University of Notre Dame: Ryan N. Kazmouz of Nashua, a junior at St. Sebastian’s School in Needham MA, was honored with the University of Notre Dame Award.

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University of Alabama

TUSCALOOSA – A total of 11,813 students enrolled during the spring 2021 term at The University of Alabama made the dean’s list with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or the president’s list with academic records of 4.0 (all As).

The UA Dean’s and President’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or to undergraduate students who take less than a full course load.

• Jaclyn Boyd of Bedford was named to the president’s list.

• Quinn Hutchins of Bedford was named to the dean’s list.

• Gannon Lowrie of Bedford was named to the dean’s list.

• Alex Jobin of Merrimack was named to the president’s list.

• Taylor Guilfoil of Nashua was named to the dean’s list.

• Corra Rose John of Nashua was named to the dean’s list.

• Corrie LaBelle of Nashua was named to the president’s list.

• Laura Lampognana of Nashua was named to the dean’s list.

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Wheaton College

WHEATON, Ill. – Wheaton College student Stephen McKay of Nashua was recently inducted into the Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society.

The faculty each year selects a limited number of students for membership in the Scholastic Honor Society. Selection is made on the basis of high scholarship, Christian maturity, and general promise. McKay was recognized for excellence in physics and mathematics.

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Northeastern University

BOSTON – Northeastern University recently recognized those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following students were named to the university’s dean’s list for the spring semester, which ended in May 2021.

In addition to achieving distinction through the dean’s list, these students are members of the University Honors Program, which offers high caliber students the chance to further hone their studies and interests, live in special interest residential communities, participate in enriched, interdisciplinary courses, and engage in research and creative endeavors, service, and global experiences. Invitation into the University Honors Program is highly competitive and students must maintain a high GPA to maintain membership.

To achieve the dean’s list distinction, students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a quality point average of 3.5 or greater out of a possible 4.0 and carry no single grade lower than a C- during the course of their college career. Each student receives a letter of commendation and congratulation from their college dean.

AMHEST

• Danielle Fiebke, majoring in

economics/business administration

BROOKLINE

• Cole Lorig, majoring in

biochemistry

HOLLIS

• Bryce Czuba, majoring in

mathematics

• Felix Yang, majoring in mathematics

• Anna Watson, majoring in biology

• Nolan Nixon, majoring in English/criminal justice

• Rachel Cerato, majoring in

environmental studies/intl affair

HUDSON

• Nicholas Goldsack, majoring in biochemistry

• Chloe Tardif, majoring in business admin/psychology

• Brandon Dufault, majoring in design

• Kristina Fontaine, majoring in

pharmacy

LITCHFIELD

• Michelle Freeman, majoring in

bioengineering

• Taylor Bieren, majoring in cell and molecular biology

MERRIMACK

• Natalie Desilets, majoring in

biochemistry

• Sydney Morris, majoring in chemical engineering

MILFORD

• Kyle Rysdam, majoring in computer science/linguistics

NASHUA

• Youssef Atef AbdelAlim, majoring in bioengineering

• Priya Raval, majoring in

bioengineering

• Amina Atef AbdelAlim, majoring in biology

• Tanisha Asarpota, majoring in

business administration

• Tejas Sathyamurthi, majoring in

computer science

• Jayalakshmi Seyyadri, a majoring in bioengineering

• Rikin Kamdar, majoring in business administration

• Mona Yu, majoring in computer

sci/criminal justice

• Siddharth Gupta, majoring in

computer science

• Margo Liakos, majoring in political science/intl affairs

• Vanshika Dawar, majoring in

undeclared

• Janani Sharma, majoring in

bioengineering

• Eileen Zhuang, majoring in

pharmacy

• Rachel Crowell, majoring in health science

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Union College

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – More than 470 students in the class of 2021 filled Union’s Hull Plaza this year to celebrate Union’s 227th Commencement.

Those earning degrees were:

• Kathryn Osterholtz of Amherst; Osterholtz earned a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Anthropology, cum laude

• Serena Tanzer of Bedford; Tanzer earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Chemistry.

