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09/17/2014 12:00 AMDean's List for Spring 2014
The following residents were named to the dean's, presidents', and/or merit lists at their respective colleges and universities for the spring 2014 semester, unless otherwise noted. The student's class year is that which pertained at the time of the achievement.
• Belmont University: Ryan Jones.
• Bryant University: Danielle Dacey, a junior majoring in accounting; Eric Dykes, a sophomore majoring in finance; and Nicollette Riccio, a senior majoring in communication.
• Clark University: Christopher Canieso (second honors) and Rebekah Vineyard (second honors).
• Eastern Connecticut State University: Mikaela Carbone, a sophomore majoring in English; Alysha Ciscone, a sophomore majoring in mathematics; Marissa Colley, a senior majoring in business administration; and Rachel Ranfone, a sophomore majoring in pre-elementary education and psychology.
• Fairfield University: Brittany Douglas, the daughter of Jamie and Kevin Douglas and a nursing major, and Michael J. Vessicchio, the son of Ray and Sue Vessicchio and a biochemistry major.
• Keene State College: Kiersten Capotorto.
• LIM College: Rita M. Falanga.
• Lincoln College of New England: Jodie-Ann Chin, Melissa Howard, and Cristina Petonito.
• Middlesex Community College: Brittney Foster.
• Providence College: Nicole Popolizio, a sophomore.
• Quinnipiac University: Briana Amendola, Francesca Anastasio, Gabriella Didiano, Cecilia Fanning, Ashley Imlej, Huy Khau, and Kevin Volpe.
• Roger Williams University: Kristin Kikosicki, a criminal justice major.
• St. Bonaventure University: Brianna Wilson, an elementary education/special education major.
• Southern Connecticut State University: Claudia Ahumada, Kenneth Alba, Leon Amador, Krista Amato, Mercy Baldino, Matthew Benevento, Kylie Bias, Thomas Brunski, Marguerite DeLucia, Francesca Demaio, Kevin Do, Brittany Dubovick, Brittney Ehrler, Marissa Esposito, Jacqueline Fetzner, Melanie Fotheringhame, Joseph Grillo, Edward Hales, Kaitlyn Honore, Marissa Izzo, Sara Jacobowitz, Patrick Madley, Ashley Mazzucco, Elena Miller, David Moore, Laura OlivoValentin, Oscaima Ovalles, Andrew Patenaude, Daniela Pechinski, Michael Petras, Thanh Pham, Jenn Picagli, Ashley Porrazzo, Meaghan Prendergast, Caitlin Riccitelli, Taylor Rispoli, Mara Ross, Joseph Scialla, Allison Seliga, Karim Suarez, Kayla Tarantino, Dianna Vega, Jessica Walker, Andres Wullaert, and Monica Zielinski.
• Springfield College: Emily Greco.
• The University of Connecticut: Alicia Marie Affinito, Joshua Baruch Baldino, Michael Anthony Corolla, Paul Am Hwang, Meghan J. Mastriano, Amanda Nora Merola, Emily Elizabeth Orkins, Cindy Yerensis Recinos, Richard Edward Sandmann, Jennifer Shames, and Kaitlyn Mackenzie Witt.
• University of Hartford: Stephen Marquis, Bryant Miranda, Bianca Severino, and Maia Smith.
• The University of New Haven: Erica Ciarleglio, Robert Consolatore, David DeNicola, Evgeniya Efimova-Gelin, Sarah Farnsworth, Alvaro Granados, Jennifer Montesanto, Scott Panico, Amanda Pantalena, Daniel Picagli, Marie Pisaturo, Meghan Purificato, Matthew Serio, Tyler Vecchio, and Sandra Zawadzki.
• Wentworth Institute of Technology: Dhruv Patel.
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Nicholas Defilippo, a junior majoring in chemical engineering; Amanda Houyou, a senior majoring in environmental engineering; and Mikhail Morozov, a junior majoring in mechanical engineering.
