Colin Perkins-McCraw was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College in Paul Smiths, New York. Perkins-McCraw is a senior forestry major.
Grace LaValley, who earned her doctor of nursing practice degree in the inaugural DNP class at Elms College, Chicopee, has had a paper accepted to the American Association of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for a podium presentation at October’s AACVPR 32nd Annual Meeting, where it is a candidate for the conference’s Beginner Investigator Award.
Titled “A Telephone Intervention to Improve Patient Return Rates in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study,” it focuses on cardiac rehabilitation, investigating whether a telephone call focused on patient motivation, education, risks and goal setting improves return rates among patients at risk for non-adherence to the CR program.
Those who received the telephone call were more likely to attend their second session of CR as scheduled, compared with patients who did not receive this intervention.
Vincent Nicholas Pratt was named to spring semester dean’s list at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Pratt is majoring in mechanical engineering.
Kevin W. VanOudenhove, son of Bill and Lisa VanOudenhove, was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Westfield State University, Westfield.
Reaghan Lapinski of Rockingham, Vermont (formerly of Easthampton), has been named to the deans list her freshman year at The University of New England. She is majoring in marine biology. She is the daughter of Kristi (Lapinski) Neathawk of Rockingham (formerly of Easthampton) and the late Timothy Lapinski of Easthampton.
Aidan Holloway-Bidwell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, cum laude, from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Holloway-Bidwell is the child of Kristin Holloway and John Bidwell.
Katherine O’Donnell has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. O’Donnell is a doctor of physical therapy student.
Kasey Johnson, a graduate of South Hadley High School, received a Berkshire Bank Foundation Scholarship Award for volunteer service.
Farah Hage-Sleiman received a law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden, Connecticut.
The following local students were named to the spring semester dean’s list at the college in Chicopee:
Amherst: Scott Catlin, Cheyquetta Charvis, Ubaldo Escobar, Sophia Marciano, Rebecca Smith
Belchertown: Noah Berard, Brianna Cavanaugh, Katelyn Donoghue, Cassandra Hancock, Melissa Hart, Alani Iannoli, Lauren Montgomery, Elizabeth Nowak, William Salifu-Tex, Andrea Santos, Krysta Sbriscia, Felicia Verville
Easthampton: Samantha Corbeil, Alexandria Dabek, Satina Furness, Samuel Garcia, Stephanie Kubasek, Paige LaFountain, Alisha Parent
Florence: Kristine Faszcza, Diana Olsheski, Christopher Soderberg, Jeremy Whitman, Joshua Whitman
Granby: Tessa Cote, Mary Dirkes, Krystina Garreffi, Samantha Gilpatrick
Hadley: Jessica Champney, Kristin Lively, Jessica Loebel
Hatfield: Jennifer Adamites
Haydenville: Reilly McQueston
Huntington: Barbara Daly, Sarah Fellows
Leeds: Andrew Serio
South Hadley: Kimberly D’Amato, Adam Hogan, Caitlyn Hoschtetler, Mikaela Kacen, Lauren Picard, Hannah Spring, Tyler Yvon
Southampton: Sarah Girouard, Samantha Kazunas, Scott Labrie, Jaime Morrow, Bridget Rowan
Sunderland: Taylor Deskavich
Westhampton: Ashley Brooks
The following local residents have been named to the head of school’s list at the school in Mount Hermon:
Mona Zhang and Eniola Olumurewa Ajao, both of Amherst; Chianna Li Collins Cohen of Northampton, and Milo Pick Douglas of Sunderland.
The following local residents received degrees from the university in Bristol, Rhode Island:
Andrew Bemben, of Hadley, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public relations.
Meghan Hatzipetro, of Southampton, graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
Nicholas Montefusco-Vega, of Belchertown, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
The following local residents were named to the spring semester dean’s list at the college in Boston.
Amherst: Yeji Lee
Belchertown: Kate Annalise Bowers
Easthampton: Sienna Catherine Caron
Florence: Angelica Barron Maulucci, Eleanor Sojourner Pullan, Juliet Sofia Bernini, Marissa Rae Pellegrino, Rylan A Cote
Hadley: Devon Zoe Ecker
Leeds: Marissa Mae Maiewski
Northampton: Julia Williams
South Hadley: Madeline Bailey Wise
Southampton: Alison Keefe Hanrahan
The following students have been named to the spring semester dean’s list at the university in Durham, New Hampshire:
Talia Levy, Lily Harris, and Kendall Dapprich, all of Amherst, earned highest honors; Kyla Madden, Emily Silva, Mikayla Weigel and Jennifer Ollari-Barry, all of Belchertown, earned highest honors; Kyle Lindholm and Lynn Barszcz, both of Belchertown, earned honors; Caitlin Burnett of Conway, earned highest honors; Sydney Howard of Florence, earned highest honors; Kaitlin Kochapski of Florence earned high honors; Andrew Ruszczyk of Florence earned honors; Jenna Boisselle of Granby earned high honors; Noah Parent of Granby earned honors; Kyle Andersen of Northampton earned honors; Madeleine Blanchard and Jessica Haskins, both of Southampton, earned honors.