Standouts On Campus: College Students From Windsor

WINDSOR, CT — Here are some recent notable accomplishments by local college students, as provided by readMedia Newswire. More great college achievements will be noted as they are received in the coming weeks.

Central Connecticut State University, New Britain CT

• A number of students from Windsor were named to the spring 2024 Dean’s List at Central Connecticut State University. They were Colin Aitkin, Gisella Barker, Leon Bonnick, Bret Carucci, Denise Celestin, Naomi Cotto, Gianalece Crespo, Samuel Driscoll, James Finlay, Colin Fontenelle, Jocelyn Gartley, Samuel Girona, Abdul Jalil Kanaan, Sam King, Victoria Kukla, Indya Lumpkin, Daeshawn Marshall, David McManus, Max Mejia, Madison Nelson, Danielle Newbold, Keziah Ninson, Dandy Perry, Maddy Rich, Kaelig Robison, Winston Sanchez-Martinez, Phoutmanykham Sihalath, Anthony Solis and Amit Vachhani.

Clark University, Worcester MA

• Erin P. Curtis, of Windsor, received a degree from Clark University during its 120th commencement exercises on Monday, May 20. Curtis graduated with a Master of Arts in teaching.

College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee MA

• Lisa Ciaffaglione of Windsor graduated with a Master of Science degree in school nursing from Elms College during the May 18, 2024 commencement ceremony. Ciaffaglione was among 400 students who received their degrees.
• Justin Asberry, of Windsor, was named to the College of Our Lady of the Elms spring 2024 Dean's List. To qualify, a full-time student must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher, without incompletes.

Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic CT

• Psychology students at Eastern Connecticut State University traversed the tundra of the human psyche on a 10-day field course in Iceland this May. Sponsored by the Department of Psychological Science as part of Professor Peter Bachiochi's field course "Cross-Cultural Well-Being," the trip gave students a look at the mental health of a foreign country. Among the participating students was Jordan Falotico of Windsor, a senior who majors in general studies.

Endicott College, Beverly MA

• Windsor residents Luke Rice, Harrison Sawka and Bailey Strauch made the Dean's List for the spring 2024 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.5, receive no grade below a "C," have no withdrawal grades, and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the semester.

Nichols College, Dudley MA

• William Churchill of Windsor has achieved Dean's List honors for the spring 2024 semester at Nichols College. 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.

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY

• Windsor residents Noah Kiehne, who is in the individualized program, and Christopher West, who is in the software engineering program, were named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI

• The University of Rhode Island celebrated more than 4,100 of its newest alumni during the university's 2024 commencement. Nearly 4,000 undergraduate degrees and 800 graduate degrees were conveyed to students during the ceremonies, which took place May 17-19, 2024.
  Among them were Erin Illingsworth of Windsor.

Western Connecticut State University, Danbury CT

• Ryan Stillman of Windsor, a public health major, was named to the Dean’s List at Western Connecticut State University for the spring 2024 semester. Dean’s List recognition is awarded each semester to full-time matriculated students with satisfactory completion of a minimum of 12 graded semester hour credits and a 3.5 semester average.