MATT SEXTON

Matt Sexton, a senior chemistry major at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., and a native of Merrimack, will spend his first year after college teaching English in Poland with a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship grant.

Sexton, who plans to become a doctor in pediatric medicine, said he wanted to take a year off before applying to medical school. Sexton found he enjoyed working with students while tutoring in Wheaton’s chemistry department.

“I wanted to explore this interest, and the Fulbright will allow me to develop my abilities as a teacher while having the opportunity to explore Poland,” Sexton said.

Read more about Sexton and his Fulbright plans at wheatoncollege.edu/news.

GABRIELLE COLE

At the recent Scholars Celebration at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass., Nashua native Gabrielle Cole was named the Biochemistry Student of the Year in recognition of her outstanding academic achievement in the biochemistry. Cole is a member of the Class of 2014.

SARA AUCLAIR

Sara Auclair, of Hudson, a student at the University of Akron in Ohio, was recently recognized at the annual campus Life awards ceremony with UA’s Top 10 Senior Award, UA’s Department of Student Life Outstanding Officer Award and UA’s A-Key Blue Award.

KELSEY BLAKE NOWAK

Kelsey Blake Nowak, of Litchfield, a graduating senior at Bryan University in Smithfield, R.I., received the Student Senate Service Award at Bryant’s 151st commencement on May 17. This award is presented to six deserving graduating seniors in recognition of their outstanding service to the student body. The recipients are selected by the Student Senate Service Awards Committee. She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Management, cum laude.

LEA ROSSI AND CAITLIN ACKERMAN

Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., recently honored these local students with awards for academic excellence.

Lea Rossi, of Merrimack, was presented the departmental award for music and was named an Augustine Scholar, the school’s highest academic honor.

Caitlin Ackerman, of Nashua, was named an Augustine Scholar.

JAKE NUTTING

Jake Nutting, of Nashua, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering at Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute, recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in Santa Fe, N.M. The project was titled “IAIA Climate Action Plan.” At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.

JARED BRETON

Jared Breton, of Litchfield, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering at Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute, recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in Denmark. The project was titled “Envisioning a Traffic Solution for Copenhagen.” At WPI, all undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.

SARAH WILDS

Sarah Wilds, of Nashua, was inducted into the University of Vermont history department’s Alpha Alpha Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, a national honor society with a mission to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians.

JOY CHIANG

Joy Chiang, Class of 2014 at Connecticut College in New London, was recently awarded the school’s East Asian Languages & Cultures Prize. Chiang is the daughter of Anchi Wei, of Hudson.

GREGORY VANCE

Gregory Vance, Class of 2015 at Connecticut College in New London, was awarded the school’s Junior Julia Wells Bower Prize. Vance is a 2011 graduate of Nashua High School South, and is the son of Scott and Suzanne Vance, of Nashua.

MICHAEL MURGO

Michael Murgo, Class of 2015 at Connecticut College in New London, was awarded the school’s Gender and Women’s Studies Award for Feminist Collective Action. Murgo is a 2011 graduate of Merrimack High School, and is the son of Linda Murgo, of Merrimack.