Sara Cramer, a sophomore at Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, majoring in biomolecular science, received the Vern Clute Memorial Academic Achievement Award, presented to the male and female American Indian students who, at the end of the first semester of their sophomore year, have achieved high academic averages.
Hannah McNeight was named to the spring semester dean’s list at the State University of New York at Albany in Albany, New York.
Alexandra Chapman has been named to the spring semester president’s list at Husson University in Bangor, Maine.
Ella S. McDonald of Florence, class of 2019, was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where she majors in environmental science. McDonald attended Northampton High School and is the daughter of Douglas and Deanna McDonald.
Madison N. Lacaprucia was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Alfred University in Alfred, New York. She is a senior in the school of art and design. A graduate of Northampton High School, Lacaprucia is the daughter of Constance Janik and Nelson Lacaprucia.
Rennie A. Silva, son of Robin Silva and the late Jeffrey Silva, has accepted a career appointment to the U.S. Foreign Service. He has been assigned as vice consul to U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He previously served as a presidential management fellow at the State Department and the Pentagon, and as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia. He is a graduate of Holyoke Community College, George Washington University, and University of Maryland, College Park.
Noelle Menard, class of 2017 and a business major, was inducted into the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society in Business, Management, and Administration at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Aedean Cullen and Talula Patenaude were selected to attend the Massachusetts HOBY Leadership Seminar at Bentley University in Waltham.
Representing Hopkins Academy, they are the son and daughter of Robert and Christine Cullen and Lars and Charlene Patenaude, respectively.
Amelia Ekus, of New York City, has been named a 2017 Eater Young Gun by the culinary resource Eater, a website focusing on gastronomic happenings.
Ekus, a western Massachusetts native, grew up in the food industry. Her father, Lou Ekus, owned and operated the barbecue restaurant Holy Smokes, where Ekus worked as a teenager. Her mother Lisa Ekus runs The Lisa Ekus Group, a full service culinary agency for cookbook authors and chefs.
Zachary Wright was named to the spring semester president’s list at Castleton University in Castleton, Vermont.
Margaret S. White, class of 2020, was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where she is majoring in history. She attended Williston Northampton School and is the daughter of Thomas and Katherine White.
Stefan and Mathieu Johnson, sons of Dr. Timothy Johnson and Ms. Donnabelle Casis, recently graduated from Academy Hill School in Springfield. Mathieu was awarded the maxima cum laude silver medal and certificate for the Latin II exam. Stefan and Mathieu will attend Northampton High School.
Brian R. Bak has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, where he is studying construction management.
Bak is a member of the WIT Golf Team and was also recognized as a student-athlete on the Spring Academic All-Conference Team in The Commonwealth Coast Conference. He is the son of Robert and Pamela Bak of South Hadley and the grandson of Kenneth Hedenburg of Worcester.
Danielle Miele was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire.
The following local students received degrees from the university in Boston:
Amherst: Jennifer X. Chen, bachelor’s degree in business administration and management.
Belchertown: Breanna L. Allen, bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, and Julia C. Blais, bachelor’s degree in health studies, magna cum laude.
Easthampton: Molly E. Cabana, bachelor’s degree in behavior and health, cum laude.
Granby: Heather O’Mara, master’s degree in music education.
Northampton: Shaheer A. Piracha, bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering, and Adrienne C. Pascucci, bachelor’s degree in science education.
South Hadley: Nicole L. Casolari, bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and math education and Tess B. Gauthier, bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, magna cum laude.
Sunderland: Mary Grace Patterson, law degree, cum laude.
Williamsburg: Jessica L. Nardi, master’s degree in psychology.
The following local residents were named to the spring semester dean’s list at the university in Boston.
Harsimran Kaur Multani of Amherst; Quincy P. Heon of Cummington; Molly E. Cabana of Easthampton; Rachel O. Edwards and Connor J. Paradis, both of Florence; Steven J. Brzozowski of Hatfield; Alina Chaiyasarikul and Adrienne C. Pascucci, both of Northampton, and Tess B. Gauthier and Thomas P. Shea, both of South Hadley.
The following local students were named to the spring semester dean’s list the university in Canton, New York:
Jean-Pierre G. Torras of Amherst, class of 2020 and Deerfield Academy graduate; Madeline S. Lenz of Florence, class of 2018 and an English major, and Torri R. Lonergan of South Hadley, class of 2020 and graduate of Pioneer Valley Performing Arts High School.
The following local students were named to the spring semester president’s list at the university in Manchester, New Hampshire:
Emmarose Quesnel and Mary Whitacre, both of Granby; Kaitlyn Steve of Shutesbury; and Elizabeth Hotham of Southampton.
The following local students received advanced degrees from the university in Springfield:
Ashfield: Renee Y. Rastorfer, master’s degree in elder law and estate planning.
Belchertown: Chelsea Amanda Keedy, doctor of pharmacy degree, cum laude; Sarah J Stevens, doctor of pharmacy degree, cum laude; John C. Sugrue, doctor of pharmacy degree; Sarah Talbot, law degree, cum laude.
Easthampton: Daniel R. Carey, law degree; Steven L. Judd, master’s degree of business administration; Sarah A. Morgan, law degree, summa cum laude.
Florence: Rachel K. Lauder, law degree.
Plainfield: Joan E. Timberlake, master of laws in elder law and estate planning.
Shutesbury: Megan E. Rogalski, law degree.
South Deerfield: Scott M. Sawyer, law degree.
South Hadley: Lisa L. Wray, master’s degree in communication in public relations.
Southampton: Sarah H. Fila, law degree; Michael A. Morin, law degree, and Ryan K. O’Hara, law degree, summa cum laude.
The following local students received bachelor’s degrees from the university in Springfield.
Belchertown: Melanie Archambault, sociology; Lawrence T. Belbin, criminal justice with a terrorism and homeland security concentration; Shaina M. Hutchinson, psychology, cum laude; Aaron A. Krasinkiewicz, pharmacy studies, cum laude; Karolina Kwietniak, pharmacy studies, cum laude; Marc D. Lamontagne, mechanical engineering, cum laude.
Easthampton: Grayson T. Nash, pharmacy studies, cum laude.
Granby: Natasha M. Mercado-Santana, business administration in marketing-communication/advertising, magna cum laude.
Hadley: Elizabeth M. Andres, psychology, cum laude.
Montague: Jared E. Allis, business administration in accounting.
South Deerfield: Thomas F. Quinlan, business administration in marketing-communication/advertising.
South Hadley: Ryan M. Dickinson, business administration; Justin G. Duprat, business administration in accounting and finance, magna cum laude; Robert J. Embury, mechanical engineering; Dimitrios J. Kastrinakis, biomedical engineering; Brandon E. Marcoux, civil engineering; Jonathan S. Marcoux, business administration, magna cum laude; Lucien A. Rousseau, computer engineering.
Southampton: Ross C. Layman, electrical engineering, cum laude; Frederickie A. Rizos, business administration in sport management and marketing, magna cum laude.