Around the Campuses - Glastonbury College Students

GLASTONBURY, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire.

Clemson University, Clemson SC

• Four students from Glastonbury were named to the fall 2019 President's List at Clemson University. They are Ashley Erin Gartland, whose major is Mechanical Engineering; Justin M. Harris, whose major is Economics; Alex S. Murrant-Johnson, whose major is Nursing; and Karli Mae Robinson, whose major is Psychology. To be named to the President's List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.
• A pair of Glastonbury students were named to the Dean's List at Clemson University for the fall 2019 semester. They are Lauren Alyssa Granato, whose major is Health Science, and Lauren Hope Grandchamp, whose major is Nursing. To be named to the Dean's List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY

• Coming off a victory at the Middlebury Invitational, the RPI men's track & field team saw student-athlete Mark Shapiro of Glastonbury and University High School Of Science and Engineering honored by the Liberty League. At the nine-school, multi-divisional Middlebury Invite, Shapiro recorded a victory and a third place finish in the two events in which he was entered to earn Field Performer of the Week. He won the 25-competitor weight throw with a maximum effort of 16.97, easily outdistancing the runner-up's 14.79 meters. He was third in the 31-person shot put with a distance of 14.66 meters.

University of Delaware, Newark DE

• Glastonbury residents Devin O'Doherty, Molly Sullivan, Sarah Beauchemin, Julia Benner, Abigail Hubbard, Meredith Mack and Molly Cohen have been named to the University of Delaware Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester. To meet eligibility requirements for the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled full-time and earn a GPA of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) for the semester.

University of New Hampshire, Durham NH

• Benedict Valentine of South Glastonbury graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2019, earning a BA in Sociology.
• A dozen students from Glastonbury have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2019 semester: Kelly Woodhouse, earning Highest Honors and majoring in Math Ed: Elementary/Middle; Hailly Felgate, earning Honors and majoring in Business Administration; Austin Hyatt , earning Highest Honors and majoring in History; Joanna Braga, earning Honors and majoring in Psychology; Catherine Bronzi, earning High Honors and majoring in BiomedSci:MedLabSci; Ashley Pineault, earning High Honors and majoring in Business Administration; Alexander Hartley, earning Honors and majoring in Sport Studies; Danielle Forte, earning Honors and majoring in Communication; Pranathi Pamidi, earning Honors and majoring in Undeclared; Emily Beard, earning High Honors and majoring in Sociology; Lauren Flynn, earning Highest Honors and majoring in Psychology; and Casey Farrell, earning High Honors and majoring in English/Journalism. Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors, and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.