Paul Anderson received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.
Peter Small was named to the spring semester dean’s list at State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York.
Benjamin Free has been named to spring semester dean’s list at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester.
August Jon Miller has graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine with a degree in physics and a minor in Italian. He is the college’s first recipient of the E.O. LaCasce, Jr. Prize in Theoretical Physics. This fall he will attend the University of Illinois to pursue a doctoral degree in astrophysics. Miller is a 2012 graduate of Amherst Regional High School and is the son of Martin and Julie Miller.
Michael McKenzie has been named to the spring semester dean’s at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota.
Hannah McNehigt has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at The University of Albany, Albany, New York.
Emily Williams received a bachelor’s degree in athletic training, cum laude, from Westfield State University on May 21. She is a certified, licensed athletic trainer. Williams was selected as a member of the National Academic Squad for field hockey by the National Field Hokey Coaches Association.
Abigail Stowe-Thurston, the daughter of Lisa Stowe of Florence, and Michael Thurston of Leeds, has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota.
A graduate of Northampton High School, Stowe-Thurston was a senior at Macalester last spring.
Kimberly Beth Pavlovich received her bachelor’s degree from Endicott College, Beverly on May 21. An English major, she is the daughter of Joseph and Barbara Pavlovich.
Ella S. McDonald was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where she a member of the class of 2019. McDonald attended Northampton High School and is the daughter of Douglas and Deanna McDonald.
Anna Martin Ross been named to spring semester dean’s list with honors at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
Katie E. Keegan has been named to spring semester dean’s list with highest honors at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
Marissa Maiewski has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Simmons College in Boston. A 2015 graduate of Northampton High School, Maiewski played field hockey and lacrosse at Simmons. She is the daughter of Kathy Borawski and the late Joe Maiewski.
Jane Fleishman graduated from Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania, with a doctor of philosophy in human sexuality studies.
Kimberlyn Ann Semb, 11, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Massachusetts Pageant to be held July 21 to 23 at the Sheraton Hotel in Springfield. She will be participating in the pre-teen age division.
Kimberlyn’s activities include singing, dancing, acting, playing the clarinet, and downhill skiing. She also enjoys volunteering to raise money for the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. She lives in South Deerfield with her mom, Florence Howes and in Erving with her dad, Erik Semb.
Anna Francesca Ballou graduated with cum laude distinction from Deerfield Academy. She is the daughter of Alan and Lisa Ballou. Ballou was the recipient of the Charles Samuel Potee Memorial Award for Calculus. She will be attending Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley in the fall where she will be a member of the varsity field hockey team.
Camilla Marie Baronas has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
Kimberly Logan was named to the spring semester president’s list at Western New England University, Springfield, and the dean’s list for the college of business. Logan is a freshman majoring in finance.
Amber Logan was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Westfield State University, Westfield. She is a junior majoring in elementary education.
Natasha Vieu-Fleury was named to the spring semester president’s list at Goodwin College in East Hartford, Connecticut, achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Katelyn Maureen Parzych has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut.
Jessica Zewski has been named to the spring semester president’s list at Western New England University, Springfield. Zewski is working toward a doctor of pharmacy degree.
Dana J. Nevins graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University College of Law in Syracuse, New York, on May 13, with a degree of juris doctor. He was a member of the Justinian Honorary Society and the Syracuse Law Review. Nevins also received a master’s degree in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Nevins is the son of Buddy and Mikki Nevins.
Francis E. Dunham was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he is a member of the class of 2017. Dunham attended Hartsbrook School and is the son of Christopher and Susan Dunham.
Local students receiving bachelor’s degrees from the college in New London, Connecticut, include:
Belchertown: Grace Mari Hall, sociology
Florence: Leela Chaya Riesz, anthropology
Hadley: Claire Marie Callahan, American studies
Leeds: Ryan Edward Dean, ACS certified-chemisty/biochem
The following local students graduated from the junior boarding and day school for grades six through nine in Deerfield.
