College Notes: Spring 2025| 02:12PM / Friday, May 30, 2025 | |
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Emerson College senior Esther Chilson of Lanesborough participated in a number of productions with the Boston college during the spring 2025 semester: "I Love XXX" in February; "Limber, A Love Story" from Feb. 26 to March 1 at the Greene Theater; also in March, six short plays at the 2025 NewFest Short Works in the college's Semel Theater and "Red Wolf," a show about a monster that knocks on a grieving family's door, in the Greene Theater.
Curry College in Milton welcomed Danielle Fusini of Windsor into the Alexander Graham Bell Honor Society. The objective of the society is to promote and recognize academic excellence and it is named for the famous inventor, an early chancellor at the college. Membership is limited to those students who have achieved dean's list every semester.
Almost 1,200 undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute completed a senior capstone thesis that is required of all graduating seniors as part of the university's project-based educational experience, Major Qualifying Projects (MQP). These are professional-level research experiences in the students' fields of study.
MQPs are usually team-based and often focus on specific issues or needs of an organization that has partnered with the university to sponsor the students' work.
The following local students, all seniors, completed an MQP: Meghan Doane of Dalton, environmental engineering, "Feasibility of GAC as a Technical Standard for Drinking Water"; Isabella Kirby of Lanesborough, biochemistry, "Torque Teno Virus VP3 Structural and Localization Research": Samuel McCaffery of Lenox, majoring in computer science, "7Factor 2024-2025: AWS Analysis"; Jonathon Tran of Lenox, majoring in mechanical engineering, "NASA Lunabotics '24-'25," and Benjamin Brooks of Pittsfield, majoring in industrial engineering, "Inventory Management at AIS."
More than 250 of the college's students were honored by the Hudson Valley Community College Foundation with a variety of academic scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year at the Troy, N.Y., college
Automotive technical services students Jacob Ryan and Caleb Petruzella of Pittsfield received the DeGraff Family Scholarship and the Robert J. Kufs Memorial Scholarship, respectively, and Frankie Scialabba of Williamstown, studying dental hygiene was given the Robin Henkel Memorial Scholarship.
Arianna Coppola of Pittsfield is earning real-world experience as an Emmanuel College intern at Canyon Ranch in Lenox this summer. More than 110 of the Boston college's students are learning on the job and building professional networks through internships this summer.
Graduations
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla., celebrated the academic and personal accomplishments of Katarina Andreola and more than 560 graduates from the class of 2025 on May 10. Andreola, from Dalton, has earned a bachelor of science degree in computer information systems and a bachelor of arts degree in marketing.
Daniella Santamarina of Pittsfield received a bachelor of arts degree, magna cum laude, from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. Santamarina was among 733 bachelor of arts degree recipients Holy Cross celebrated at its 179th commencement on Friday, May 23, at the DCU Center in Worcester.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute celebrated its 156th commencement on May 16, conferring 1,298 bachelor's degrees. The graduates included Meghan Doane of Dalton, majoring in environmental engineering, and Isabella Kirby of Lanesborough, majoring in biochemistry; and Benjamin Brooks of Pittsfield, who majored in industrial engineering, earning both bachelor's and master's degrees.
Stonehill College in Easton awarded 614 degrees at its 74th commencement on May 18, including to Aiden Astorino of Cheshire, Gianna Bertelli of Great Barrington and Alexa Yasinski of Pittsfield.
Jeffrey Hiltpold and Katherine Kerwood of Pittsfield graduated from Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., on May 10.
Emmanuel College in Boston awarded more than 450 degrees to the class of 2025 at the college's 103rd commencement on May 10. Local students awarded degrees are Ana Azevedo of North Adams, bachelor of science in biology, and Rachel Smith of Pittsfield, bachelor of arts in communication and media studies.
Emerson College in Boston awarded approximately 1,000 undergraduate degrees to the class of 2025 during its 145th commencement on Sunday, May 11, including a bachelor of fine art in stage production and management to Esther Chilson of Lanesborough.