Academic and Extracurricular Achievements
• Albertus Magnus College Graduates: Nicole M. Acerra (bachelor of arts), Quanella C. Bowman (associate of arts), Darla Burris (bachelor of arts, magna cum laude), Christina M. Clarino (master of arts in art therapy), Gregg S. Clarke (master of business administration, honors), Evell Concepcion (master of business administration, honors), Jennifer A. DeGenaro (master of business administration), Lauren A. Farrell (bachelor of arts, cum laude), David E. Fasano Jr. (master of science in human services), Christina Grant (master of business administration), Gail Y. Jenkins (master of science in human services), Carolyn A. Lee (bachelor of arts), Alexia M. Levin (bachelor of arts, magna cum laude), Bria Luckey (master of arts in art therapy), Alicia A. MacDougall (bachelor of arts, summa cum laude), Stacy Macy (bachelor of science, magna cum laude), Karissa A. McLaurin (master of science in human services), Paula Murano (associate of arts), Susan D. Murphy (bachelor of arts, summa cum laude), Jocelyn N. Salters (bachelor of arts), Rebecca F. Samuels (bachelor of arts, cum laude), Kyiamonique Southwick (bachelor of science), Lisa C. Vitale (bachelor of science), Courtney R. Wade (bachelor of science), John Watts (master of arts in leadership), and Tashe D. White (master of science in human services).
• Allied Health Programs at Gateway Community College Graduates: Marisa Bonitatibus (radiography), Leo Calonico (radiography), Brandon Gargiulo (exercise science and wellness), Paul Olinyk (radiography), Matthew Poleshek (dietetic technology), and Nicholas Souza (exercise science and wellness).
• Mackenzie Elizabeth Andrews earned a bachelor's of science in psychology from Mitchell College. The salutatorian of her class, she is a member of Alpha Chi (national college honor society for all fields), Psi Chi (psychology national honor society), Sigma Alpha Pi (leadership honor society), and has matriculated at Fairfield University where she will pursue a master's in psychology.
• College of the Holy Cross Graduates, Bachelor's of Arts: Brandon Gomez and Tina Tran.
• Marissa Colley earned a bachelor's of science in business administration, cum laude, from Eastern Connecticut State University.
• Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar Leaders: Amber Conte, Anthony Luzzi, Molly Mazzucco, and Dylan Ramrattan.
• Ashley Dabbraccio graduated from the University of Memphis.
• Jacqueline D'Auria graduated, cum laude, from Quinnipiac Law School.
• Taylor Dimartino is serving aboard the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Petty Officer 3rd Class Dimartino is a mass communication specialist aboard the Norfolk-based ship.
• East Haven Public School STEM Competition: Nataly Adaos (Grade 7, third place for creativity), Sophia Angueira (Grade 7, second place for speed), Laura Bretter (Grade 7, first place for distance), Alyssa Brown (Grade 7, third place for creativity), Amadeo Bugatti (Grade 8, first place for distance), Vinny Coker (Grade 8, first place for speed), John Consiglio (Grade 7, third place for speed, second place for distance), AnnaMarie Conte (Grade 8, first place for speed), Nadia Cruz (Grade 8, second place for speed, third place for creativity), Marissa Deloughery (Grade 7, second place for speed), Marchello DeLucia (Grade 6, third place), Talia Ferrara (Grade 7, first place for distance), Mani Finoia (Grade 8, first place for speed), Makenzie Fiorillo (Grade 8, first place for creativity, Best Overall Design Sketch), Megan Fisher (Grade 6, second place), Corey Franchi (Grade 8, first place for speed), Bieanca Francois (Grade 8, second place for creativity), Ayanna Galarza (Grade 8, second place for creativity), Dominick Garzon (Grade 7, third place for distance), Esmeralda Guitierrez (Grade 6, first place), Marley Herard (Grade 7, first place for creativity, Best Overall Design Sketch), Colin Hutchenson (Grade 7, third place for speed, second place for distance), Jessica Inglese (Grade 7, second place for creativity), Aldric Joseph (Grade 8, third place for distance), Elizabeth Lam (Grade 6, first place), Miguel Leon-Escribano (Grade 7, third place for distance), Megan Lipka (Grade 6, Best Overall Design Sketch), Jadon Lozada (Grade 7, third place for speed, second place for distance), Dennis Marshall (Grade 8, first place for distance), Ariana Martoni (Grade 6, second place), Estefania Melchor (Grade 8, first place for distance), Joshua Miletty (Grade 8, third place for speed, second place for distance), John Minichino (Grade 6, third place), Ahmed Musaed (Grade 8, first place for distance), Joseph Pappacoda (Grade 8, third place for speed, second place for distance), Adam Perrotti (Grade 8, first place for creativity, Best Overall Design Sketch), Daniella Portal (Grade 8, second place for speed, third place for creativity), Seth Proto (Grade 7, first place for speed), Alyssa Rascati (Grade 8, third place for distance), Jessica Reid (Grade 7, second place for speed), Kelvin Reynaga (Grade 8, third place for speed, second place for distance), Maia Ridley (Grade 7, second place for creativity), Samantha Rivera (Grade 6, third place), Giovanni Rodriguez (Grade 7, first place for distance), Julia SanGiovanni (STEM Logo Design), Robert Scalesse (Grade 8, third place for distance), Kylie Schlottman (Grade 7, first place for creativity, Best Overall Design Sketch), Jessica Shultis (Grade 7, second place for creativity), Jenna Souza (Grade 8, second place for speed, third place for creativity), Ryan Spano (Grade 7, first place for speed), James Sperduti (Grade 7, first place for speed), Eddie Suraci (Grade 6, second place), Christian Swett (Grade 7, third place for creativity), Nhi Trinh (Grade 8, second place for creativity), and Tai Trinh (Grade 8, first place for creativity, Best Overall Design Sketch).
