Braintree College Graduates – Saint Anselm, Curry College, Quinnipiac

These students are likely just a handful of the many accomplished scholars from Braintree in high school or college. If you know of any other students worthy of praise, email joseph.markman@patch.com or comment below!

Saint Anselm

Saint Anselm College celebrated it's 120th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Local graduates include the following students:

Erin E. Boudreau, of Braintree, a Computer Science major.

Colleen A. Casey, of Braintree, a Psychology major.

Jessica B. Crimaldi, of Braintree, a Nursing major.

Sara A. Duane, of Braintree, a Nursing major.

Megan A Sullivan, of Braintree, a Nursing major.

Julia R. Tricca, of Braintree, a Criminal Justice major.

Jocelyn M. Visconte, of Braintree, a Communication major.

Congratulations to our 2013 graduates!

Rev. Augustine Kelly, O.S.B., dean of the college, announces the following students that were named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2013 semester at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH.

Erin E. Boudreau, of Braintree, a Computer Science major and a member of the class of 2013.

Colleen A. Casey, of Braintree, a Psychology major and a member of the class of 2013.

Jessica B. Crimaldi, of Braintree, a Nursing major and a member of the class of 2013.

Sara A. Duane, of Braintree, a Nursing major and a member of the class of 2013.

Emily M. Donovan, of Braintree, a Education Studies major and a member of the class of 2014.

To be eligible for this honor, a student must compile a grade point average of 3.0 or better.

On April 27, 80 senior nursing students received their Saint Anselm College nurse's pin at the 2013 pinning ceremony in the Abbey Church. Included in this ceremony were:

Jessica Crimaldi of Braintree.

Sara Duane of Braintree.

Megan Sullivan of Braintree.

It was a special day for the nursing students, who received a pin featuring elements of the college's official seal and the symbol of a lamp referring to Psalm 119:105, "Your word is a lamp of my steps and a light for my path." Dr. Sharon George, dean of nursing, pinned the students.

The pinning ceremony is a celebration of a student's completion of Saint Anselm College's nursing program and symbolizes preparedness to serve as a compassionate caregiver in the healthcare setting.

These students received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing on May 18 at Saint Anselm College's commencement ceremonies.

Curry College

Curry College President Kenneth K. Quigley, Jr., is pleased to announce the following area residents received degrees on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Commencement ceremony in Milton, Massachusetts:

Kelly Alves of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Lillian Charrette of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Marie Cherisier of Braintree received a Masters of Science in Nursing degree

Ashley Coraine of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Maria Cottam of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Tara DiGiorgio of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Meghan Drottar of Braintree received a Masters of Science in Nursing degree

Faith Foley of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Jordan Haran of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Brittany Howe of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Abigail Hunter of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Charles Lopresti of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Jenna Lynch of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Paul Murphy of Braintree received a Masters in Business Administration degree

Preston Naclerio of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Mao Nguyen of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Elizabeth O'Connor of Braintree received a Bachelor of Arts degree

Jennifer Ogle of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Stephen Paquin of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Jaclyn Pugsley of Braintree received a Master of Education degree

Teresa Quimby of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Marcia Rose of Braintree received a Masters of Science in Nursing degree

Felicia Ruffini of Braintree received a Bachelor of Science degree

Sean Walsh of Braintree received a Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice degree

Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esq., administrator of The One Fund Boston - a city- and state-sponsored charitable effort to raise money for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing attack, served as Commencement speaker and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Feinberg previously, and most notably, served as the Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.

During his Commencement address, Feinberg urged graduates to embrace the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead of them.

"If I have learned one lesson in my professional life dealing with unforeseen tragedy and misfortune, on 9/11, in the Gulf of Mexico, and now in Boston, it is this - take nothing for granted," said Feinberg.

During the Commencement ceremonies, Curry College also awarded an honorary degree posthumously to Jerald S. Savage, who had been a longtime member of the Curry College Board of Trustees since 1996, and was the Treasurer of the Board at the time of his passing in August 2012. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Administration Degree. Mr. Savage's wife, Sheryl Forman Savage, an alumna of the Curry College Class of 1999, accepted the honorary degree on his behalf.

Quinnipiac University

The following area residents graduated from graduated from Quinnipiac University during the 82nd Undergraduate Commencement held May 19:

Emily Casey of Braintree, MA, Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

Rosanne Cerri of Braintree, MA, Bachelor of Science in Health Science/Occupational Therapy

Cara Leonard of Braintree, MA, Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Henry Ruiz of Braintree, MA, Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Spanish

Danielle Susi of Braintree, MA, Bachelor of Arts in Independent Major: Creative Writing and Political Science

–Info from readMedia Newswire