Clark University in Worcester awarded 468 undergraduate degrees and 1,014 advanced degrees during two ceremonies during its 121st commencement exercises on May 19. Among the graduates were: Madeline R. McMillan, bachelor of arts, and Maya Cooney, master of business administration, both of of Great Barrington; Kekoa Logofaatasi McArdle, magna cum laude, bachelor of arts, Gerdlie N. Jean Louis, magna cum laude, bachelor of arts with honors in music, and Morgan R. Martin of Pittsfield, summa cum laude, bachelor of arts, all of Pittsfield.
Samara Klein of Housatonic has received a master of library and information studies degree from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. UA awarded more than 6,000 degrees during its spring commencement ceremonies.
Jaden Coscia of Pittsfield graduated with a master of science in accounting from Nichols College in Dudley during the college's May 3, 2025, commencement exercises.
Luke Peplowski of Pittsfield received a bachelor of arts degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., on Sunday, May 25, in a commencement ceremony. Peplowski majored in environmental studies.
Vermont State University in Randolph Center, Vt., held its commencement ceremonies on May 17. The following local students were awarded degrees: Isabel Wissner and Caroline Worthington of Pownal and Keri Serra of Stamford; and Massachusetts students Luc Levesque of Adams, Caleb Besaw of North Adams, Susan Healey Wicker, Nicholas Slocik and Rosa Tabango all of Pittsfield, and Amber Foster of Williamstown.
The College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee congratulates 279 students who graduated in spring 2025. They included local students Daniel Putignano of Adams, Savannah Morehouse of Cheshire, Jennifer Burns and Sarah Fortini of North Adams and Gabriela Leon and Whitney Zapotitla of Pittsfield.
American International College in Springfield held its 140th commencement ceremony on May 4 at the MassMutual Center. Among the graduates were Faith Hall of Adams, bachelor of science in psychology; Arnell Kouao of Pittsfield, bachelor of science in business administration in marketing; Kayla Johnson of Pittsfield, bachelor of science in psychology; Emily White of Pittsfield, master of education in early childhood education, and Cairagan Greene of Windsor, bachelor of science in psychology.
Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., conferred degrees on the following local students at commencement ceremonies in May: Leah Petricca of Lanesborough, communication and media studies; Audrey Belanger, performing arts, and Ry Goodell, theater, both of North Adams; and Josh Hunter, marketing, and Madison Tobin, special education, both of Pittsfield.
Brianne Trudeau of Stamford, Vt., graduated from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire during its 154th commencement ceremonies on May 9-10. Trudeau graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of science in psychology. She was among more than 650 class of 2025 undergraduate students who received degrees.
More than 2,800 students across all schools graduated from Tufts University on May 18 during a university-wide commencement ceremony. Earning degrees were Williamstown graduates Kate Pfister, summa cum laude, biopsychology, and Hazel Scullin, summa cum laude, engineering psychology.
Academic Lists & Awards
Brodie Thomas Lanoue of Adams, a senior majoring in environmental science and policy, and Finnegan Cooper Payne of Pownal, Vt., a freshman majoring in environmental engineering, were named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Lanoue was also named a Presidential Scholar.
Spencer Villinski of Pittsfield was named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester at Lasell University in Newton.
Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester congratulates the following students on being named to the spring honors lists.
President's list: Savannah Mattoon and Elias Masse of Adams, Molly Elser of Great Barrington, Mariangel Dus of Hancock, Christopher Peebles of Housatonic, Cara Flint of Lanesborough, Katherine Cronin of Lenox, Scott McGuire and Chelsey Wellspeak of North Adams, Sarah Milazzo of Readsboro, Vt., and Robert Vandeusen, Kelly Beaulieu, Mary Tullock, Amanda Sorensen, Nicholas Messana, Kayla Booth, Zenei Andersson, Christine Meiklejohn, Corey Plankey, Grey Carmel, Tajare West and
Daniel Bethel, all of Pittsfield.
Dean's list: Illyana Billups of Lenox, Emma Desormeaux of North Adams, and Carolina Estevez of Pittsfield and Tina Proctor of Pittsfield.
Assumption University in Worcester has named Brittney Scrivens of Adams, class of 2025, to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester.
