Charles Turner graduated with honors from Greenfield Community College on June 4. He was a member of Phi Theta Kappa and earned a liberal arts degree in English. Turner will continue on to the University of Massachusetts in the fall.
Johann Sebastian Becker was named to the spring semester dean’s list at The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island.
Aaron Miller has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey.
Willis Rayton received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York.
Lauren McGrath has been named to the spring semester president’s list at Siena College in Albany, New York.
U.S. Air Force Airman Liam C. Galloway graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Galloway is a 2014 graduate of Granby Junior-Senior High School.
Patrick Bemben, a member of the class of 2018 majoring in mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, recently completed an intense, hands-on research project, titled “Urban Planning: Springfield’s North and South Ends.”
Monica R. Waskiewicz, daughter of Robert and Donna Waskiewicz, graduated May 7 from Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire, with a degree in health science. She was also named to the spring semester dean’s list. She will be studying nursing at The University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lacey A. Waskiewicz, daughter of Robert and Donna Waskiewicz, was named to the dean’s list at Framingham State University in Framingham.
Natalie M. Wickles, daughter of Gregory and Melanie Wickles, received her doctorate degree in medicine from Temple University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Smith Academy and Smith College. Dr. Wickles will be completing her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
Shelby McQueston, a member of the class of 2017 majoring in biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, recently completed an intense, hands-on research project in London. The project was titled “Improving Community Resilience for Hounslow.”
James W. Longe, a priest of the Diocese of Springfield and Chaplain at Westover Air Reserve Base, has recently been selected for active duty. He departs on July 1 for a large base within the western part of our country. Until departure, Father Longe will continue to reside at Our Lady of the Hills Parish, Haydenville.
Alec Schwab is now a graduate of Colgate University, Hamilton, New York. Schwab majored in classical studies and graduated cum laude.
Northampton High School Junior Book Awards are given each year to the outstanding students in the junior class by alumni clubs or by the admissions offices of the participating colleges. They honor students’ academic achievement, and in some cases there is a possibility of scholarship money if the student chooses to attend the school that has given the book.
Smith College Book Award: Gretchen Saveson
Mount Holyoke College Book Award: Mairead Blatner
Dartmouth College Book Award: Scarlet Bliss
St. Michael’s College Book Award: Julia Snodgrass & Joshua Dobrow
Yale Book Award: Sophia Renaud
Harvard College Book Award: Talia Feldscher
Oberlin College Book Award: Emma Dennis-Knieriem
Bay Path College Presidential Book Award: Siobhan Powers
St. Lawrence University Book Award: Zoe Narkewicz
In addition to the Book Awards, the Rensselaer Medal, given to a junior student who shows outstanding promise in mathematics and science, has been awarded to Emma Dennis-Knieriem.
Alix Zeligman received a bachelor’s degree in religion from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa on May 8.
Vanessa Pogue has earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Amherst residents graduating from the college in Brunswick, Maine, on May 28 include:
August Miller, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a major in physics and a minor in Italian.
Nicholas Benfey, with a major in art history and visual arts.
Simon Moushabeck, with a major in computer science and music.
The following local students received degrees from the college in Worcester on May 27.
Benjamin Vincent Chartier, of Belchertown received a bachelor’s degree; Lauren Elizabeth Suprenant, of Florence received a bachelor’s degree, and Haley Ann Allcroft, of Haydenville received a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude.
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
The following local students graduated from the academy in Wilbraham on May 28. Their names are followed by their college selections:
Amherst: Allyson Faulstick (Merrimack College) and Jonathan H. Faulstick (Amherst College)
Belchertown: Dylan G. Dupont (Occidental College) and Nicholas T. Kubacki (Massachusetts Maritime Academy)
Pelham: Jeffrey Shepard (Greenfield Community College)