College Notes: Fall 2023
The winning team from the Springfield college included team captain Nicholas Whalen of Great Barrington and Timothy Amsden, Carlie Smith, Sean Alvord, Michael Gauthier, and Regina Mastrangelo. In addition, many students participated in the volunteer event during the day and the evening competition.
This event, now in its 18th year, is a competition in which college students and corporate professionals, including accounting firms, investment management firms, and banks, engage in a high-stakes contest to build the highest net-worth portfolio. Using fictional company shares, the WNE team outperformed competitors and surpassing the runner-up by 13 percent with an impressive 30 percent portfolio return.
Sharianne Walker, dean of the WNE College of Business, expressed immense pride in the students' achievement: "The victory not only highlights the students' understanding of investment strategies and critical thinking but also underscores the quality of WNE's curriculum and the expertise of the faculty, particularly the team's advisors, professors Tara Grealis and Paul Tomolonis."
Abigail Wells of Windsor is inducted into the International Honor Society of Psychology.
The Springfield college recently reinstituted its chapter of one of the largest honor societies in the country. Psi Chi was founded in 1929 with a mission to recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. To be inducted, students must be in the top 35 percent of their class, have a major or minor in psychology, and have excelled in their psychology courses.
Nichols College students Madeleine Soudant of Great Barrington and Taylor Cornell of North Adams were appointed to the Nichols Senior Advisory Council by interim President Bill Pieczynski. This group of 26 seniors, who have played significant leadership roles in the Dudley college's community, will meet with the president and members of the Cabinet monthly and act as an advisory group as the college plans for the future.
Emerson College senior Esther Chilson of Lanesborough, majoring in stage and production management, has participated in a number of productions at the Boston college during the fall semester, including "Bat Boy: The Musical" in December and "Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding Are Induced to Murder" in November.
Hannah Friedman of Dalton is enrolled in the University at Buffalo, N.Y., Honors College for the 2023-24 academic year. Honors scholars enjoy benefits designed to foster academic and personal success and must maintain a 3.3 grade point averageduring the first year and at least a 3.5 GPA in each successive year.
Graduations
Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., recognized more than 500 students during its fall 2023 commencement ceremonies, held Dec. 15 in the HTC Center. Among the graduates was Nicholas Grosz of Pittsfield.
College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee congratulates 75 students who graduated in December 2023 following the conclusion of the fall semester. Paul Lange of Dalton received a master of arts in teaching; Penny Ankamah of Pittsfield a bachelor of arts in computer information technology and security; and Lynda Tenorio of Pittsfield a doctor of nursing practice in family nurse practitioner.
Madelyne Sini Kowalczyk of Williamstown was one of more than,358 students worldwide who earned degrees from University of Maryland Global Campus based in Adelphi, Md., in fall 2023. She was awarded a master of science in criminal justice management.
Academic Lists & Awards
Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I., recognized the following local students on fall 2023 deans' list: Maya Niemeyer of Adams and Anna Bongini, Madison Crouse, Sara Curry, Julia Haddad and Taylar Hickey, all of Pittsfield.
Calder Perry of Becket and Meghan Driscoll of Great Barrington have been named to the fall dean's list at the University of Delaware in Newark.
Grey Carmel of Pittsfield is one of more than 220 students who achieved dean's list honors during the fall 2023 semester at Nichols College in Dudley.
Michael Szabo of Adams, Cara Michaels of Housatonic, Kendra Buda of Pittsfield and Jillian Bump of Williamstown have been named to the dean's list for the fall 2023 semester at Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y.
The College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee has named the following students to the dean's list for the fall 2023 semester: Madison Berger of Clarksburg, Bianca Kerr and Kyrsten Thibodeau of Dalton, Malina Woodbury of Lanesborough, America Lopez of West Stockbridge and Penny Ankamah, Maribel Bednarski, Liam Fitzgibbons, Emily Maffuccio, Lasheika Moody, Lisa Polidoro and Banchigize Tafet of Pittsfield.
Vermont State University in Randolph Center has named the following local students to the fall 2023 president's list: Megan Chenaille of Pownal, Renae Gamari and Hannah Tatro, both of Stamford, Natasha Mott of Cheshire, Mass. and Haley Williams of Williamstown, Mass.
