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Dean’s List for Spring 2016
The following residents were named to the dean’s, presidents’, and/or merit lists at their respective colleges and universities for the spring 2016 semester, unless otherwise noted. The student’s class year is that which pertained at the time of the achievement.
• Bucknell University: Paige Brennan of Madison.
• Clemson University: Morgan R. Werth of Madison (communication studies major).
• Connecticut College: Charles Burdge of Killingworth, Catherine Florentine of Madison, Megan Ratcliffe of Madison, and Emily Shafer of Madison.
• Curry College: Shane Robert Highter of Killingworth.
• Denison University: Andrew Levy of Madison.
• Eastern Connecticut State University: Nicholas Afragola of Killingworth, Joshua Del Vecchio of Madison, and Richard Griffith of Madison.
• Endicott College: Allison Greer Briggs of Killingworth (senior, psychology major), Kelsey Marie Cuddy of Madison (senior, business administration major), and Reilly Jean Fitzgibbons of Killingworth (sophomore, communication major).
• Georgia Institute of Technology: Samira Bandaru of Madison, Casey O’Connor of Madison, and Wesley Schon of Madison.
• Goodwin College: Jeanette Freytag of Madison, Sara Melillo of Madison, and Maria Mendrinos of Madison.
• Hofstra University: Kristin Papadopoulos of Madison, Rohan Paralkar of Madison, Meagan Piombino of Madison, and Isabelle Sasso of Killingworth.
• Lehigh University: Tyler Roth of Madison, and Brian Venter of Madison.
• Merrimack College: Nico Capone of Madison, John Schuster of Killingworth, and Samantha Waskowitz of Killingworth.
• Muhlenberg College: Katherine Nichols of Madison, a biology major.
• Nichols College: Mikayla Castro of Killingworth, a marketing major.
• Roger Williams University: Margaret Lussier of Madison, Kathryn Omdahl of Madison, Addison Powers of Killingworth, and Amy Zuse of Madison.
• Salve Regina University: Jesse Ferrara of Killingworth, Daniel Ives of Madison, Brandon O’Neill of Madison, and Christina Paolella of Madison.
• Simmons College: Lauren Christine Brandau of Madison, and Samantha Jean Rotman of Killingworth.
• Springfield College: Brian Flanagan of Madison (sport management major), and Madeline Mathers of Madison (criminal justice major).
• The University at Albany: Nicholas Lipsett of Madison.
• The University of Scranton: Bridget Kolf of Madison (sophomore, counseling and human services major).
• Western New England University: Brooke Fay of Madison (marketing major), Michael Fulton of Killingworth (information technology major), and Evan Rourke of Madison (computer engineering major).
Academic and Extracurricular Achievements
• Paul Alberti of Madison graduated from Union College with a Bachelor of Arts in history.
• Bucknell University Graduates: Paige Brennan of Madison, and Ethan Vynalek of Madison.
• Nico Capone of Madison earned a BS in business administration from Merrimack College.
• Connecticut College Graduates: Katherine Dunham Crawford Adams of Madison, Kelly Rose D’Ancicco of Madison, and Megan Mary Ratcliffe of Madison.
• Don McDougal Scholarship Winners: Sarah Blewett of Killingworth, Mary Coletti of Killingworth, Rebecca Epright of Killingworth, Katrina Little of Killingworth, and Evan Swanson of Killingworth.
• Endicott College Graduates: Allison Greer Briggs of Killingworth (BS in psychology), Kelsey Marie Cuddy of Madison (BS in business administration), and Katherine Marie Donnelly of Madison (BS in communication).
• Elsa A. Fecke of Madison has been inducted into St. Lawrence University’s chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honorary society for economics. Fecke is majoring in economics.
• Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients: Kelly Derken of Madison, Sydney Hyde of Killingworth, Nina Lunn of Madison, Megan Toman of Killingworth, and Annelise Walsh of Killingworth.
• Haddam-Killingworth High School Top Ten Students: Natalie Blodgett of Killingworth (No. 9), Lillian Carmichael of Killingworth (No. 5), Mary Coletti of Killingworth (No. 8), Elise Irwin of Killingworth (No. 10), Connor McLaughlin of Killingworth (No. 7), and Annalise Walsh of Killingworth (valedictorian).
• Westley Nuhn of Killingworth graduated summa cum laude from Western New England University with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering.
• Whitney Elizabeth Penn of Madison earned a Bachelor of Science from Simmons College.
• Quinnipiac University Graduates: Alexandra Frechette of Madison (BS in diagnostic imaging), Christine Harrington of Killingworth (BA in English), Alina Kostek of Killingworth (BA in communications), Dana Meixell of Killingworth (BS in biomedical sciences), and Ian Roth of Madison (BS in accounting).
• Brian Rogers of Madison graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor Science Management.
• Elizabeth Smith of Madison was named as a Sacred Heart Academy Gold Tassel Scholar.
• Springfield College Graduates: Brian Flanagan of Madison (BS in sport management), Madeline Mathers of Madison (BS in criminal justice), and MaryKate Murray of Killingworth (DPT in physical therapy).
• University of Vermont Graduates: Alexandra Carlton of Madison (BA in English), and Amanda Pomeroy of Madison (BS in exercise and movement sciences).
• Hugh Whelan of Madison, a member of the class of 2017 majoring in computer science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in Denmark. The project was titled Smartphone Repair in Denmark.
Honor Roll Students
• Sacred Heart Academy, 4th Marking Period, 2015-’16: Tessa Amato of Madison (high honors), Cecelia Cropp of Madison (honors), Victoria D’Agostino of Madison (honors), Clare Gagliano of Madison (high honors), Genevieve Garceau of Madison (honors), Noor Kouki of Madison (honors), Caroline Noniewicz of Madison (honors), Elizabeth Smith of Madison (high honors), and Casey Szeligowski of Killingworth (honors).