WORCESTER — Assumption University has announced those who have been named to the university’s dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. Students named to the dean’s list must achieve a gradepoint average of 3.5 for a minimum of a fiveclass, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list. The following local students were named to the list: Kevin Jardine, Katelyn Shea, Ryan Singley, Cody Smith
and Madeline Snow of Holden; Timothy Murphy and Zachary Newsham of Paxton; Hunter Johnson and Eric Lachapelle of Princeton; Carly Blair, Rebecca Craine, Jack Devlin, Julia Forest, Maura Lemoine and Rory McEntegart of Rutland; and Rocco Bovenzi, Thomas Foley, Claire Kottenstette, Josie Maldonis and Andrew Vettese of Sterling.
Stonehill College dean’s list
EASTON — Stonehill College is proud to recognize the students named to the dean’s list this semester. To qualify for this honor, students must have a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or better and must have successfully completed all courses for which they were registered. Local students named to the dean’s list are Kailey Pelczarski of Paxton and Margaret Burton of Rutland.
Springfield College dean’s list SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College has recognized the following dean’s list students for the 2022 fall semester.
Irene Gulnick, art therapy, Delaney LaViolette, psychology, and Emily Tonning, Comm. Science and Disorders, all of Holden; Rachel Vinton of Rutland, physical education; and Heather LeClair of Sterling, health science/pre OT.
For selection to the dean’s list, the student must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework for the term, exclusive of “P” grades. The student must not have any incompletes or missing grades in the designated term. The student must have a minimum semester grade average of 3.50 for the term.
Lasell Univ. dean’s list
NEWTON — Lasell University named students to the dean’s list for their academic performance in the fall 2022 semester, including Madeline Leung
and Sarah McMahon of Holden and Jamie Quinn of Rutland.
To be named to the dean’s list, Lasell students must complete at least 12 credits as a full-time student and achieve a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
Nichols College academic honors
DUDLEY — More than 400 students at Nichols College in Dudley have achieved president’s list or dean’s list honors during the fall 2022 semester. To be included on the president’s list, a student must have a grade point average of 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and must have received no grades below B- during the semester. Students with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and no grades below B- receive dean’s list honors.
Christopher Charity
and Marissa Gosselin of Holden and Lauren Wiinikka of Rutland were named to the honors lists.
QCC dean’s, merit lists WORCESTER — Quinsigamond Community College has released its fall 2022 semester dean’s and merit lists.
Local students named to the dean’s list: Chester Awuni, Daniel Barbato, Jessica Bazzano, Hunter Chilton, Emily DeAmelio, Lindsay Deyo, Marlon Espino, Erin Henderson, Quint Kunar-Hallas, Macayla McDonald, Saxon McDonaugh, Molli McLaughlin, Kaitlyn McMahon, Maria Mikhaeil and Jackson Pippert of Holden; Colleen Shaw of Paxton; Camden Carbonneau, Kayra German, Yasmin Issa, Paige Lamoureux, Kasie Robert and Camden Towns of Rutland; and Anna Bavosi, Aidan Hawkins, Ethan Hawkins and Hannah McCall of Sterling.
Local students named to the merit list: Allison Dolat, Adam Ducat, Brady Higgins, Marjory Kozak, Noah Lambert, Branden Monfreda, Erin Preston, Jacob Sachs, SantaMaria Sessarego, Melinda Shanahan, Justine Sills, Sarah Simone, Celia Thomas, Kelly Valdovinos-Bergland, Joseph Vaudreuil and Hayley Woodward of Holden; Stefanie Appleby, Savanna Beliveau and Brianna McNulty of Jefferson; Kevin Kilcourse, Isabella Landivar Higuera and Kristina Scott of Paxton; Katherine Keller
and Luke Maunder of Paxton; Samantha Berndt, Hayley Blum, Jon-Michael Brown Jr., Katherine-Rose Dunn, Devon Erskine, Matthew Levi, Kimberly Malvey, Kaylee Miller, Kyle Patenaude, Amir Peru
and Brianna Todd of Rutland; and Kylie Decelles and Julie Fox of Sterling.