• Arianna Eshoo earned a bachelor's of fine arts in fine arts from the School of Visual Arts.
• Fairfield University Graduates: Jeffrey Brown, Angelica Festa, Amanda Gamble, Gina Impronto, Eric Salgado, Alphonse Simeone, and Angelika Zbikowski.
• Cecilia Fanning, a sophomore at Quinnipiac University, received third place in the College of Arts and Sciences 2013-'14 Undergraduate Prize Competition for her essay "The Best Kind of Love: Love Poems and the Searching for Wholeness."
• Giana Fazzino received the Girl Scout Gold Award. She led her church's youth group in developing prayer books to send to Haiti. She is studying psychology at Salve Regina University and is enrolled in the Applied Behavior Analysis Program.
• Brittney Foster was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Middlesex Community College.
• Elaine Frost, the daughter of Bet and Mike Frost, earned a bachelor's of arts in music and technology and film studies from Connecticut College. She received the Film Studies Creative Production Prize.
• Gateway Community College Graduates: Kayla Amici, Juliana Bernardo, Nicole Bevilaqua, Kimberly Boucher, Kadyleigh Boughton, Terrianne Caponera, Michael Chapman, Abdelmohssen Eldeftar, Olivia Falco, Marissa Fusco, Brandon Gargiulo, Cheryl Gurge, Diana Harlow, Timothy Heer Jr., Linda Higgins, Samantha Huelsman, Andrea Lopez, Whitney Marcucci, Theresa McNary, Ryan Murphy, Krystal Parillo, Nicole Pechinski, Rachel Perdo, Sarah Samperi, Nicholas Souza, Lubna Sparks, Edwina Villanueva, and Rebecca Whitney.
• Emily Greco graduated from Springfield College.
• Kathryn Lane Hausler was the winner in the Theatre category of the Shoreline Arts Alliance's Top Talent: Scholarships in the Arts.
• Amanda Houyou earned a bachelor's of science in environmental engineering with distinction from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
• Brittany Lauro earned a bachelor's of arts in English communications, cum laude, from Salve Regina University. Lauro received the Communications Studies Award and the Mosaic News Award.
• Alec Marcucci was inducted into Lambda Alpha, the Curry College Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honors Society.
• Alexandria Mazzucco, a junior at Nichols College, received the John F. Birch Memorial Award Scholarship.
• Mercy High School Graduates: Courtney Esposito and Sabrina Streeter.
• Mercy High School, Senior Awards: Courtney Esposito (the Connecticare Scholarship Award, St. Andrew Society Scholarship Award) and Sabrina Streeter (National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Club Scholarship Award, New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship Award, Hamden Regional Youth Basketball League Paul Carr Memorial Scholarship Award).
• Middlesex Community College Graduates: Brittney Foster (associate's of science in radiologic technology), Melissa Morro (associate's of science in broadcast - cinema), and Matthew Soares (certificate in manufacturing machine technology).
• National Spanish Examinations Awards, Sacred Heart Academy: Alexa Carranzo (sophomore, bronze medal), Cassandra Helms (sophomore, honors), Rose Iannaccone (sophomore, honors), and Caitlyn Keish (sophomore, honors).
• Kyle James Parlato, the son of Carmen and Jaime Parlato, graduated from the United States Air Force Basic Military Training. Airman First Class Parlato is currently at Sheppard Air Force Base undergoing additional technical training.
• Quinnipiac University Graduates: Christopher Acabbo (bachelor's of science in health/science studies), Alyssa Fernicola (bachelor's of science in diagnostic imaging), Richard Loesche (bachelor's of arts in criminal justice), Stephanie Marino (bachelor's of arts in psychology), and Tatiana Shams-Costa (bachelor's of arts in journalism).
• Sacred Heart Academy Class of 2014 Gold Tassel Scholars: Alexa Cafasso (Villanova University), Siobhan Fennell (College of the Holy Cross), and Molly Flowers (University of Maine).
