Students earn distinction

WORCESTER, Mass. — Several local students were named to Becker College’s dean’s list for the spring 2018 semester. It recognizes all full-time students whose term GPA is 3.50 or higher with no grade below a Band no incompletes or withdrawal/failing grades.

Alyson Zawisza of Moodus is pursuing a bachelor of science degree in veterinary science, with a preveterinary concentration.

KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island announces students who made the spring 2018 dean’s list. Full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the accumulation of 12 or more credits for letter grades earning at least a 3.30 quality point average.

They are: Haley Elizabeth Andrews of Killingworth, Matt Augustine of Moodus, Alyssa Bogan of Old Saybrook, Katelynn Branciforte of Durham, Jacob Brunelle of Durham, Mikayla Carasone of Clinton, Sara Carino of Durham, Katie Lynn Coleman of Portland, Nancy Concepcion of Middletown, Sage M. Connors of East Haddam, Christina Virginia Cowan of Killingworth, Cory R Craco of Ivoryton, Aba Etroo of Middletown, Krista Lynn Fraulino of East Hampton, Alise C Greco of Higganum, Julia Cecile Hausherr of Killingworth, Kathryn Judith Hausherr of Killingworth, Ethan Hayes of Middlefield, Alyssa E Herzy of Westbrook, Austin Michael Herzy of Westbrook, Elizabeth Ilagan of Old Ivoryton, Dashaun M James of Clinton, Harry W Jones of Deep River, Brigid Keefe of Haddam, Sadie L Leiler of Durham, Megan Ann McAllister of Clinton, Shannon Elizabeth McCabe of Middletown, Jillian Haley McGinley of Portland, Emily Hafner McLaughlin of

Essex, Ehren C Meisinger of East Hampton, Evan Chase O’Bymachow of Killingworth, Mallory Lynn Oeschger of Middletown, Nicholas Milton Pease of East Haddam, Erin N Persico of Chester, Nicholas Austin Queiroz of Cromwell, Kyle Schiess of Clinton, Kaela A Schumann of Killingworth, Jamie A Sutcliffe

of East Hampton, Morgan N Varricchio of Cromwell, Brittany Ann Velikaneye of East Haddam, Julian James Ventres of East Haddam.

WILLIMANTIC — At the conclusion of the 2017-18 academic year, 18 graduating seniors from Eastern Connecticut State University were recognized at the honors program reception, including Lindsay Pattavina ‘18 of Moodus, who majors in elementary education and English. Pattavina’s thesis is titled “Juvenilism: A New Theoretical Perspective on the Origins and Mechanics of Contemporary Literary Portrayals of Children.”