Middlesex County college students earn distinction

Western New England University

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Western New England University chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society welcomed 62 Arts and Science students at the annual induction ceremony, which took place on November 1 in Rivers Memorial Hall on the University campus.

Founded in 1924, Alpha Lambda Delta is a national honor society for first year students that encourages and recognizes superior academic achievement. Acceptance is based on attaining a minimum grade point average of 3.50 in their first semester of study or a 3.50 cumulative average at the end of the first year.

Madison Higgins, majoring in Health Sciences, from Cromwell.

Kimberly Shekosky, majoring in Psychology, from Middletown.

Emily Vallee, majoring in Creative Writing, from Westbrook.

Matthew Wolak, majoring in Actuarial Science, from Cromwell.

Independent Day School

MIDDLEFIELD — The Independent Day School recognize the following Middletown students for their academic achievements in the third trimester of the 201819 academic year. Seventh grader Elise Kennedy achieved high honors while the following students achieved honors: sixth graders Charlotte Iannucci, Henry Kennedy, and Shrikar Mutalik, seventh graders Sam Auclair, Aiden Butler, Emma Lemieux, Josey Pestel, Tracy Reynolds, Oskar Ruser, and Shiaowei Zurlo, and eight graders Gordon Culton and Avery Santos.

SkillsUSA Championships

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Career and technical students in your area won one of the nation’s highest awards at the 2019 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Louisville, Ky., on June 2627, 2019. More than 6,500 students competed at the national showcase of career and technical education. The SkillsUSA Championships is the largest skill competition in the world and covers 1.4 million square feet, equivalent to 20 football fields or 25 acres.

Students were invited to the event to demonstrate their technical skills, workplace skills and personal skills in 103 handson competitions including robotics, automotive technology, drafting, criminal justice, aviation maintenance and public speaking. Industry leaders from 600 businesses, corporations, trade associations and unions planned and evaluated the contestants against their standards for entrylevel workers. Industry support of the SkillsUSA Championships is valued at over $36 million in donated time, equipment, cash and material. More than 1,100 industry judges and technical committee members participated this year.

⏩ The following student received a SkillsUSA Championships medal and Skill Point Certificate — Ian Mannings, from Middletown and a student at Vinal Technical High School (Middletown), was awarded the high school bronze medal in CNC Milling Specialist.

University of Connecticut

BATON ROUGE, La. — Christen Teskey of Clinton was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective alldiscipline collegiate honor society. Teskey was initiated at University of Connecticut.

U.S. Army

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathan T. Ingebretsen graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland.

The airman completed an intensive, eightweek program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Ingebretsen is the son of Robin G. Muszynski and

Ted C. Ingebretsen of East Haddam.

He is a 2007 graduate of Nathan Hale Ray High School, East Haddam, Conn. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2012 from the University of Maine, Machias, Maine.

New York Institute of Technology

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Emily Hunter of Cromwell was among 2,769 students who received degrees as graduates of the New York Institute of Technology Class of 2019. Hunter’s MS degree is in Physician Assistant Studies.

Florida Institute of Technology

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Alec Russo of East Hampton has been named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List at Florida Institute of Technology.

To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more graded credits in a semester with a semester grade point average of at least 3.4.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local residents were among 1,598 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the spring 2019 semester.

Donald Dione of Deep River, is a member of the class of 2019 majoring in chemical engineering.

Joseph Genga of Old Saybrook, is a member of the class of 2019 majoring in civil engineering.

Nicholas Cumello of Durham, is a member of the class of 2020 majoring in environmental engineering.

Christopher Brainard of Westbrook, is a member of the class of 2020 majoring in environmental engineering.

Jillian Clemente of Killingworth, is a member of the class of 2020 majoring in industrial engineering.

Daniel Maynard of East Hampton, is a member of the class of 2021 majoring in chemical engineering.

Julia Duffield of Killingworth, is a member of the class of 2021 majoring in mechanical engineering.

Madeline Kasznay of Middletown, is a member of the class of 2022 majoring in electrical and computer engineering.

Connor Sullivan of Durham, is a member of the class of 2022 majoring in mechanical engineering.

WPI defines the Dean’s List by the amount of work completed at the Alevel in courses and projects.

