Greta Lennon Devoney graduated magna cum laude from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, with a major in communication and minor in marketing. She recently completed an internship in entertainment market research at National Research Group in Los Angeles.
Melina Lennon Devoney graduated cum laude from Occidental College, Los Angeles, with a degree in biology. Devoney also received the Yeomans Athletic Award for excellence in the classroom and in an individual sport. She will work as assistant cross country and track coach at Occidental prior to pursuing a graduate degree next year.
Isaac Wright was named to the spring semester dean’s list at The University of Maine at Farmington, Maine.
Kayla Mcgrath received a bachelor’s degree in forensic science from the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at the University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut.
Christianna Gardner was named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.
Kevin VanOudenhove, son of William and Lisa VanOudenhove, was named to the dean list, fall spring semester at Westfield State University. VanOudenhove is studying academic mathamatics.
Aidan Eric Holloway-Bidwell, a 2012 graduate of Northampton High School, graduated cum laude from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in June. He majored in computer science and built a heart-rate monitor as his senior thesis. He will be working at Google in Mountain View, California.
Cassidy Peterson earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and was the recipient of the John Pfitsch Person of Integrity Award at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Peterson is the child of John R. Peterson and Maureen P. Lynch.
Madisyn Stevens was named to the spring semester dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, Rhode Island.
M. Zachary Yahman has been named to the spring semester dean’s list at Holyoke Community College and awarded a tuition scholarship through Scholarship America. Yahman is a liberal arts and science major with a focus on international education.
Hannah Ellis received a Bachelor or Science in Nursing and graduated with distinction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May.
Erik Vorwerk, a junior majoring in automotive engineering technology, was named to the high honor list at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota.
Colin Hodgson has been named to the dean’s list for both semesters at Brandeis University in Waltham, where he was a first-year student.
Gabe Kaufman graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.
Addison Adams graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a bachelor’s degree in engineering.
Emma Narkewicz, daughter of David Narkewicz and Yelena Mikich, was named to first honors on the spring semester dean’s list at Clark University in Worcester.
Oliver Uhlig has been named to the honor roll at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado.
The following local students were named to the spring semester dean’s list at the university in Baltimore, Maryland.
Nicholas Gordon and Katherine Lesko, both class of 2017 from Northampton, and Vincent Sireci, class of 2018 from Florence.
The following local student graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York in May.
Shayna Goss of Belchertown, received a bacherlor’s and master’s degree in physician assistant.
The following local residents were named to the spring semester dean’s list at RIT:
Jacob Potter, studying computer science; Jonathan Abood, studying game design and development, and Alexis Ryan, studying industrial engineering, all of Belchertown; Corban Mailloux, studying software engineering, of Montague, and Caleb Churchill, studying web and mobile computing, of Amherst.
The following local residents recently earned a degree from Simmons College in Boston.
Elise Burnham-Fay, of Amherst, earned a master’s degree in education.
Catherine Childress, of Amherst, earned a master’s degree in education.
Nicole Sibley, of Amherst, earned a master of science.
Marissa Pellegrino, of Florence, earned a bachelor’s in nursing magna cum laude.
Angelica Maulucci, of Florence, earned a bachelor’s of Social Work magna cum laude.
Jennifer Bolmarcich, of Granby, earned a master of science.
Franklin Bryan, of Hadley, earned a master of science.
Anjelica-Tao Molnar-Fenton, of Northampton, earned a bachelor of science.
Christian Tams, of Northampton, earned a certificate in nutrition.
Sabrina Montenigro, of Northampton, earned a master’s degree in children’s literature.
Todd Allegretto, of Northampton, earned a master’s in education.
Katie Keach, of Northampton, earned a master of social work.
Madeline Wise, of South Hadley, earned a bachelor of science in nursing cum laude.
Alison Hanrahan, of Southampton, earned a bachelor of science in nursing.
Local students named to the spring semester dean’s list at the university in Bristol, Rhode Island, include:
Andrew Bemben of Hadley; Brooke Eddy of South Deerfield; Meghan Hatzipetro of Southampton; Erica Kamins of Belchertown; Anna Walther of Florence, and Marissa Wickles of Hatfield.
The following local residents graduated from the college in Hartford, Connecticut:
Dylan Kelley Hebert, of Amherst, earned a bachelor’s degree in history and international studies, Russian and Eurasian studies, summa cum laude; he was also awarded The Micki and Hy C. Dworin Award and elected to the phi beta kappa society; Jessica Ann Stowell of Hadley earned a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, magna cum laude; Tucker M. Bixby, of Pelham earned a bachelor’s degree in political science; Karlyn Fitch Simpson, of South Hadley, earned a bachelor’s degree in public policy and law, magna cum laude.
The following local residents were awarded spring semester faculty honors for the spring 2017 semester at Trinity:
Dylan K. Hebert and Shannon K. Hebert, both of Amherst; Matthew Epstein of Florence; Jessica A. Stowell of Hadley; Tucker M. Bixby of Pelham, and Caroline H. Sullivan of South Hadley.
The following students were honored at Union College in SCHENECTADY, New York with academic achievement for earning at least a 3.50 grade point average.
Reed Bixby of Amherst. Bixby is a member of the class of 2017, majoring in economics.
Antonio Campedelli of Florence. Campedelli is a member of the class of 2020, majoring in chemistry.
Natalia Ciesielska of Amherst. Ciesielska is a member of the class of 2017, majoring in biology.
Madeleine Hamparian of Belchertown. Hamparian is a member of the class of 2020, majoring in liberal arts.
Brendan O’Connor of Amherst is a member of the class of 2017, majoring in physics.
Jillian Slezek of Hatfield. Slezek is a member of the class of 2018, majoring in English.
Maddison Stemple-Piatt of Hatfield. Stemple-Piatt is a member of the Class of 2017, majoring in Psychology.
Kevin Tran of Amherst. Tran is a member of the Class of 2017, majoring in Economics.
Gina Whalen of Northampton. Whalen is a member of the Class of 2019, majoring in Psychology and Economics.
The following local students have been named to the spring semester dean’s list at the university headquartered in Biddeford, Maine:
Belchertown: Andrew Davidsohn, Kendall Supple, Alec Walker
Florence: Maura Joyce, Sharene Kamel
Granby: Theresa Yebernetsky
Southampton: Jillian Henrichon