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UConn Graduates 57 Southington 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 57 Southington 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 Marion residents earned their degree this weekend:
- Daniel Birulin, Associate of Applied Science;
- Amber Crispino, Bachelor of Arts.
The following Milldale residents earned their degree this weekend:
- Komal Patel, Bachelor of Science.
The following Plantsville residents earned their degree this weekend:
- Michael Cook, Bachelor of Science;
- Martin Divito, Bachelor of Arts;
- Jillian Falcetti, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Rabia Hamid, Bachelor of Arts;
- Kaitlyn Hayes, Bachelor of Arts;
- Nicholas Jannetty, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Ilona Lourie, Doctor of Pharmacy;
- James Nitz, Bachelor of Arts;
- Sorlyz Pagan, Bachelor of Arts;
- Diana Swinicki, Bachelor of Science;
- Ping Yang, Bachelor of Science;
- Allison Ziebka, Bachelor of Arts.
The following Southington residents earned their degree this weekend:
- Kyle Anderson, Bachelor of Arts;
- Melissa Augustyn, Bachelor of Arts;
- Ruchita Bhagat, Doctor of Pharmacy;
- Jonathan Blais, Bachelor of Arts;
- Jennifer Botsacos, Bachelor of Arts;
- Megan Budnick, Bachelor of General Studies;
- Lauren Carabetta, Bachelor of Arts;
- Mark Cole, Bachelor of Science;
- Kevin Corrigan, Bachelor of Arts;
- Lauren Cwikla, Bachelor of Science;
- Joseph Decker, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Kate Dibble, Bachelor of Arts;
- Erin Dinnan, Bachelor of Arts;
- David Doherty, Bachelor of Arts;
- Daniel Dominello, Bachelor of Science;
- Rebecca Hasko, Bachelor of Arts;
- Laura Higgins, Bachelor of General Studies;
- Jason Jaronko, Bachelor of Arts;
- Stella Kim, Bachelor of Arts;
- John Koczon, Bachelor of Arts;
- Jacob Lang, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science;
- Lacee Levesque, Bachelor of Arts;
- Daniel Machado, Bachelor of Arts;
- Steven Massucci, Bachelor of Arts;
- Preston Mueller, Bachelor of Science;
- Kevin O’Brien, Bachelor of Science;
- Bridget O’Connor, Bachelor of Arts;
- Bridget O’Connor, Bachelor of Science;
- Christen Orticari, Bachelor of Arts;
- Artan Qeriqi, Bachelor of Science;
- Marc Raby, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Kelcie Reid, Bachelor of Arts;
- Amandeep Samra, Bachelor of Arts;
- Ardit Shehu, Bachelor of Arts;
- Christopher Smedberg, Bachelor of Science in Engineering;
- Christopher Smith, Bachelor of General Studies;
- Mark Styring, Bachelor of Science;
- Michael Torres, Bachelor of Science;
- Jolene Vachon, Bachelor of Arts;
- Megan Vigue, Bachelor of Arts;
- Jordan Whipple, Bachelor of Arts;
- Monika Zmarlicka, Doctor of Pharmacy.
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And of course, Southington 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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