Rochester Institute of Technology

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Institute of Technology conferred some 4,200 degrees this academic year at all its campuses—including in Croatia, Dubai, Kosovo and China. The university held its 134th annual commencement celebration in May. The following local residents received degrees:

Michael Crenella of Killingworth received a BS in electrical engineering in May 2019.

Kathryn Cyr of Westbrook received a BS in biomedical engineering in December 2018.

Thomas DiMauro of Haddam received a BS in software engineering in May 2019.

Kimberly Hedger of Middletown received a BS in computer engineering technology in May 2019.

Shelby Mason of Essex received a BFA in new media design in May 2019.

Timothy Salecky of Portland received a BS in mechanical engineering in December 2018.

Le Moyne College

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Joseph Vail, a Junior Management and Leadership major from Cromwell, has been named to the Dean’s List at Le Moyne College for the Spring 2019 semester. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above.

Emma Pellegrino, from East Hampton, recently graduated from Le Moyne College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology May 19.

Moyne College has named several May 2019 graduates to its Spring 2019 Dean’s List. To make the list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.5 or above. Le Moyne’s 68th commencement took place May 19.

Madison DeRita, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, from Higganum,

Michael O’Sullivan, a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and Political Science, from Durham,

Champlain College

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Matthew Shelto of East Hampton, has been named to the Champlain College President’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

Students on the President’s List have achieved a grade point average of 4.0 or higher during the semester. Shelto is majoring in Computer Information Technology.

Anya Delventhal of East Haddam was named to the Champlain College Trustee’s List for the Spring 2019 semester.

Students on the Trustee’s List have achieved a 4.0 grade point average for two or more consecutive semesters.

The following students have been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in the Spring 2019 semester:

⏩ Nathan Boland of Old Saybrook, CT, majoring in Computer Networking & Cybersecurity

⏩ Jacob Burt of Rockfall, CT

⏩ Kenneth Pho of Portland, CT, majoring in Accounting

⏩ Kevin Rode of Portland, CT, majoring in Computer Networking & Cybersecurity

⏩ Christopher Seales of Clinton, CT, majoring in Computer Information Technology

⏩ Benjamin Sodergren of Killingworth, CT

⏩ Colton Soneson of Higganum, CT, majoring in Game Programming

⏩ Hannah Welburn of East Hampton, CT, majoring in Graphic Design & Digital MediaEastern

Bates College

LEWISTON, Maine — Bates College graduated 469 students from 36 states and 36 countries on May 26, 2019. Cumulatively, the Class of 2019 performed 80,000 hours of community service, exemplifying Bates’ commitment to community learning and civic action.

Lauren Brough, of Killingworth, graduated after majoring in sociology and minoring in music. Brough, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Brough of Killingworth, is a 2015 graduate of Haddam Killingworth High School.

Brough was also inducted into the Bates ScholarAthlete Society, an organization which honors graduating seniors who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or have received special nomination from the faculty for outstanding academic achievement in their junior and senior years, and who have participated in a varsity sport for a minimum of three years.

Anna Esposito, of Killingworth, graduated after majoring in psychology. Esposito, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Esposito of Killingworth, Conn., is a 2015 graduate of Loomis Chaffee School.

Caddie Academy

GOLF, Ill. — This summer, 85 high school females from 13 states, including Middletown resident Camille Kennedy, will participate in the Western Golf Association’s eighth annual Caddie Academy—a oneofakind program that provides underprivileged female teens who may not have access to caddie programs an opportunity to caddie, and upon completion of the program, apply for a full ride to college.

The young females — more than 90 percent of them being minorities — will live together in the Chicago area and caddie daily at participating clubs along Chicago’s North Shore. Those who complete the threeyear program will become eligible to apply for the WGA’s Evans Scholarship, which provides a full, fouryear tuition and housing grant to top universities across the country. Valued at $120,000, 55 Caddie Academy participants have gone on to receive the Evans Scholarship since the program’s inception in 2012.

Girls will begin caddying daily for seven weeks on June 18 at one of 14 participating clubs while living at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest, Illinois. Boys will reside at the Northwestern Evans Scholarship House in Evanston, Illinois, and caddie at one of four participating clubs.