2011 College Graduates

During 2011 commencement ceremonies, Woonsocket residents received degrees with honors at some of the most impressive universities in the country.

At Salve Regina's 61st commencement, Second Lady to the United States Jill Biden presented the address and was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters. Two city men were amongst the 678 to receive degrees.

Providence College presented honorary bachelor's degrees for the first time in college history at their 93rd commencement. The degrees were given to members of the U.S. Army Specialized Training Program who attended the College in 1943-44 but were deployed to combat in World War II and never returned to complete their education. Five Woonsocket residents were also awarded degrees.

During the 107th Commencement exercises, at Clark University, the college awarded 524 bachelor's degrees, 486 master's degrees, and 35 doctorates. Alan Khazei, the founder and chief executive officer of Be the Change Inc. and City Year co-founder, delivered the Commencement address. Woonsocket's Steven R. Brouillard graduated summa cum laude in the ceremonies and received the Sallie Robinson Holthausen Prize for Excellence in International Relations as well as the Irving and Edith Wilner Prize for Best Research Paper in American Politics.

To learn more about the graduates, follow the links on the names listed below.

Stonehill College

• Jonathan Piette

Salve Regina University

• Donald Demers
• Nelson Guertin

Fairleigh Dickinson University

• Alex Kajencki

University of New Hampshire

• Nicole Morin

The College of Saint Rose

• Heather Martin

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

• Anthony Gallotello
• Michaela Bileau

Bryant University

• Adriana Harrison
• Anne L'Esperance
• Brendon Rice
• Christine Isidoro
• Elliot Darling
• Mikala Mann
• Papa Lo
• Randy Jaacks
• Stephanie Rochefort

Clark University

• Steven Brouillard

Providence College

• Dustin Wesolowski
• Jennie Eckilson
• Nicholas DiPardo
• Sonia Penso
• Stephanie Cournoyer

55 students from Woonsocket also graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island.The following students received associate degrees and certificates from the institution.

Athra M. Al-Fatlawi

Christiana Lanissa Andre**

Heather Lynn Aubin*

Gloria Diane Ayotte***

Christine M. Bileau**

Marshia Payne Borghetti

Stephanie A. Bourbonniere***

Andrew Jonathan Champagne*

Amber Lynn Charette***

Anthony T. Chute

Emily Laura Correia

Jose Tomas DeSousa

Alyson M. Dubeau**

Dianne E. Durand*

Charleene E. Feeney

Radames Figueroa

Jennifer Renee Gaouette

Christina A. Gaudette***

Danielle M. Gilbert

Dennis Herve Gilbert*

Fatima Hasukic

Tara A. Hawkins

Peter Joseph Hebert

Marian Efosa Idahosa*

Karen M. Killoren***

Edina Kotlo***

Chelsea Sara Lacasse***

Melissa M. Laforest**

Julia Rae Lamoureux**

Steve Lamoureux

Maribel Lopez

Rabietou Ly

Michael MacKay

Crystal Lynn Marquis

Catherine Ann Martin**

Derek Philip Mayer

Krista Katharine Mizell*

Judith Lyn Neary

Clement Osaiwe Okoeka

Cruz Emanuel Paquin*

Kaleigh Arlene Perkins*

Andrea M. Perry

Dominic M. Pratt**

Justin T. Rainville

Nicole A. Rainville*

Andrea Lopes Rivera

Ondrea Marisa Robinson*

Jocelyn Therese Romano*

Gina Angelica Romblad**

Melissa Jeanne Roy

Roger Sayadeth

Marc Gilbert St.Pierre*

Danielle Erin Swartzell*

Jill Marie Tetreault***

Jiahua Zhang***

Congratulations to all of the city's 2011 graduates.