer, Bene Lawson-Edorh, Patrick Lynch, Alicia Mangiafico, Alissa Marsh, Ryan Martocci, Desirae Middlebrough, Angela Mishler, Julie Misuraca, David Mlynek, Lydia Mudge, Julianna Mullinar, Vida Owusu, Gino Pacitto-Prelaz, Jeanina Palma-Martinez, Francesca Palmer, Paul Reed, Cynthia Rios, Alexander Salamatian, Nipaporn Salomon, Jesus Sanchez Fernandez, Priyankaben Shah, Elizabeth Tobon, Christina Torres-Salas, Aron Uzanas, Perfecto Valle Jr., Damek Violette, Mary Wolfe and Anna Woodrow were named to the spring 2019 President's List.
• Muhammad Ahmad, Melanie Askew, Elizabeth Baddeley, Julie Baliga, Jillian Begin, Daniel Bernard, Alyssa Bisi, Alec Boyce, Artem Boyko, Aubri Boyko, Kayla Bunnell, Majorie Buor-Karikari, LeAnna Carlson, David Chanvong, Xiangbin Chen, Victoria Cirilo, Bryn Condon, Sierra Corso, Lillian Cotter, Kassandra Cruz, Hitenkumar Desai, Tina DiGregorio, John Duenas, Suzanne Fairbanks, Brianna Fraser, Felix Gbati, Meera George, Elizabeth Gibson, Shawna Glenney, Taylor Hayes, Serena Hernandez, Arnold Holmes, Rosario Huambachano, Jordan Hughes, Liam Hussey, Caroline King, Zachary Kistoo, Kevin Klass, Diyana Koleva, Kaitlyn Labrie, Michel Lacroix, Jeslyn Lamonte, Kiara Lebron, Kevin Lynch, Elijah Maldonado, Nicole Marquis, Shanika Martinez, Paul Marvin, Sara Mayberry, Matthew McKee, Deidre Montague, Seba Murray, Austin Neil, Alexander Nicki, Scott Oliver, Jared Opalach, Marc Orfitelli, Ivelisse Ortiz, Maxwell Partyka, Sara Peowski, Nicholas Persaud, Julia Philbrick, Tara Reynolds, Erin Rosa, Alicia Russo, Otto Sanguino, Geraldine Saravia, Josh Sawtelle, Jovan Schand, Lydia Sekscenski, Cameron Smith, Rebecca Streeter, Katherine Terban, Andrea Thompson, Kali Tyler, Patrick Walsh, Tyrone Williams and Mackinly Yorgensen, all of Manchester, made the spring 2019 dean's list.

Tunxis Community College, Farmington CT

• The 48th Commencement of Tunxis Community College was held on May 30 at Central Connecticut State University. A total of 525 graduates were conferred associate degrees and certificates from 59 Connecticut towns as well as Massachusetts. Those who were conferred degrees in December 2018 were also recognized at the ceremony. Graduates from Manchester were Jonathan Altamirano, William J. Couch, Shelbie A. Fettig, Toria J. Hill and Faatima Waraich.