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They Did It! Ledyard and Gales Ferry Students Collect Diplomas At UConn This Weekend
Here's a list of all the local students graduating from UConn this year. You'll also find a schedule of the many and various commencement ceremonies that are being held to celebrate the big milestone.
The University of Connecticut will award approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate diplomas during 12 separate commencement exercises taking place on the Storrs campus this weekend. And there are a lot of familiar names on the list of graduates this year.
Congratulations to the following students:
Gales Ferry: Laura Baumann, Bachelor of Science; Jennifer Brouwer, Bachelor of Arts; Danielle Donahue, Bachelor of Science; Robert Elton, Bachelor of Science; David Figueroa, Bachelor of Arts; Rachel Hipplewitz, Bachelor of Arts; Carrie Hostetler, Bachelor of Science; Kristina Koltavary, Bachelor of Science; Lisa Kranich, Bachelor of Science; Stephanie Leach, Bachelor of Science; Kathryn McCarthy, Bachelor of Science; Jasmine McDowell, Bachelor of Science; Analyn Miller, Bachelor of Science.
Ledyard: Denzel Allen, Bachelor of Arts; Garrett Bajorin, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Joseph Bingaman, Bachelor of Arts; Teresa Dzilenski, Bachelor of Science; Daniel Giorlando, Bachelor of Science; Daniel Giorlando, Bachelor of Arts; Christopher Hobert, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Jonathan Huang, Bachelor of Science; Kathleen Jackman, Bachelor of Arts; Elwood Leftridge, Bachelor of General Studies; Scott Lesage, Bachelor of General Studies; Daniel Pealer, Bachelor of Science; Caroline Rossi, Bachelor of Arts; Cherokee Spears, Bachelor of General Studies; Kyle Stammel, Bachelor of General Studies; Shronda Thomas, Bachelor of General Studies; Felicia Ting, Bachelor of Arts.
Commencement Ceremony Schedule
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), which has approximately 2,500 graduates, will hold two ceremonies for graduates, one at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, and one at 5 p.m. later that afternoon.
Graduates will attend either the first or second ceremony based on their major. Speaking at the first ceremony will be Dr. Frank Torti, Dean of the UConn School of Medicine. Addressing the afternoon gathering will be Conn. Secretary of the State, Denise Merrill ’88 (BGS).
The following ceremonies will be held in Gampel Pavilion
On Saturday, May 11: School of Engineering, 9:00 a.m.; Graduate School, 1:30 p.m., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources and Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture, 6:00 p.m.
On Sunday, May 12: School of Business, 9:00 a.m., College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS -Ceremony I), 12:30 p.m., College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS-Ceremony II), 5:00 p.m.
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.
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