Reston College Students Honored For Academic Achievements

RESTON, VA — To shine a light on the academic achievements of college students from the Reston area, Patch shares information provided by the students' families and Merit News.

Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 1,971 new initiates from 78 universities during April 2022. Among the new initiates were:

• Taylor Hannam-Zatz of Reston - Ohio Northern University
• Emily Fritz of Reston - Randolph-Macon College

To be initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa, sophomore, junior and senior students must be in the top 35 percent of their class and demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the society's five pillars, and embrace ODK's ideals.

The following students were named to the spring 2022 president's list at Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia:

• Cristina Tonetti of Reston
• Karisa Chaichana of Reston
• Isabelle Roy of Reston

To be named to the president's list at SU, a student must complete at least 12 credit hours for the semester and earn at least a 3.90 GPA.

Edward Leggett of Reston was recognized with Lehigh University's Athletic Department's Distinguished Achievement Award, which is given to graduating student-athletes with high levels of toughness, competitiveness, and scholarship. Leggett graduated with a master of engineering degree with a major in healthcare systems engineering.

Mary Kugler of Reston was named to the spring 2022 dean's list at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island. To be named to the URI dean's list, full-time students must complete 12 or more credit hours for the semester and earn at least a 3.3 grade point average.

The following students were named to the dean's list for the spring 2022 semester at the University of Delaware at Newark, Delaware:

• Madison Phillips of Reston
• Logan Kruse of Reston
• Ryan van Hilst of Reston
• Sarah Batt of Reston

To be named to the dean's list, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above for the semester.

Emily Marik of Reston was named to the spring 2022 dean's list at Washington College, in Chestertown, Maryland. In order to earn this academic honor, a student must achieve at least a 3.50 GPA for the semester.

Nicole Moravitz, a communication major from Reston, was among the 1,200 students who participated in May 6-7 commencement ceremonies at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina.

Chinonye Tagbo of Reston graduated with a MBA Healthcare Concentration from Ohio University's College of Business in spring 2022.

The following students were named to the president's list for the spring 2022 semester at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia:

• Polina Lowham of Reston, whose major is biology.
• Christopher Ulman of Reston, whose major is business management.
• Sebastien Roy of Reston, whose major is computer science.
• Charlotte Maclachlan of Reston, whose major is economics.
• Isabella Wyland of Reston, whose major is elementary education.
• Renee StJohn of Reston, whose major is general psychology.
• David Crocker of Reston, whose major is geography.
• Karina Silva of Reston, whose major is hospitality management.
• Ellie Jamborsky of Reston, whose major is interdisciplinary liberal studies.
• Emily Lazun of Reston, whose major is interdisciplinary liberal studies.
• Lauren MacDonald of Reston, whose major is media arts and design.
• Kata Major of Reston, whose major is nursing.
• Nina Dixon of Reston, whose major is nursing.
• Lily Santangelo-Cody of Reston, whose major is political science.
• Grace Smith of Reston, whose major is political science.
• Nikole Corey of Reston, whose major is studio art.
• Patrick Poirier of Reston, whose major is writing, rhetoric and technical communiction.

The following students were among those who graduated during the 2021-22 academic year from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia:

• Karen Lensing of Reston, with a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.
• Evan Wood of Reston, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Niloufar Mojtahedi of Reston, with a doctorate in Non-Traditional Physical Therapy.
• Karisa Chaichana of Reston, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Paul McCoy of Reston, with a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communication.
• John Meixner of Reston, with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
• Christine Oh of Reston, with a Master of Business Administration and a doctorate in Pharmacy.
• Cristina Tonetti of Reston, with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

The following students were named to the dean's list for the spring 2022 semester at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia:

• Brooke Biltonen of Reston, whose major is biophysical chemistry.
• Abigail Collins of Reston, whose major is chemistry.
• Ani Davis of Reston, whose major is chemistry.
• Natalie Grenfell of Reston, whose major is communication sciences and disorders.
• Thomas Brickhouse of Reston, whose major is computer science.
• Samuel Schafft of Reston, whose major is computer science.
• Julie Barlund of Reston, whose major is elementary education.
• Matthew Dim of Reston, whose major is engineering.
• Kelly Cox of Reston, whose major is English.
• Ayaan Usmani of Reston, whose major is finance.
• Emma Dowling of Reston, whose major is general psychology.
• Anna Gould of Reston, whose major is graphic design.
• Kasey Corey of Reston, whose major is health sciences.
• Audrey Kelley of Reston, whose major is health sciences.
• Catherine Kruse of Reston, whose major is integrated science and technology.
• Morgan Ryan of Reston, whose major is intelligence analysis.
• Thomas Ferrell of Reston, whose major is intelligence analysis.
• Constantine Kit of Reston, whose major is international affairs.
• Alexandra Davis of Reston, whose major is kinesiology.
• Christopher Phelps of Reston, whose major is kinesiology.
• Joshua Taylor of Reston, whose major is kinesiology.
• Cara Ainge of Reston, whose major is music.
• Ricardo Gonzales of Reston, whose major is physics.
• Andrew McNeish of Reston, whose major is sport and recreation management.

Jordan Lee of Reston was named to the dean's list for the spring 2022 semester at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. To be named to the dean's list, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve grade point average of 3.5 or higher on the 4.0 scale for the semester.

The following student-athletes were named to the athletic director's honors list for the spring 2022 semester at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia:

• Yusuf Hassan of Reston
• John Meixner of Reston
• Connor Robles of Reston
• Kira Ketelhut of Reston

To be named to the honor's list, student-athlete must have a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Alexander R Moran of Reston was named to the spring 2022 dean's list at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moran, whose major is listed as games BS, was among more than 8,900 students named to the list. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded credit hours during any one term.

Don't see your award-winning scholar among those appearing in this academic honors list? Send the details to Patch editor Michael O'Connell at michael.occonnell@patch.com and Patch will include them in a future post.