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Local Students Graduate from New England College

HENNIKER - The following lo-cal students received degrees at New England College in Henniker on Saturday, May 15, 2010:

Elisabeth Giannakopoulos, of Amherst received a Master of Ed-ucation in ED: literacy & language arts

Jayma Robinson, of Mont Vernon received a Master of Education in ED: curriculum & instructionAmherst Residents Named To Dean’s List At Boston University

Two Amherst residents have re-cently been named to the Dean’s List at Boston University for the Spring semester. Students recog-nized for this honor include: Lisa Kellndorfer and Christopher M. Unger. Boston University Graduates Amherst Residents

Boston University awarded aca-demic degrees to 5,819 students in May 2010. Receiving degrees were Amherst residents Brittany L. Bolton, Bachelor of Science in Health Studies, Cum Laude; Caro-line M. Eriss, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Busi-ness Administration and Manage-ment; and Mckinley P. Curro, Bach-elor of Science in Communication. Philip Caputo, from Amherst, Named to Dean’s List at Florida Institute of Technology

MELBOURNE, FL - Philip Ca-puto, a resident of Amherst, NH, was among the students from Flor-ida Institute of Technology in Mel-bourne who were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester, which ended in May. Caputo is a Aviation Management, Flight ma-jor. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more graded credits in a semester with a semester grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.4.Area Residents Named to Dean’s List at Providence College

PROVIDENCE, RI - The follow-ing area residents have been named to the Dean’s List at Providence College for the Spring 2010 semes-ter: Julianne McNamara of Am-herst, a member of the class of 2010 and Nicholas Sumski of Amherst, a member of the class of 2012. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must achieve at least a 3.55 grade point average with a minimum of 12 credits.Area Students Named to Col-by College Dean’s List

WATERVILLE, ME - John C. O’Brien of Amherst, class of 2012 was named to the dean’s list at Col-by College in Waterville, Maine, for his outstanding academic achieve-ment during the spring semester of the 2009-10 year. He is the son of Edward and Andrea O’Brien of Amherst. A graduate of Souhe-gan High School, John is majoring ineconomics and East Asian stud-ies.

Gagne of Amherst Receives Granite State Award

Keene State College honored alumnus Mr. David Gagne for his accomplishments and dedication to service, which exemplify the best of the Keene State tradition and the Granite State spirit.

Mr. Gagne is the founder and managing general partner of Iron-Works Executive Partners, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in team building for emerging and growing high-technology companies.

Mr. Gagne has been an unwaver-ing advocate for Keene State College and its students. A Vietnam veteran, Mr. Gagne worked at Keene State after graduation as coordinator of veterans’ affairs, setting up the first office of its type in New England. From 1974 to 1976 he served as a legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and as president of the Keene State College Alumni Board of Directors from 2005 to 2009. He was the College’s

alumni trustee on the USNH Board of Trustees for four years. In May 2002, the Alumni Association gave him the Sprague W. Drenan Award for “dedicated support of Keene State College.”

Mr. Gagne graduated from Keene State with a B.S. in communication. He earned an M.S. in adult educa-tion at the University of Southern Maine. He has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Keene State Veterans’ Service Monument Committee. He earned the Bronze Star, Army Commenda-tion Medal, and numerous other ci-tations for his service in Vietnam.

Keene State College recognizes Mr. Gagne for his efforts on behalf of the College and the State of New Hampshire and for his commitment to enriching the lives of others. We are pleased to award him the Gran-ite State Award.

These five poets were honored at Toadstool Bookstore for their winning poems. Their second grade teacher at Wilkins School, Janet Scagnelli, was the only teacher from that school to submit her students’ work for the com-munity wide contest. Her students were writing poetry as part of their daily studies, each student then chose one of their own works which she then submitted to the contest. She was, again, proven an exceptional teacher as five of the winners came from her class. There were over 120 entries from around the community. Poets: Jack Ede, Courtney Dermody, Emma Farnham, Amanda Jordan, Grace Valvano

Poetry Winners from Amherst

Students whose grade point av-erages were 3.67 or higher were named to the Dean’s List.Bentley University Names Am-herst Students to President’s List for Spring 2010 Semester

WALTHAM, Mass. - Bentley University’s Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs and Dean of Business, Michael J. Page, and Dean of Arts and Sciences, Marilyn B. Durkin, recently announced the names of Amherst residents who were named to the President’s List for extraordi-nary academic achievement in the Spring 2010 semester.

The following Amherstresidents were named to the President’s List:Patrick Redmond, a senior majoring in management.* Tiffany Yu, a senior majoring in marketing.* Daniel Green, a freshman major-ing in undecided business.

To be named to the President’s List, a full-time student must have a grade point average of 3.7 or higher with no course grade below 3.0 dur-ing the term.Local Residents Graduate from Boston College

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The following Amherst residents have graduated from Boston College:

Richard Lapham graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University’s College of Arts & Sci-ences (major(s): communication).

Andrew Leavitt graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University’s College of Arts & Sci-ences (major(s): music).Connecticut College Names Dean’s List For Local Area

NEW LONDON, CONN. - The following Amherst students have achieved Dean’s Honors, a recogni-tion for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.3, or Dean’s High Honors, a recogni-tion for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.7, for the 2010 spring semester at Con-necticut College.

Leah Demarest, class of 2013 at Connecticut College has been named to the Dean’s High Honors list.

Alexander Soffron, class of 2012 at Connecticut College has been named to the Dean’s Honors list.University of Rhode Island Dean’s List, Spring 2010

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that more than 4,000 undergraduates have quali-fied for the Spring 2010 Dean’s List. To be included on the Dean’s List, students must have completed 12 or more credits during a semester for letter grades with at least a 3.30 quality point average.