Ashfield: Jacob Brandon Meier will attend Wilbraham & Monson.
Belchertown:Owen Martin Oulundsen will attend Lawrenceville.
Deerfield: Logan Matthew Armes and Zachary James Davis will attend Deerfield Academy.
Hadley:Levi Tucker Constant will attend Deerfield Academy.
Leverett: Emily Jeanne Field will attend Dublin; and Riley Kullen Humphrey will attend Northfield Mount Hermon.
Northampton: James Nolan White will attend Williston.
South Deerfield: Jonathan Pomeroy Elkins will attend Taft; Jack Paltrick O’Neil and John Phillip Patton will attend Deerfield Academy.
The following local full-time students were named to the spring semester dean’s list at the university in Willimantic, Connecticut.
Kristin Gross, class of 2018, of Florence, health sciences
Kayla Labrecque, class of 2019, of Westhampton, physical education
Ben Ruddockm, class of 2018, of South Deerfield, business administration.
The following local students graduated from the university in Framingham.
Amherst: Wanita Thomas, bachelor’s degree
Belchertown: Chantelle Girard, bachelor’s degree in education
Easthampton: Katelyn Hanlon, bachelor’s degree
Southampton: Carolyn Mase, bachelor’s degree; Danielle Archambault, bachelor’s degree and Zachary Marks, bachelor’s degree
Westhampton: Amy Avakian, master’s degree in education
President’s list
Amherst: Jeannine L. Haendiges; James T. Hokonya; Leah I. Leviton; Helen S. Murphy; Brian J. Shermeta; Phillip Sherwood-Berndt; Marissa Ann Smith; Sonya Alexandra Trust
Ashfield: Tadea Klein
Deerfield: Danielle R. Bruffee
Easthampton: Hannah Davidson and Abbey Leigh Hathaway
Hadley: Darlene M. Sadlowski
Hatfield: Wayne Maiewski
Leeds: Lisa L. Glenowicz
North Amherst: Mikaela Hurd
Northampton: Drew H. Chapman; Brandon Patrick Mcmahon; Alejandra A. Mercado; Andrew C. Russell, and Penelope L. Wilder;
Pelham: Jarrett M. Austin and Taylor Anne Wilson
South Deerfield: Megan A. Atherton; Lauren K. Bennett; Amanda L. Cleveland; Emilie Cycz; Katarzyna Lively; Levi Michael Owens, and Jennifer Hannum
Southampton: Randall T. Hentz
Sunderland: Jessica Shelkey and Elias Peter Trotter
Whately: Andrea Louise Reardon
Williamsburg: Nicholas Gregory Dipaolo; Dave Landon Houghton, and Nicholas Popowich
Dean’s list
Amherst: Kevin H. Barry; Rachael Catherine Beard; Torsten Noel Bidwell; Hugo Peter Ross Boyd; Laurel A. Goodhind; Lucas Graham; Maya Sofia Karpovich; Charles Henry Turner; Rachel M. Carkhuf; Elizabeth R. O’Loughlin, and Jasmine P. Saravia
Ashfield: Sean R. Eckler; Falina Foroughirad, and Brendon William Gray
Belchertown: Haley Jean Beaudet; Lauren Marie Bock, and Ashley Elizabeth Chumbley
Conway: Kathryn Rose Burke; Patrick Scott Ryan, and Jennifer L. Vecellio
Cummington: Cady Amanda Heon
Deerfield: Michael A. Dufresne; Alexandra L. Durant, and Bryant Rother
Easthampton: Haley Ashlyn Dumas; Kyle Gagnon; Dylan W. Griswold; Ryan Jon Partridge, and Kimberly B. Cook
Florence: Peter Fath; Jake Quinton Hooker; Justin W. Odgers; Ebony S. Timothy, and Anica Virginia Huyser
Granby: Jamie Bolduc; Ezekiel Paul Dolan, and Ashley Sapouckey
Hadley: Robert Catlin; Jessica L. Champney; Jenna Rose Izer; Kayla Jacque, and Jared Woods
Hatfield: Matthew Zachary Kilpatrick; Kelly Lampron; Ryan M. Murphy, and Simson Musante
Leeds: Eli Gordon and Jennifer L. Maybar
Leverett: Susannah Goodale; Heather A. Hutchinson; Nicholas Karsten; Katelyn Laclaire; Jacqueline Rae Mathers; Lukas T. McNamara