Western New England University in Springfield has named the following students to its academic lists for the fall 2023 semester:
Dean's list: Noah Perault of Dalton and Benjamin West of Dalton, Sarah Field of North Adams, and Leeah Choon, Lucian Dupont-Leblanc and Nicole Sebastino, all of Pittsfield, and Joshua Weatherwax of Pittsfield, who is working toward a juris doctor.
President's list: Kathryn Bentz of Adams, Nicholas Whalen of Great Barrington, Cheyenne Wimpenney of Stamford, Vt., and Eva Myers, Ashley Armstrong, Caitlin Hall and Samantha Blau, all of Pittsfield.
Faith Hall of Adams, majoring in psychology, and Abigail Wells of Windsor, majoring in criminal justice, have been named to the dean's list for the fall 2023 semester at American International College in Springfield.
Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., has named the following students to its academic lists for the fall 2023 semester:
President's list: Sidney Tovar of Adams, Sarah Markham of Ashley Falls, Logan Gould of Berkshire, Benjamin Shultis and Madison Tinker of Great Barrington, Megan Guyette of North Adams, and Landon Arace, Loren Benoit, Neve Coe, Aiden Holden and Haley Mazzeo, all of Pittsfield.
Dean's list: Ian Cappiello of Adams, Caden Padelford of Dalton, Cassie Campeglio and Shelby Tinker of Great Barrington, Matthew Lizzo of North Adams, Emma Paul of Williamstown, and Sofia Bock, Donovan Dubois, Sophia-marie Groves, Nick Hall, Anthony Hunt, Alia Jackson, Tea Mazzeo, Tess McCluskey and Lila Ribero, all of Pittsfield.
Rosemary Tufts of Pittsfield was named to the dean's list at the State University of New York at Oneonta for the fall 2023 semester. Tufts is studying physics.
Springfield College recognizes dean's list students for academic excellence for the 2023 fall semester: Riley Robinson of Adams, Amy Guachione of Becket, Aliyah Heideman and Rosemary Ziarnik of Cheshire, Karly Bazonski of Dalton, Tyler Woodbury of Hancock, Kayla McGrath and Sean Rousseau of North Adams; Hannah Gilooly, Grace Sanchez and Finn Welch, all of Williamstown; and Alicia Houle, Ryder King, Kaitlyn Kupiec, Mary Lee, Elizabeth Marley, Sierra Murray, Michael Ott, Jasmyn Roark-Somersall and Luke Whitehouse, all of Pittsfield.
Emma Gray of the town of Florida, Caden Gidarakos of Great Barrington and Kellie Harrington of Pittsfield have been named to the dean's list at Stonehill College in Easton for the fall 2023 semester.
Serena Bondini of Windsor was named to the fall 2023 dean's list at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y., and Tyler Picard of Adams, Mia Monaghan of Hancock, Jayda Westcott of North Adams and Frankie Scialabba of Williamstown, all to the president's list.
Brodie Lanoue of Adams and Grace Towler of North Adams were named to the dean's list for the fall 2023 semester at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y.
Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester congratulates the following students on being named to the fall 2023 president's list: Krista Viens and Vicki Wick of Adams, Jessica Giarolo and Grace Van Buren of Becket, Elizabeth Biagini and James Losaw of Cheshire, Christopher Huxtable and Ryan Thebeau of Dalton, Calista Nelson of Great Barrington, Anthony Flores and Shawn Frazer of Lanesborough; Daniel Mcdonough , Megan Adams, Elizabeth Meiklejohn and Alexus Robie, all of North Adams; Amy Koch and Meghan Randall of Williamstown; and Carolina Estevez, Nadia Bourzgui, Katie Ryan, Robert Horne, Kayla Booth, Amanda Sorensen, Christine Meiklejohn, Joy Kalinowsky, Elizabeth Arhin, Nicolena Galloway and Mariama Jobe, all of Pittsfield.
Emily Godfrey of Adams was named to the president's list and Quinn Mongeon of North Adams earned honors for the fall semester at Husson University in Bangor, Maine.
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