David J. Campbell of Amherst was named to the URI Spring 2010 Dean’s List.Amherst Resident Awarded Degree at Lesley University’s Centennial Commencement

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Katherine Mariaca, a resident of Amherst was among more than 2,700 graduates awarded degrees at Lesley Univer-sity’s Centennial Commencement on May 19. Mariaca earned a Mas-ter of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences at Lesley University.Local Resident Named to William and Mary Dean’s List

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Jaclyn Klimczak from Amherst was re-cently named to the Dean’s List at the College of William and Mary for the spring 2010 semester. In order to achieve Dean’s List status, a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point

Average during the semester.Local Residents Earn Degrees from Clark University

WORCESTER, Mass. - The fol-lowing Amherst residents received degrees from Clark University on Sunday, May 23:

Laurent E. Marshall graduat-ed with a Bachelor of Arts in ge-ography. Marshall is a graduate of Souhegan High School.

Christina M. Rahaim graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in comput-er science. Rahaim is a graduate of Souhegan High School.Local Residents Graduate from Stonehill College

EASTON, MA - The following Amherst residents recently graduat-ed from Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts:

Lauren Elizabeth McNamara of Amherst graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Sarah Ellen Wilson of Amherst graduated with a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree.University Of New Hampshire

Dean’s List for Spring Term Amhersthighest honorsJulie A AllwardenDanielle L BarskyChristine D BeehlerHeather C BrooksDaniel J CallahanJohn L CallahanThomas V CampbellMichael CorkeryHolly B DavisonMegan O DoranJillian D GalliJessica L HartleyChristopher R HebertTracy A HujsakCorey S JohnsonRobert KadlecJeffrey G LeedyVictoria E LoubierBrenna T MorrisKatrina NicholsHannah C NielsenEmilea S RaymondConor J StokesLauren R ThomasFraser S TibbettsVanessa K Wesnakhigh honorsPierce M BaileyThomas E BroderickAimee P ClementKate Q DesmaraisAndrew A DoyleMicayla J GilliganHyehmi GreeneBlythe E HedgesNathan A LangilleEmil J LockeBrittany M LyonCaitlin R MitchellDavid B OrrBrittany PascoeChelsea E PierceMichael J SkladonyLauren E WhitehonorsCaroline E BerryRobin N BourassaSabrina N ClarkCassandra E CleavesGregory P CurranKathryn A FerreiraKelsey A JuntwaitHilary E JuntwaitAshley F MooreAaron M NataleAbigail R NielsenSamantha G RossAmy R UnderwoodSamantha L Withers

Rachel Barker Named to Hofstra University’s Dean’s List

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Rachel Barker of Amherst has been named to the spring semester Dean’s list at Hofstra University.Local Student Receives Bachelor’s Degree

ORONO, ME - John Griffith, a 2006 graduate of Souhegan High School, received his bachelor’s de-gree in marketing from the Uni-versity of Maine at commence-ment ceremonies held in May 2010.

Griffith is the son of Tom and Jan-ice Griffith, formerly of Amherst, and is currently employed at Merrill Lynch.Local Student Named to Springfield College Dean’s List

SPRINGFIELD, MA - Spring-field College has named Grantham Raymond of Amherst, whose major field of study is sports management.to the dean’s list for academic excel-lence for the fall 2009 term. Local Students Receive Degrees from Norwich Univ.

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The follow-ing local students received degrees from Norwich University at a May 16 commencement ceremony:* Bradley Reed Panasiti of Amherst, received a degree in communica-tions.* Caitlin Rose Savo of Mont Vernon, received a degree in nursing.

Lyndon State College Names Jackie Perron to Dean’s List

LYNDON CENTER, VT. – Jack-ie Perron of Amherst has earned a place on the Dean’s List for the spring semester at Lyndon State College. Perron is majoring in Rec-reation Resource and Ski Resort Management. For inclusion on the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least 12 graded credits with no incomplete or failing grades and a minimum grade-point aver-age of 3.50.Local Residents Named to Simmons College Dean’s List

BOSTON - The following local residents were named to the 2010 spring semester dean’s list at Sim-mons College in Boston.

Rachel Elliott, an Amherst resi-dent, whose major is communica-tions. Laura Mazerall, an Amherst resident, whose major is nursing.

To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must ob-tain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system.Local Residents Receive De-grees from Simmons College

BOSTON - The following Am-herst residents recently received de-grees from Simmons College: Ra-chel Elliott received a Bachelor of

Arts degree from the College of Arts and Sciences. Shana Friedman received a Master of Science degree from the Simmons College Gradu-ate School of Library and Informa-tion Science.Local Residents Named to Spring 2010 Dean’s List at Salve Regina University

NEWPORT, RI - Megan Ruggiero of Amherst, a graduate of the Class of 2010 was named to the Dean’s List during the spring 2010 semes-ter at Salve Regina University. To qualify for the dean’s list, full-time undergraduate students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.6 with no grade below a “B” in that semester.Local Student Brendan Dug-gan of Amherst Earns Academ-ic Recognition at Skidmore College

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - Brendan Duggan, a member of the Class of 2010 at Skidmore College, earned academic recognition at the college this spring.

He is the son of Helen and James Duggan of Amherst.

Duggan earned a B.S. degree mag-na cum laude with honor in dance at Skidmore’s 99th commencement in May. In addition, he was elect-ed to membership in the college’s New York Alpha Theta Chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, the national honor-ary mathematics society. Duggan

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