5 Framingham Students Earn Degrees from the University of Vermont

Some 2,904 students were awarded a variety of bachelor’s degrees during the University of Vermont’s 213th Commencement ceremonies on May 18. There were some 575 advanced degrees and certificates awarded by the UVM Graduate College and approximately 106 women and men took the oath of Hippocrates following the awarding of their M.D. degrees at ceremonies of the UVM College of Medicine. A list of Framingham students and the degree earned by each follows:

Alyssa Church-Smith: Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies, College of Agriculture & Life Science

Suzanne Friedman: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Business Administration, School of Business Administration

Hillary McAllister: Bachelor of Science, Social Work, College of Education & Social Services

Maria Morales: Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience, College of Arts & Sciences

Collin Shippee: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences

Chartered in 1791, University of Vermont was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has 9,970 undergraduates in seven schools and colleges, 1,317 graduate students and 454 medical students.