The University of Alabama awarded some 6,326 degrees this spring. Among the graduates were: Jada Vaughan of Lynn (Bachelor of Arts); Jeffrey Parziale of Saugus (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering); and Marblehead residents Michael Blaney (Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration), Sydney Ciulla (Bachelor of Science in Education), Mark Cohen (Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration), Liam Coughlin (Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration), Jonathan Cressy (Bachelor of Science in Commerce & Business Administration), Robert Picariello (Bachelor of Arts), Delia Smith (Bachelor of Arts).
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Betty Louis of Lynn graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, with a major in history and a minor in education.
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Recent graduates of Clemson University in South Carolina included: Madison S. Carroll of Swampscott (Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences), Olivia Nyland Cooke of Nahant (Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in World Cinema), Jennifer Grace Casey of Salem (Bachelor of Science In Genetics).
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Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., recently held virtual commencement ceremonies. Graduates included: Lynn residents Andre Gaudet (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology), Adelina Katzounos (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Magna Cum Laude), Megan Russo (Bachelor of Science in Nursing), Olivia Shkliew (Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Cum Laude); Erin Mahar of Marblehead (Bachelor of Arts in Marketing, Cum Laude); Revere residents Jaclynne Dion (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cum Laude) and Daniel Murphy (Bachelor of Arts in Business); Thomas O’Hare of Salem (Bachelor of Arts in Business and Spanish); and Saugus residents Ariana Iafrate (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cum Laude), Lindsay Milton (Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cum Laude), Kyle Smith (Bachelor of Arts in History) and Kelly Stewart (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology).
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Meagan Diaz of Swampscott, daughter of Catherine Del Bene of Swampscott and Victor Diaz of Everett, is a member of the graduating class of 2020 at Cotting School in Lexington. Founded in 1893, Cotting School enables students with special needs to achieve their highest learning potential and level of independence.
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Many local students at Nichols College in Dudley achieved Dean’s List honors during the spring 2020 semester. In order to be included on the Dean’s List, a student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and must have received no grades below B- during the semester. Students honored include: Sabrina Dembro of Saugus (a General Business major), Summer St. Hilaire of Salem (a Hospitality Management major), Sam Lynch of Peabody (a Marketing major), Cal Capozzi of Revere (a Sports Management major), and Robert Cobb of Revere (a Sports Management major).
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Christina Brown of Peabody graduated from the University of San Diego, earning a bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
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Meryl A. Braconnier of Lynnfield received the Outstanding Senior in Environmental Science Award this semester at the University of Vermont in Burlington. The environmental sciences program faculty present this award each year to the outstanding graduating senior on the basis of overall GPA, GPA in environmental science courses, as well as excellence in undergraduate research.
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Rhea Prem of Lynnfield received Faculty Honors distinction for the Spring 2020 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 4.0 academic average for the semester.
Austin Rose of Marblehead made the Dean’s List at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta for the Spring 2020 semester. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average.
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Many Lynn area students have been named to the Plymouth State University (New Hampshire) President’s List for the Spring 2020 semester, achieving a grade point average of 3.7 or better. They include: Quinn Brinkler and Anthony Nikolakakis of Lynn; Erika O’Brien of Swampscott; Hansen Hundahl, Jasmine Variam, and Alex Rosen of Marblehead; Erin Rego, Melanie Mesa-Medina and Alessia Salzillo of Saugus; Sophia Simmons and Kathryn DiGiulio of Peabody; and Charles Abbene, Robyn Hendry and Lexi Howard of Salem.
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The following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2020 spring semester at Connecticut College in New London: Marblehead residents Justin Boes, Sydney Hoffman, Halle Kuszmar, Daniella Maney, Georgia Quesnelle, Katherine Rodger, Christina Shatford, Kimberly Shatford, and Adam Sherf; Salem residents Daniel Driscoll and Samantha Pelletier; Swampscott residents Hannah Frisch, Robert Jensen, and Anne Vogel.