Peabody Students Honored At Clarkson, Hamilton, SNHU, Stonehill, WPI

PEABODY, MA — These Peabody students were among those recently earning academic or athletic distinction at colleges, universities and schools across the nation.

Janine Goggin, a senior majoring in biology / psychology, was named a Presidential Scholar for the spring 2022 semester at Clarkson University.

Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.

Goggin was also recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Goggin is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.

Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Lydia McGinn was named the recipient of The Charles J. Hasbrouck Prize in Art History at Hamilton College's annual Class & Charter Day, held on May 10. Established in 1950, the event combines the traditional Class Day celebrating the end of classes with a commemoration of the granting of College's charter on May 26, 1812.

The Charles J. Hasbrouck Prize in Art History is awarded to a senior who has excelled in the study of art history.

McGinn, a senior majoring in art history and French and francophone studies, is a graduate of Pingree School.

Curry College welcomed Brittney DiNush into the Alexander Graham Bell Honor Society.

The objective of the Alexander Graham Bell (AGB) Honor Society is to promote and recognize academic excellence at Curry College. The Society is named for the famous inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, who was an early chancellor at Curry College. It was founded in 1971 to recognize and promote academic excellence through a variety of activities at Curry.

The Alexander Graham Bell Honor Society is one of Curry's most distinguished organizations. Membership in the Society is limited to those students who have achieved Dean's List every semester while enrolled at Curry College. In the spring semester of 2022, 147 traditional undergraduate students were welcomed into the Alexander Graham Bell Honor Society.

Nearly 400 graduates received a bachelor's degree during Assumption University's 105th Commencement exercises on May 8 at the DCU Center, including Courtney Ball and Isabella Ricciardi.

The following students were awarded bachelor's degrees at WPI's Commencement Ceremony on May 14:

Marine Herman majored in Biology and Biotechnology.

Nicholas Tourtillott majored in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

The following Peabody students earned a spot on the winter 2022 Southern New Hampshire University President's List: Ryan Mangino, Nicole Diotte, Seth Chouinard, Janelle Elliott, Amanda Dubois, Robert Rekemeyer, Christopher Bavaro, Brian Morelli, Adam Fleischer, Anthony Capo, Alezandra Ortiz, Samantha Alimonti, Wesley Smith and Luis Valenzuela.

The following Peabody students earned a spot on the SNHU Dean's List: Angela Fersobe Baez and Joshua DiNapoli.

The following students graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham on Friday, May 20, May 21 and May 22: Christian Staid-Cummings, Vanessa Ross, Hannah Zimmerman, Nolan Murphy and Olivia DiPirro.

Sofia Rodriguez, a recent graduate of Lasell University, was inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology.

Lasell's Connected Learning Symposium celebrated its 20th year of student scholarship and research with original presentations from more than 200 participants.

Rodriguez showcased work from their advanced ceramics class as part of a group display, "Communicating in Clay."

Brianna Ricker presented a graphic design portfolio at the Symposium Senior Design Showcase, which celebrates students' accumulated skills and artistry. The presentation incorporated the NACE competencies of professionalism, equity and inclusion, and career and self-development. Ricker also showcased work from their introductory ceramics class as part of a group display, "Bringing Ideas to Life."

Madison Nerich participated in the Symposium Spring Film Series with an original video based on the book "Tell Me Who You Are." The goal of the project was for the Lasell community to share their experiences and understand how people from different backgrounds and races differ within the same environment. The presentation incorporated the NACE competency of equity and inclusion.

Nico Manganiello presented "Diversity in Children's Television," with the goal of bringing awareness to the lack of representation and frequent misrepresentation in children's movies and television shows, as part of a course on media ethics The presentation incorporated the NACE competencies of professionalism, equity and inclusion, and career and self-development.

Manganiello was acknowledged for their work at campus media stations WLAS and LCTV at the annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) awards ceremony.

Manganiello was a finalist for Best Sports Play-by-Play ("Softball") and for Best Comedy Program ("Chicken Nuggets").

Maxwell Corson participated in a mock trial exercise at Symposium, in which they performed a direct examination and cross-examination of witnesses for the defense team.

The following students recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines at Salem State University: Chantel Mendonca, Leigha-Mae Hubisz, Rebecca Smith, Rebecca Gosiewski and Stephanie Jacob.

Five hundred sixty-one students, including 532 undergraduate and 29 graduate degree recipients, processed at Stonehill College's 71st Commencement on May 22, including Peabody students Lauren Baker, Shane Braz, Friederike DeGuglielmo, Mikayla Dragicevic, Jack Fritz, Jack Keenan, Kirsten Tennihan and Nicole Thomas.

Jeffrey Soriano was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Soriano was initiated at the University of Massachusetts.

Soriano is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Meeghan Bresnahan and Kathleen Saunders recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines at Framingham State.

(Patch is looking to recognize Peabody students who have gone on to succeed athletically and academically at colleges or universities. Let us know their stories at scott.souza@patch.com.)