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University of Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of Rhode Island recently announced the spring 2021 dean’s list. More than 7,000 students were named to the spring 2021 dean’s list, representing nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and countries.

The following local students were named to the list:

Tucker Aiello of Mont Vernon

Drew Alves of Hudson

Hannah Anderson of Nashua

Nathan Beliveau-Robinson of Hudson

Amanda Blais of Hudson

Rose Boudreau of Hudson

Laura Bruseo of Brookline

Timothy Burgess of Peterborough

Alex Caron of Merrimack

Casey Carter of Bedford

Cat Chaput of Amherst

Pritthida Chea of Nashua

Marthens Colon of Nashua

Emily Conners of Nashua

Marshall Coutu of Brookline

Jonah Crema of Litchfield

Brenae Dubis of Merrimack

Abbey Dubois of Hudson

Becca Durham of Milford

Page Elliott of Bedford

Ally England of Bedford

Kimberly Fountain of Bedford

Emily Gamache of Litchfield

Brandon Gillis of Nashua

Ries Grondstra of Mont Vernon

Samantha Harrison of Hudson

Annie Heil of Nashua

Becca Jennings of Greenfield

Nick Jones of Nashua

Rishi Kachrani of Nashua

Jordan Laferriere of Nashua

DJ LaMothe of Hudson

Allyson Lavoie of Merrimack

Bee Lee of Nashua

Paige Letzelter of Bedford

Aisling Macaraeg of Hudson

Felicia Manzi of Hudson

Samantha Meyer of Nashua

Tim Moran of Merrimack

Majo Muentes Bernal of Milford

Peyton Murray of Bedford

Kim Nguyen of Nashua

Seth Ohlemacher of Merrimack

Jessica Paquette of Nashua

Camden Patt of Milford

Joey Peavey of Merrimack

Mary Polaneczky of Nashua

Jordan Provencher of Merrimack

Daria Putsch of Nashua

Maddy Schneider of Bedford

Megan Senecal of Merrimack

Macie Shaw of Merrimack

Paige Souza of Merrimack

Jack Steines of Merrimack

Sahaja Surapaneni of Nashua

Brenda Szaro of HUDSON

Ethan Tronkowski of Milford

Ethan Trzepacz of Mont Vernon

Julia Vigeant of Merrimack

James Wallace of Merrimack

Olivia Williams of Nashua

Meggie Zheng of Hudson

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Bucknell University

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell University presented degrees to more than 800 graduates at commencement on May 23.

The University’s 171st Commencement took place across three ceremonies spread throughout the day in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, allowing for proper social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each ceremony honored graduates from Bucknell’s three colleges, with Arts & Sciences graduates at the first two ceremonies and Engineering, Freeman College of Management and master’s students recognized at the third. Dispersed seating on the football field was arranged for the graduates, as well as physically distanced pod seating for family and friends in the stands.

• Madeleine Hunt, bachelor of arts in chemistry, from Amherst, had a degree conferred during the ceremony.

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Plymouth State University

PLYMOUTH – More than 670 students received degrees from Plymouth State University in late May. The following local students earned degrees:

• Ashlynn Patenaude of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Management and Policy.

• Amanda Franklin of Merrimack, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.

• Andrew Hotham of Hudson, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts.

• Abigail Cail of Peterborough, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Youth Development & Educ.

• Autumn Firmin of Greenville, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Youth Development & Educ.

• Brandon Mason of Litchfield, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing.

• Cameron Bourbeau of Mont Vernon, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Conner Kelley of Bedford, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management.

• Cassandra Cutting of Peterborough, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts.

• Cole Ryan of Litchfield, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management.

• Elise Maclaughlin of Milford, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

• Eryn Boissonneau of Amherst, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology/Sociology.

• Erika Lillis of Merrimack, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.

• Grace Brown of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History.

• Jeremy Desmarais of Litchfield, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Adventure Education.

• Jessica Dicicco of Hudson, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Sciences.

• Jake Ignaszewski of Amherst, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management.

