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11/04/2015 11:01 PM

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Dean’s List for Summer 2015

The following residents were named to the dean’s, presidents’, and/or merit lists at their respective colleges and universities for the summer 2015 semester, unless otherwise noted. The student’s class year is that which pertained at the time of the achievement.

• Goodwin College: Sabrina Dombrowski of Branford, Michael Olejarczyk of Branford, Rebecca Manship of North Branford, Brittany Bonito of Northford, and Briana Perrotti of Northford.

Academic and Extracurricular Achievements

• Timothy Brosnan of Branford was named to the Castleton University football team for the 2015 season.

• Gina de Nicolo of Branford, a junior majoring in economics, was named Resident Assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University.

• Eastern Connecticut State University Matriculates: Emily Bergeron of North Branford (mathematics major), Nicole Carrano of Branford (exploratory social sciences major), Ciarra Catania of Branford (pre-social work major), William Coleman of Northford (business administration major), Stephanie Delucia of Branford (sociology major), Daniel Driscoll of Branford (accounting major), Stephanie Hogan of Northford (mathematics major), Bryce Mase of Northford (mathematics major), Taylor Miller of Branford (psychology major), Angelica Reilly of Northford (sociology major), Nicole Romanella of North Branford (liberal studies major), Erin Sheehan of North Branford (health sciences major), Michael Staffa of Northford (computer science major), and Andres Villar of Branford (economics major).

• Olivia Esposito of Branford, a senior at Eastern Connecticut State University, studied in Italy for the spring 2015 semester.

• Benjamin Greenvall of Branford matriculated at Carleton College. He is the son of Roland and Susan Greenvall.

• Tara Matteo of Northford was named a 2015 URI 101 Mentor at the University of Rhode Island.

• Karen Mounts of Branford made President’s List for Summer 2015 at Goodwin College.

• Quinnipiac University Matriculates: Andrew Campbell of Branford (College of Arts and Sciences), Aidan Deane of Branford (College of Arts and Sciences), Emily Dryzgula of North Branford (School of Communications), William Duffy of Branford (School of Business and Engineering), Tyler Evon of Branford (College of Arts and Sciences), Morgan Fair of North Branford (undeclared), Gina Gagliardi of Branford (School of Health Sciences), Thomas Gallagher of North Branford (School of Business and Engineering), Giuliana Grosso of Branford (College of Arts and Sciences), Justin Krawec of North Branford (School of Business and Engineering), Lauren Laudano of North Branford (School of Health Sciences), Cynthia Lerman of Branford (School of Health Sciences), Jack Murray of Branford (School of Communications), Sara Olsen of North Branford (College of Arts and Sciences), Hayley Orifice of Branford (School of Health Sciences), Tiffany Purvis-Torello of Branford (School of Health Sciences), Caitlin Roos of Branford (School of Nursing), Konstantinos Sousoulas of Branford (School of Business and Engineering), and Christopher Stankiewicz of North Branford (School of Health Sciences).

• Sacred Heart Academy Chapter of the Science National Honor Society Inductees: Kristen Austin of Northford, and Alicia Pekar of Branford.

• Sacred Heart Academy Internship Program Participants: Kristen Austin, a senior from Northford, and Helena Bui, a senior from Branford.

• Representative Sean Scanlon (D-Guilford, Branford) received AIDS Connecticut’s 2015 Clarence Daniels Award for Outstanding Advocacy for his efforts to pass Public Act 15-198: An Act Concerning Substance Abuse and Opioid Overdose Protection. The new law, PA 15-198, took effect on Oct. 1.

• Ilya Shavrov, son of Michael and Svetlana Shavrov, was named as the Branford Rotary Club’s September Student of the Month.

• Susan T. Wakefield of North Branford was elected as a new board member for Operation Fuel.