Nazareth University in Rochester, N.Y., has named Grace Wildrick of Dalton to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester.
The following students have been named to the dean's list at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt., for achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher in the spring 2025 semester: Kolby Sawyer of Adams, Rodrick Stoppiello of North Adams, Benjamin Bradway and Michael Kerwood of Pittsfield, and Samantha Taxter of West Stockbridge. Ashlee Nicol of North Adams was named to the president's list for having a GPA of 4.0 or higher.
Springfield College recognizes the following local students for making the dean's list for the 2025 spring semester: Rosemary Ziarnik of Cheshire; Kayla McGrath of North Adams; Hailey Alvarez Sorensen, Roselyn Etty, Kaitlyn Kupiec, Elizabeth Marley, Matthew Miller, Michael Ott, Jasmyn Roark-Somersall, Allison Schnopp and Joshua-David Stevens, all of Pittsfield; and Hannah Gilooly, Judge Martin and Andrew Petropulos, all of Williamstown.
Emma Nardi of Ashley Falls has been named to the dean's list and Cheyenne Amstead of Monterey, Samuel Higa of Great Barrington, and Brianne Trudeau of Stamford, Vt., to the president's list for the spring 2025 semester at Plymouth (N.H.) State University.
The University of Rhode Island at Kingston is pleased to announce that several area students have been named to its spring 2025 dean's list: Ashlee Davis of Cheshire, Jillian Cote of Dalton, Kelly Nicotra of Lenox, Jamie Rhinemiller of Williamstown, and Brody Kaley, Avery Vale-Cruz and Emma Vittum, all of Pittsfield.
Stonehill College in Easton has named the following students named to the spring 2025 dean's list: Aiden Astorino of Cheshire, Mackenzie Klein of Clarksburg, Luca Traversa of East Otis, Emma Gray of the town of Florida, Caden Gidarakos of Great Barrington and Kellie Harrington of Pittsfield.
Gianna Maddalena of Pittsfield, was named to the spring 2025 president's list at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Maddalena is majoring in communication.
In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College in Boston has named more than 850 students to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester, including Pittsfield residents Brennan Smith (communication and media studies), Madalyne Creamer (liberal studies; elementary education) and Arianna Coppola (management).
The following students were named to the honors lists for the spring 2025 semester at Vermont State University in Randolph Center, Vt..
Dean's list: Kyra Hurley of Pownal, Nick Lescarbeau and Blaize Weiss of Readsboro and Keri Serra of Stamford; and Massachusetts students Amber Foster and Haley Williams of Williamstown, and Stefan Billups, David Clark, Susan Healey Wicker, Nicholas Slocik and Rosa Tabango, all of Pittsfield.
President's list: Caroline Worthington of Pownal, Renae Gamari and Hannah Tatro of Stamford, and Oscar Reyes-Columna of Pittsfield, Mass.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute named the following students were named to the dean's list for spring 2025: seniors Benjamin Brooks of Pittsfield and Isabella Kirby from Lanesborough; freshmen Ariel Lachman of North Adams and Katherine Tyne of Pittsfield; and sophomore Jack Wildgoose from Pittsfield.
Caleb Petruzella of Pittsfield was named to the spring 2025 dean's list at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y.
The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., has named Ella Donovan of Adams, Emmett Vollmer of Ashley Falls, Nicolas Salinetti of Dalton, Mya Terry of Lenox and Peter Fiegel and William Peets of Pittsfield to the president's list for the spring 2025 semester and Brenna Wojcik of Adams to the dean's list.
Ishmael Mensah of Pittsfield was named to University of Bridgeport, Conn.'s spring 2025 dean's list.
The College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee has named the following students to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester: Madison Berger of Clarksburg, Weiwei Shi of Dalton, Emily Boino of Housatonic, Malina Woodbury of Lanesborough and Millicent Beckham, Meagan Jones, Ava Maffuccio, Michaela O'Soro, Anita Ofori, Lesline Rostick and Alissa Schettini, all of Pittsfield.
