College Accomplishments By Southington Students

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

Becker College, Worcester MA

• Olivia Sherwood, of Southington, was named to the Becker College Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester. Sherwood is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Science, Veterinary Technology Concentration. The Dean's List recognizes all full-time students (24 or more credit hours earned for the academic year; 12 minimum each semester - September through May) whose term grade point average is 3.50 or higher with no grade below a B- and no incomplete (I) or withdrawal/failing (WF) grades.

Coastal Carolina University, Conway SC

• Jacob Bocek of Southington earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in finance from Coastal Carolina University on Dec. 17, 2019, during the fall commencement ceremony.
• More than 800 Coastal Carolina University students were named to the President's List for the fall 2019 semester. Among those named to the President's List was Kayla Powers, a Psychology major from Southington. To be named to the President's List, students must achieve a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) for the semester.
• More than 2,400 Coastal Carolina University students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester. Among the students earning recognition on the Dean's List was Karla Blake, a Biology major from Plantsville.

Nichols College, Dudley MA

• Many hard-working students at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., have achieved Dean's List or President's List honors during the fall 2019 semester, including Southington residents Emily Tinyszin, Brooke Schloesser, Lance Johnston and Dominic Coppola. The Dean's List and President's List give recognition to those students who achieve high grades during a single semester. In order to be included on the Dean's List, a student must have a minimum average of 3.5 for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and must have received no grades below B- during the semester. Students whose semester average is 3.85 or higher for at least 12 undergraduate credit-hours and no grades below B- will receive President's List honors.

Siena College, Loudonville NY

• Amber O'Regan has been named to the Siena College Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester. O'Regan is from Southington. To be named to the Dean's List, a student's grade point average for the semester must be between 3.5 and 3.89.

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester NH

• Elijah Steindl of Southington has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's fall 2019 President's List. Eligibility for the President's List requires that a student accumulate an academic grade point average (GPA) of 3.7-4.0 and earn 12 credits for the semester.

Tunxis Community College, Farmington CT

• Tunxis Community College in Farmington has announced the names of those students who qualified for the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester, which concluded in December. Students enrolled in a certificate or degree program who have earned a semester grade point average of 3.4 or higher and have successfully completed 12 or more credits, or have earned 12 credits cumulatively over multiple semesters, are eligible for this academic honor. Honorees from Southington are Zachary Bauer, Amna Hamid, Holly Harwood, Derek Hinton, Sarah Knibbs, Elizabeth Lacombe, Emma Liersemann, Dharmee Patel, Nicholas Picone, Alex Rodriguez, Julia Szczerbacki, Andrew Vallee, Maria Alecsandru, Amal Alhidami, Gabrielle Cerra, Anna Christiano, Kevin Curtis, Samantha-Jo Czarnecki, Riley Daly, Lukasz Damiecki, Darian Dube, Patrycja Duliban, Kristen Elliott, Heatherann Esden, Leah Francis, Emily Hanson, Julia Holland, Mohand Irekti, Daniel Josefiak, Avery Keller, Anne Lassy, Amanda Leigh, Rebecca Lipkin, Kristen Longley, Sharon Maher, Justin Makles, Nora Meziani, Mikaela Myrtollari, Stephanie Quinn, Nicholas Rodriguez, Lauren Schiffer, Nadir Selmi, Carol Sisco, Edward Stepensky, Brandon Suchinski, Sean Terry, Jacquelyn Theriault, Brittany Thornton, Drew Van Almkerk, Kaylin Warlikowski and Anthony Yovina.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester MA

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Ally Breen of Plantsville, a member of the class of 2023 majoring in biology and biotechnology, was named to the university's Dean's List for academic excellence for the fall 2019 semester.