UConn Graduates More Than 100 Manchester Residents; Awards 7,000 Degrees

A total of 103 Manchester residents earned their degrees this weekend, according to a press release from UConn, with honors ranging from a bachelor’s degree through complete doctorates. To see who earned which degrees, see our complete list below.

Honorary Degrees

The university awarded eight honorary degrees to individuals who have shown leadership in their chosen fields.

They are: Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Corp., received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the graduate ceremony commencement address; Wally Lamb, author, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the commencement address at the Neag School of Education; Dr. Ferid Murad, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree and spoke during the Health Center commencement, and Jerry Adler, actor and director, received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and delivered the commencement address at the School of Fine Arts.

Also, Charles Zwick, philanthropist and former director of the Federal Office of Management and Budget, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and served as keynote speaker at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources commencement, and Elizabeth Shanahan, executive director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the School of Engineering where she delivered the commencement address.

Gary Bailey, internationally recognized leader in the field of social work, and Lyudmila Harutyunyan, known as the ‘mother of Armenian social work’ each received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees during a special ceremony sponsored by the School of Social Work on May 11.
The following Manchester residents earned their degree this weekend:

• Kayla Adams, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Barbara Adubaffour, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Sandra Adubaffour, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Sayeda Ahmed, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Elizabeth Anderson, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Elizabeth Anderson, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Beatrice Antwiboasiako, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Eunice Antwimensah, Doctor of Pharmacy;
  
• Marcel Arnold, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Paul Belbruno, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Jessica Benson, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Scott Bernier, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Kattie Bonilla, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Andrea Bouchard, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Kayleigh Bruno, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Mary Bugbee, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Bryan Burgos, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Erin Burns, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Rachel Byam, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Michael Byram, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Melissa Calderon, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Nicole Ciparelli, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Jocelyn Claudio, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Andrew Cole, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Amanda Costello, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Stafi Dalal, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Nicole Dale, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Payal Desai, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Sharon Desesa, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Sharon Desesa, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Daniel Desjardin, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
  
• Hillary Diana, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Erica Driver, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Steven Ehrlich, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Paul Ericson, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Brian Ewing, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Brian Ewing, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Matthew Farrell, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Mariam Fawole, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Christian Fecteau, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Matthew Ferrigno, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Allison Fitch, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Natalie Gaudette, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Kellie Gilbert, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Marissa Goodnight, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Deborah Griswold, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Travis Healy, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Andrea Jacobsen, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Zeshan Javed, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Gifty Kankam, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Garry Kelly, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Kyle Kovtun, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Yiu Lam, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
  
• Kristin Lavoie, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Ken Lin, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Marc Marchesseault, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Travis Marciniak, Bachelor of Science;
  
• James Marcum, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Brendan McDermott, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Allison McHugh, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Kristyn Michaud, Bachelor of Fine Arts;
  
• Jennifer Miller, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Tyfani Mumford, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Christina Nadeau, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Christina Nadeau, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Kathy Nguyen, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Lauren Orlowski, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Russell Paine, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Edith Perlwitz, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Dan Pham, Doctor of Pharmacy;
  
• Kimberly Philopena, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Rachel Poutre, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Qendresa Qeriqi, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Faiyha Qweider, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
  
• Corey Radican, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Emily Ritter, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Samantha Rockwood, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Carlosfabian Rodriguezramos, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Imrus Sadiq, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Tyler Sandall, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Emily Santacroce, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Marlyn Schulz, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Alyssa Serville, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Mohammed Sharif, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
  
• Megan Shaw, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Kristine Shaw, Bachelor of General Studies;
  
• Astha Shrestha, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Heidi Smith, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Thomas Stygares, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Anida Sundara, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Brian Swan, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Kelley Thyrring, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Ashley Timreck, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Annapaula Tincopa, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Torrey Trzcienski, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Ellen Tsugami, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Claudia Valencia, Bachelor of Arts;
  
• Kevin Vliet, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
  
• Nabil Waheed, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Christine Wakefield, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
  
• Chad Wallace, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
  
• Alexa Webber, Bachelor of Professional Studies;
  
• Rebecca Whitehead, Bachelor of Science;
  
• Jovan Woodson, Bachelor of Arts; and 
• Michelle Zebian, Bachelor of Science.