• Sacred Heart Academy National Honor Society Inductees: Alexa Carranzo, a sophomore, and Sara Golbazi, a junior.
• Jayne Scobie earned the Bronze medal at Physical Fitness of Branford's fitness challenge.
• Matthew Serio, a senior studying history and political science, was selected to participate in the University of New Haven's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. His project involves research into how the framing of healthcare issues affects public opinion and support.
• Bianca Severino earned a bachelor's of fine arts in printmaking, magna cum laude, from the University of Hartford.
• Southern Connecticut State University Graduates: Kenneth Alba, Andre Armour, Anthony Arnold, Taylor Barone, Vanessa Bastian, Kylie Bias, Melissa Buechele, Ashley Bureau, Ann Carusone, David Cifuentes, Alyssa Compas, Jeffrey Cretella, Joseph D'Ambrosca, Catherine Dagliere, Brittany Danek, Joseph Delucia, Brittany Dubovick, Jacqueline Fetzner, Victoria Foley, Vincenzo Gagliardi, Bianca Gambardella, Maxine Gleason, Joseph Grillo, Ashley Grippo, Jessica Hamilton, Christopher Hegan, Marco Imperati, Sara Jacobowitz, Brian Kalkreuth, Sarah Mallory, Kirstyn Masiello, Stephanie Mattei, Denonte McKinney, Christopher Mignosa, Elena Miller, Richard Mingione, Nicholas Naclerio, Anthony Oddo, Oscaima Ovalles, Maribel Oyola, Michael Petras, Emily Phillips, Dianne Ruggiero, Eva Segura, Kimberly Standish, Nabeel Syed, Kimberly Testa, Kristin Varunes, Tori Vessicchio, David Viola, Barbara Wells, and Andres Wullaert.
• University of Connecticut Graduates: Joshua Baldino (doctor of pharmacy), Kaitlyn Bellucci (bachelor's of science in chemical engineering and chemistry), Drew Bridgman (bachelor's of science in accounting), Peter Deczi (bachelor's of science in resource economics), Gianlucca Delarosa (bachelor's of science in finance), Gabrielle Derosa (bachelor's of arts in human development & family studies), Gabriella Dinuzzo (bachelor's of arts in political science and public policy), Jamie Dynderski (master of social work), Brian Gomez (bachelor's of science in allied health sciences and psychology), Danielle Hinckley (bachelor's of science in accounting), Dimitri Hrampanis (bachelor's of science in engineering physics and mathematics), Paul Hwang (doctor of pharmacy), Sharon Hwang (bachelor's of arts in human rights), Brittany Kowaleski (master of social work), Amber Pantalena (bachelor's of science in cognitive science), Conor Quinn (bachelor's of arts in communication and Spanish), Richard Sandmann (bachelor's of arts in English), Elliot Schneer (bachelor's of science in mechanical engineering and mathematics), Jennifer Shames (bachelor's of science in music education), Leila Vrabac (bachelor's of arts in political science), and Kaitlyn Witt (bachelor's of science in nursing).
• Watershed Fund Scholarship Recipients: Kurt LoPresto, a freshman majoring in environmental science at the University of Connecticut, and Samantha O'Brien, a junior at Hampshire College (David Silverstone Scholarship).
• Matthew J. Welles, the son of Cathy and James Welles, earned an associate's degree in culinary arts from Johnson & Wales University.
• Western Connecticut State University Graduates: Vito Landolfi and Rosa Lillo.
• Margaret Woodhouse, an English major, graduated from Hartwick College.
Honor Roll Students
• Engineering Science University Magnet School (ESUMS), 3rd Marking Period 2013-'14: Annie L. Dymarczyk (Grade 6, high honors).
• Mercy High School, 4th Marking Period 2013-'14: Danielle Andrews (junior, first honors), Amy DeFilippo (sophomore, second honors), and Sabrina Streeter (senior, second honors).
• Xavier High School, 3rd Term 2013-'14: Dominick A. Crisci (freshman, high honors), Joseph L. Criscuolo (senior, high honors), Joshua D. Swanson (senior, honors), and Bryan J. Tabuzo (freshman, honors).
• Xavier High School, 4th Term 2013-'14: Dominick A. Crisci (freshman, high honors), Joseph L. Criscuolo (senior, high honors), Joshua D. Swanson (senior, honors), and Bryan J. Tabuzo (freshman, honors).
Career Achievements
• Nancy L. Carrington, president and CEO of Connecticut Food Bank, will retire at the end of 2014.