Northampton: Anna Sophia Ashe-Simmer; Karen Bayne; Gabriel J. Carreiro; Madeleine J. Covey; Carrie Lambert Hale; Shamara Elizabeth Jones; William H. MacLeod; Mackenzie Mathieu-Busher; Julia Moore; Nath Ne; Alyssa S. Patterson; Mario Rambissoon, and Cassandra L. Sicard
Plainfield: Matthew James Lamontagne Plainfield, Samantha Marie Davis Plainfield,
Shutesbury: Lee F. Elder; Henry E. Kahan; Daniel Thomas Lee, and Meaghan Mccluskey
South Deerfield: Evan J. Lesenski; Ashley Witherspoon; Melissa Arial; Ethan Blake; Richard Hollrock; Becka L. Kolakoski; Brittany Irene Pickunka; Alexander Thacker, and Brittany E. Tuttle
South Hadley: Collin Peter Higgins and Ernest Mitchell IV
Sunderland: David Alexander Ahlberg; Tala J. Chunga; Kelsie Hall; Bridget H. Lowry; Fiona M. Lowry, and Scott Evan Rowe
Westhampton: Carley Davis and Ashleigh S. Norris
Whately: Amanda A. Hale-Doyle and Dustin A. Orcutt
Williamsburg: Kyle P. McWherter; Nicole Simonelli, and Ashley C. Kernan-Dufresne
Worthington: Cassandra Smith
Dual enrollment – honoring the exceptional performance of these students who are enrolled at GCC while still in secondary school.
Deerfield: Hannah Marie Adams
Hadley: Caroline Cristoforo
The follow students received bachelor’s degrees from the university in Hamden, Connecticut.
Amherst: Hannah Warren, nursing
Belchertown: Kelsey Netkovick, nursing
Easthampton:Catherine Fagnand, health science/physical therapy
Florence: Ransom John Maduka, computer information systems
South Deerfield: Chi Tran, health science studies
South Hadley: Brian Chieco, finance; Nicole LaBarre, psychology; Megan Pinciak, health science studies
Southampton: Nicholas Strycharz, history
The following local residents were named to the spring semester dean’s list at UMass Boston.
Amherst- Shayna Henckel-Miller
Easthampton – Nora Catalano
Hadley – Kathleen Riley
South Deerfield – Jamie West
South Hadley – Jenna Pope
Southampton – Lily Trotman
The following local residents were named to the spring semester dean’s list at the college in Worcester.
Benjamin Freed of Amherst, class of 2018, majoring in mechanical engineering; Kaitlin Travers of Florence, class of 2018 and Nicholas Day, class of 2019, both of Florence and majoring in civil engineering; Benjamin Preston of Haydenville, class of 2018 majoring in aerospace engineering; Samuel Smith of Northampton, class of 2018 majoring in electrical and computer engineering; and Christopher Jarrett of South Hadley, class of 2019 majoring in electrical and computer engineering.
Local residents receiving master’s degrees at WPI in Worcester include:
Amherst: David Cloutier, master’s degree in power systems management.
Easthampton: Andrew Rogers, master’s degree in power systems management.
Northampton: Whitney McMackin, master’s degree in administration; Joseph Sperry, master’s degree in aerospace engineering; Daniel Taylor, master’s degree in power systems management, and Robin Lafayette, master’s degree in power systems management.
South Hadley: Andrew Holloway, masters degree in environmental engineering.
Local residents receiving undergraduate degrees at WPI include:
Easthampton: Benjamin Korza, bachelor’s degree in interactive media and game development with distinction.
Sunderland: Caylee Chunga, bachelor’s degree in actuarial mathematics.