Dean College in Franklin announces that Chandler Worthington of Clarksburg has earned a place on the president's list and Alexa Gerow of Pownal, Vt., on the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester.
Hannah Friedman of Dalton has named to the spring 2025 dean's list at the University at Buffalo in New York State.
Nichols College in Dudley recognizes the academic accomplishments of students Victoria Breen of Great Barrington and Joseph McGovern of Pittsfield by naming them to the spring 2025 president's list.
American International College in Springfield has named the following local students to the spring 2025 dean's list: Michelle Wood of North Adams; Kayla Johnson, Arnell Kouao, VaSean Pettijohn, Ahliya Phillips, and Sonia Quizhpi Caguana, all of Pittsfield, and Isabella Viola of West Stockbridge.
Marti Cunningham of Great Barrington was named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 term at University of Maryland Global Campus.
Natalie Pompi of Adams was named to the dean's list during the spring 2025 academic semester at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I.
Michael Szabo of Adams and John Kelley of West Stockbridge have been named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester at Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y.
Emily Mole of Lanesborough earned dean's list honors for the spring semester at Emerson College in Boston. Mole, a freshman, is majoring in journalism.
Dylan Stafford, a junior from Lanesborough, was named to the dean's list at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn. Stafford is studying cybersecurity.
Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., has named the following students to its honors lists for the spring 2025 semester: president's list: Madison Tinker of Great Barrington; Sophia-marie Groves, Aiden Holden, Selyna Kalinowski, Tess McCluskey and Audra Rock, all of Pittsfield; and Emma Paul and Paul Storey of Williamstown; dean's list: Hailey Kingsley of North Adams and Daniel Epe, Nick Hall, Lila Ribero and Paige Williams, all of Pittsfield.
St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., congratulates more than 630 students named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester. They include junior Stella Brex of Glendale, a Monument Mountain Regional High School graduating studying business; junior Kori Meissner of North Adams, a Loomis Chaffee School graduate studying digital media and film and environmental studies; and 2025 graduate Colin Young of Pittsfield, a Lenox High graduate who majored in psychology and English.
Natalie Pompi of Adams was named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 academic semester at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I.
Madeline Tillem of Lenox, a graduate of Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, has been named to the spring 2025 dean's list while studying at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.
Logan Willett of Cheshire was named to the spring 2025 dean's list at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. Willett, who is pursuing a major in business administration with a minor in sport management, was among the 376 students named to the list.
Tufts University in Medford recently announced the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester, which includes local students junior Luisa Capetillo of Great Barrington, graduate Adeline Grimmett of Lenox, junior Liam Chalfonte of Pittsfield, and graduate Kate Pfister, sophomores Ezra Holzapfel, Molly Sullivan and Nate Verter, and freshman Celina Savage, all of Williamstown.
Select students have been named to the spring 2025 dean's list at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.: Keira Lennon of Adams; Grace Brule of Clarksburg; Leah Petricca of Lanesborough; Audrey Belanger, Ry Goodell and Lily Ward, all of North Adams, and Katarena Castagna and Josh Hunter of Pittsfield.
Rising juniors Arthur Greenfield of Williamstown, an economics major and graduate of Mount Greylock Regional High School, and Silas Rella-Neill of Pownal, Vt., Rella-Neill, an environmental studies major and graduate of Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, have been named to the spring semester dean's list at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y.
University of Tampa in Florida has honored 2,340 students who were named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester. They include graduate Katie Booth of Clarksburg, who is majoring in sport management, and rising junior Ollie Walter of Lanesborough, majoring in film and media arts.
Katarina Tobits of Readsboro, Vt., has been named to spring semester dean's list at Purchase (N.Y.) College. Tobits is studying theater and performance.
Clark University in Worcester has named the following local students to its honors lists for the spring semester: first honors: Jessica A. Yauri Cambi of Great Barrington, and Henry Areese Sims, Kekoa Logofaatasi McArdle, Brooke A. Tripicco, Morgan R. Martin and Paige M. Webster, all of Pittsfield; second honors: Madeline R. McMillan of Great Barrington and Graham M. Tyne and Raelyn Gloria Basilia Marie Wisner of Pittsfield.
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