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UConn Graduates More Than 80 South Windsor 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.
A total of 84 South Windsor 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 South Windsor residents earned their degree this weekend:
- Michelle Baj, Bachelor of Science
- Peter Braddock, Bachelor of Arts
- Kelly Burstynski, Bachelor of Science
- Stephen Callahan, Bachelor of Arts
- Sean Cammilleri, Bachelor of Science
- Sean Cammilleri, Bachelor of Science
- Brianna Carlson, Bachelor of Arts
- Matthew Castanho, Bachelor of Science
- Brendan Coburn, Bachelor of Science
- Kimberly Colla, Bachelor of Science
- Kimberly Colla, Bachelor of Arts
- Mitchell Console, Bachelor of Science
- Sami Dahhan, Bachelor of Science
- Jeannette Defrino, Bachelor of Arts
- Matthew Degostin, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Juliana Demay, Bachelor of Science
- Michael Denyer, Bachelor of Science
- Edward Duggan, Bachelor of Science
- Matthew Elder, Bachelor of Arts
- Angelo Elia, Bachelor of Arts
- Stephanie Elliott, Bachelor of Science
- Bryan Evans, Bachelor of Arts
- Tiana Farina, Bachelor of Arts
- Joshua Fienman, Bachelor of Science
- Margret Futtner, Bachelor of General Studies
- Tyler Germain, Bachelor of Arts
- Michelle Golladay, Bachelor of Arts
- Elizabeth Gottier, Bachelor of Arts
- Adam Greenman, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- John Grohs, Bachelor of Science
- Amy Hankard, Bachelor of Arts
- James Heldmann, Bachelor of Arts
- Umer Hussain, Bachelor of Arts
- Nick Jarest, Bachelor of Science
- Emily Johnston, Associate of Applied Science
- Anthony Josie, Bachelor of Science
- Hooman Kashi, Bachelor of Science
- Laura Keating, Bachelor of Science
- Bryan King, Bachelor of Arts
- Kristian Koptchaliyski, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Samantha Kremidas, Bachelor of Science
- Jordan Larocco, Bachelor of Arts
- Angela Les, Bachelor of Science
- Carrie Levine, Bachelor of Arts
- Douglas Louie, Bachelor of Science
- Nicholas Lyle, Bachelor of Arts
- Kathleen Lynch, Bachelor of Arts
- Michael Madigan, Bachelor of Science
- Tessa Maffe, Bachelor of Arts
- Brian Manion, Bachelor of Arts
- Bradley Martin, Bachelor of Science
- Alex Mathew, Bachelor of General Studies
- Dane Mattran, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Michael McGuire, Bachelor of Science
- Thomas Mello, Bachelor of Science
- Robert Molleur, Bachelor of Science
- Andrew Mondy, Bachelor of Science
- Connor Mullen, Bachelor of Arts
- Francis Obst, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Kelly O’Connor, Bachelor of Science
- Saagar Pandit, Bachelor of Science
- Christina Park, Bachelor of Science
- Caitlin Pelan, Bachelor of Science
- Olivia Pelton, Associate of Applied Science
- Stephen Petkis, Bachelor of Arts
- Nicole Pleines, Bachelor of Arts
- Alexandra Powell, Bachelor of Science
- Anthony Quarella, Bachelor of Science
- Mark Robidoux, Bachelor of Science
- Erik Rogoff, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Patrick Rose, Bachelor of Science
- Kelsey Rosesinclair, Bachelor of Arts
- Marc Schneider, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Kelsey Selig, Bachelor of Arts
- Justin Smith, Doctor of Pharmacy
- Kelsey Smith, Bachelor of Science
- Sara Smith, Bachelor of Science
- Sara Smith, Bachelor of Arts
- Dominick Spina, Bachelor of Science
- Steven Torff, Bachelor of Science
- Samuel Tracy, Bachelor of Arts
- Marissa Troiano, Bachelor of Arts
- Ethan Vonkaenel, Bachelor of Science
- Cleo Wolf, Bachelor of Science.
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