Bridgewater State dean’s list BRIDGEWATER – The following local residents were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Bridgewater State University: Devyn R. Brenner, Jack Q. Flynn, Lauren A. Gardner, Caroline R. Pupecki and Renee H. White of Holden; Caralyn N. Smith of Jefferson; Dakota L. Boucher of Paxton; Liam M. Comeau and Kiya Sahm of Princeton; Sofia I. Baker, Reagan E. Bartlett, Olivia G. Fournier, Katie S. Moore, Trevor D. Nutt, Mikayla P. Sargent and Brenna A. Washburn of Rutland; and Skye M. Lucier of Sterling.
McKendree Univ. dean’s list
LEBANON, IL — Congratulations to
Jenna Sugarman of Holden, who was named to the fall 2022 semester dean’s list at McKendree University for earning a gradepoint average of 3.60 or higher.
Marquette Univ. dean’s list
MILWAUKEE, Wis. —
Bella Philbin of Sterling has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Philbin is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in nursing.
To make the Dean’s List, College of Nursing students must have earned at least 12 credits for the fall 2022 semester and have no disqualifying grades, and have a GPA of at least 3.7.
Nichols College dean’s list
DUDLEY — More than 400 students at Nichols College in Dudley achieved president’s list or dean’s list honors during the fall 2022 semester. Students with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and no grades below B- receive dean’s list honors.
Christopher Charity
and Marissa Gosselin of Holden and Lauren Wiinikka of Rutland were named to the dean’s list.
SNHU president’s list MANCHESTER, NH — The following local students were named to the fall 2022 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the president’s list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/ spring, and summer.
Antonio Tinoco-Garcia
and Maeghen Hackett of Holden; Nicole Abady of Princeton; Francis Hynes, Chandler Day, Claire Houlihan, Gunnar Greene and Alexis Paquette of Rutland; and Tyler Page and Devyn Gallagher of Sterling.
Belmont Univ. dean’s list NASHVILLE, TN — Mikayla Philbin of Sterling was named to the dean’s list at Belmont University for the fall 2022 semester. Approximately 52 percent of Belmont’s 7,100 undergraduate students qualified for the fall 2022 dean’s list.
Plymouth State Univ. president’s, dean’s lists
PLYMOUTH, NH —
Madison Senecal of Rutland, an exercise and sport physiology major, has been named to Plymouth State University’s dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must achieve a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.69 during the semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours.
Athena Comeau of Rutland, a marketing major, has been named to the president’s list at Plymouth State University. To be named to the president’s list, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or better for the semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours.
Spring 2022 dean’s award with distinction HAMILTON, NY — Students at Colgate University who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses for a conventional letter grade during the spring 2022 semester earn the Dean’s Award with Distinction. Local students who received that honor: Emma Hickey of Rutland and Benjamin Godbout and Abigail Grady, both of Sterling.
Hajos inducted into honor society
BATON ROUGE, LA — Alexander Hajos of Holden was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, in December 2022. Hajos was initiated at MCPHS University.
Hajos 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.
Kemble initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa
LEXINGTON, VA — Isabella Kemble of Holden was recently initiated into the Worcester State University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. The society welcomed 1,085 new initiates from 45 universities during November 2022.
Students initiated into the society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.
DiPietro graduates from College of Charleston
CHARLESTON, SC — Julia DiPietro of Holden recently graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the College of Charleston. DiPietro was among more than 290 students who received degrees.
Jordan earns degree from CSC
CHADRON, NE — Margaret Jordan of Holden earned a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Chadron State College in December.
CSC’s combined undergraduate and graduate winter commencement exercises were canceled Dec. 16, due to heavy snowfall and high winds. The list of candidates includes summer graduates and consists of 71 names for master’s degrees and for 108 bachelor’s degrees. Students who wish to were invited to walk in the May ceremony.
Openshaw graduates from UNH
DURHAM, NH — Kenneth Openshaw of Holden, MA graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December with a BSME in mechanical engineering.
