MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE STUDENTS EARN ACADEMIC DISTINCTION

James Madison University

HARRISONBURG, Virginia — James Madison University welcomes the class of 2022 to campus. The incoming freshman class includes several Middlesex County residents: Clinton students Taylor Marnett, majoring in justice studies, and Georgia Nye, majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies; Essex student Jacob Decker, majoring in finance; Durham student Ashley Schuetz, majoring in biology; and Old Saybrook student Nathan Brown, majoring in physics.

Lasell College

NEWTON, Massachusetts — Lasell College welcomed 564 new students from 18 states and 12 countries this fall, including Danielle Coughlin of Cromwell and Nathan Winalski of East Haddam.

Bryant University

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island — Bryant University recognizes students named to the spring dean’s list:

Francesca Moran, class of 2018, and Gabriel Van Ness, class of 2019, both of Clinton; Tyler Meeker, class of 2018, and Morgan Dickson, class of 2018, both of Durham; Aidan Serrano, class of 2020, Essex; Ryan Johnson, class of 2018, Ivoryton; Robert Cocchiola, class of 2018, Middlefield; Adrienne Dimauro, class of 2019, Olivia Sprague, class of 2019, and Kavan Drake, class of 2020, all of Middletown.

Also, Joshua Lake, class of 2019, of Moodus; MaryKate Marshall, class of 2021, and Nicholas Cianfaglione, class of 2021, both of Old Saybrook; Connor Frauendorf, class of 2020, and Kelly Barry, class of 2021, both of Portland; Amy Sparaco, class of 2020, of Westbrook; Stephanie Sousa, class of 2021, of Cromwell; and Trevor Dell’Oso, class of 2021, of Rockfall

University of Massachusetts Lowell

LOWELL, Massachusetts — Spencer Gifford of Killingworth was recognized for academic distinction at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Gifford, majoring in public health, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. To qualify, a student must have completed no fewer than 12 graded credits for the semester and earned at least a 3.25 grade-point average with no grade lower than C and without any incompletes.

Colby-Sawyer College

NEW LONDON, New Hampshire — Colby-Sawyer College welcomes the newest Chargers to campus, including first-year and transfer students: Samantha Mohammed of Killingworth, majoring in biology; Danyel Godwin of East Hampton, majoring in crime and legal studies; and Jackson Parmentier, majoring in biology, and Rebecca Salerno, majoring in biology, both of Higganum.

University of New Haven

WEST HAVEN — The following students received degrees from the University of New Haven in August.

Chester: Bryan Blanton, master of science, engineering and operations management, Tagliatela College of Engineering

Durham: Cody Donecker, master of science, engineering and operations management, Tagliatela College of Engineering; and Margot Manacchio, master of business administration with a concentration in executive MBA, College of Business

Middletown: Desiree Hinton, bachelor of science, criminal justice, with a concentration in juvenile and family justice, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences