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UConn Graduates 60 Cheshire Residents; Awards 7,000 Degrees
Students received degrees ranging from bachelor's to doctorates during a weekend-long ceremony on the Storrs campus. Congratulate your graduate right here on Patch.
The University of Connecticut this weekend awarded approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate diplomas during 12 separate commencement exercises taking place on the Storrs campus.
Separate ceremonies will be held on May 13 for the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, and on May 19 for the School of Law.
A total of 60 Cheshire 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 students from Cheshire earned their degree this weekend:
- Thomas Acampora, Bachelor of Science;
- Sam Almassian, Bachelor of Science;
- Tyler Arpin, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Arij Azhar, Bachelor of Science;
- Nancy Bobrysh, Bachelor of Science;
- Zachary Brecher, Bachelor of Arts;
- Amanda Carvalho, Bachelor of Science;
- Stephanie Centorino, Bachelor of Science;
- Patrick Cuppernull, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Christopher Darin, Bachelor of Science;
- Gayle Daskal, Bachelor of Arts;
- Sarah Defrancesco, Bachelor of Arts;
- Jacob Degennaro, Bachelor of Science;
- Nolan Farrell, Bachelor of Science;
- Keith Gendron, Bachelor of Science;
- Sarah Griffin, Bachelor of Science;
- Elijah Hall, Bachelor of Arts;
- Albi Hasku, Bachelor of Science;
- Christopher Haxhi, Bachelor of Science;
- Ryan Kipfer, Bachelor of Arts;
- Cassidy Kushner, Bachelor of Arts;
- Abigail Larkin, Bachelor of Arts;
- Emily Laronde, Bachelor of Arts;
- An Le, Bachelor of Science;
- Colin Li, Bachelor of Science;
- David Li, Bachelor of Science;
- Jun Li, Bachelor of Science;
- Joshua Lucchina, Bachelor of Arts;
- Emily Ly, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts;
- Himanayani Mamillapalli, Bachelor of Science;
- Lauren Maurice, Bachelor of Arts;
- Kittika Mayall, Bachelor of Science;
- Curtis McCauley, Bachelor of Arts;
- Lauren Meister, Bachelor of Arts;
- Taylor Meltzer, Bachelor of Science;
- Jessica Metcalf, Bachelor of Arts;
- Brianna Mitchell, Bachelor of Arts;
- Trevor Morrissey, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Dhrupad Nag, Bachelor of Arts;
- Cuinn Nevins, Bachelor of Arts;
- Ravi Parmar, Bachelor of Science;
- John Peters, Bachelor of Science;
- Emily Ranando, Bachelor of Arts;
- Katherine Richardson, Doctor of Pharmacy;
- Leah Richardson, Bachelor of Science;
- Elizabeth Ritchie, Bachelor of Arts;
- Jenna Robbins, Bachelor of Arts;
- Samantha Roberts, Bachelor of Arts;
- Colleen Rubano, Bachelor of General Studies;
- Kimberly Silva, Bachelor of Arts;
- Kelly Slay, Bachelor of General Studies;
- Paul Steller, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science;
- Saad Toor, Bachelor of Arts;
- Michael Townsend, Bachelor of Science;
- Caitlin Victory, Bachelor of Science;
- Justin Vissat, Bachelor of Arts;
- Andrew Wellspeak, Bachelor of Arts;
- Michelle Wirkus, Bachelor of Science;
- Rachel Wonneberger, Bachelor of Science;
- Yunfeng Zhu, Doctor of Pharmacy.
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And of course, Cheshire Patch would like to extend a special congratulations to each and every local resident on completion of their education requirements. This celebration is one well earned.
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