• Joseph Routhier of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Jeremiah Latham of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing.

• Jane Campbell of Amherst, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.

• Jacob Canelas of Hudson, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

• John Arico of Bedford, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.

• James Petz of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

• Kassie Stanley of Merrimack, graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts.

• Kassidy Silva of Litchfield, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.

• Lindsay McCool of Amherst, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.

• Madison Wynne of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

• Meaghan Allard of Mont Vernon, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology.

• Michelle Ciardelli of Peterborough, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Youth Development & Educ.

• Matthew Bodi of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

• Michaela Patenaude of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Maxwell Osgood of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Noah Wood of Merrimack, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.

• Ryan Snow of Amherst, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Sophie Heller of Hudson, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

• Seth St Hilaire of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.

• Samantha Cushing of Amherst, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.

• Samuel Danberg of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

• Spenser Cook of Hudson, graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts.

• Samantha O’Loughlin of Nashua, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing.

• Theodore Douris of Litchfield, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Sciences.

• Taylor Colletti of Hudson, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Sciences.

• Thomas Lavery of Hollis, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Social Science.

• Teagan Vitali of Milford, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management.

• Zachary Bolduc of Amherst, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

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Roger Williams University

BRISTOL, R.I. – Select students have been named to the spring 2021 dean’s list at Roger Williams University. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the dean’s list that semester.

Shannon Agonis of New Ipswich

Joshua Barnard of Merrimack

Nathan Cormier of Nashua

Mia Cruz of Nashua

Thomas Cullerton of Nashua

Emily Dvareckas of Brookline

Rachel Dvareckas of Brookline

Abigail Gilligan of Bedford

Julia Koperniak of Nashua

Aydan Kuhnert of Amherst

Sarah Lapinsky of Bedford

John Lovely of Bedford

Owen Mooso of Nashua

Payson Mooso of Nashua

Alexandrina Naughton of Nashua

Willliam Nichols of Milford

Derek O’Mahony of Nashua

Stephanie Rioux of Bedford

Surina Sakati of Hudson

Elizabeth Stevenson of Bedford

Emily Valcourt of Nashua

Spencer Wright of Amherst

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Springfield College

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield College recognizes dean’s list students for the 2021 spring semester.

• Paige Shaughnessy from Nashua. Shaughnessy has a primary major of Accounting.

• Jamie Jutras from Litchfield. Jutras has a primary major of Applied Exercise Science.

• Devon Rosier from Hudson. Rosier has a primary major of Business Management.

• Madelaine Duda from Nashua. Duda has a primary major of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

• Ryan Vermette from Nashua. Vermette has a primary major of Communication/Sport Journalism.

• Ellie Lohnes from Amherst. Lohnes has a primary major of Health Science/Pre-physician Assistant.

• Anthony Rainey from Bedford. Rainey has a primary major of Health Science and Pre-Physical Therapy.

• Susan Wason from Amherst. Wason has a primary major of Health Science and Pre-Physical Therapy.

• Dominic Ramalho from Hollis. Ramalho has a primary major of Health Science.

• Casey Lane from Wilton. Lane has a primary major of Physical Education.

• Jacob LeVert from Wilton. LeVert has a primary major of Sport Management.

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Western New England University

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Western New England University recently announced that Julianna Martin (BSBA in entrepreneurship program) of Merrimack, has been named to the president’s list for the spring semester 2021. Students are named to the president’s list for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.

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Western New England University recently announced that Jared Crawford (BSE in Electrical Engineering program) of Milford has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring Semester 2021. Students are named to the Dean’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher.

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Western New England University recently announced that Julianna Martin (BSBA in Entrepreneurship program) of Merrimack has been named to the President’s List for the Spring Semester 2021. Students are named to the President’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher.

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Knox College

GALESBURG, Ill. – Nicholas Ducharme of Bedford graduated with a bachelor of science in physics from Knox College on June 5.

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SUNY New Paltz

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – SUNY New Paltz recently announced that Isabella DeLorenzo of Nashua has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester.

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