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College Accomplishments 2012-13

Norton residents graduate, earn honors.

It's that time of year when college students are receiving their degrees, making the dean's list and earning other accomplishments.

The following is a list of Norton residents and the honors that they have received at various colleges and universities in the United States. This list will be updated periodically, so be sure to check back later. 

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Name College Honor Hannah Lavendier Purdue University Lavendier earned academic honors for the fall 2012 semester. Cameron Parker  Rochester Institute of Technology Cameron Parker, a fourth-year student in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, made the dean's list for the winter 2013 quarter. Mitchell Weeks  Worcester Polytechnic Institute Weeks, a first-year student majoring in robotics engineering, has been named a Charles O. Thompson Scholar for the 2012-2013 academic year. Molli Barron University of Massachusetts, Lowell Barron was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Barron is majoring in psychology. Matthew Pelletier University of Massachusetts, Lowell Pelletier was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Pelletier is majoring in exercise physiology. Paul Southworth Villanova University Dean's List for the fall 2012 semester. Southworth is pursuing a bachelor's degree in the College of Engineering Donovan Driscoll Villanova University Dean's List for the fall 2012 semester. Driscoll is pursuing a bachelor's degree in the College of Engineering. Courtney Morrissey Marist College Dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. Morrissey is a member of the Class of 2013 and is majoring in Communication - Advertising. Taryn Kitchen Connecticut College A member of the Class of 2016, Kitchen was named to the dean's high honors list for the 2012 fall semester. Samantha Varney Plymouth State University President's list for the fall 2012 semester. Kara-Marie Joyce Merrimack College Joyce was named to the dean's list. She is a sophomore in the School of Liberal Arts. Lindsay Weeks Mount Ida College Dean's list for the 2012 fall semester. Daniel Sugar Springfield College Sugar was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 term. Sugar is studying communication/sport journalism. Timothy Johansmeyer Springfield College Johansmeyer was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 term. He is studying mathematics. Daniel Kehoe Bryant University Kehoe, a freshman in marketing, was named to the fall semester dean's list. Jessica Khokhlan University of Massachusetts Boston Fall 2012 semester dean's list. Emily Lattouf University of Massachusetts Boston Fall 2012 semester dean's list. Nathaniel H. Bowditch Stonehill College Bowditch was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. He is a member of the Class of 2013. Meagan J. Elliott Stonehill College Elliott was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. She is a member of the Class of 2016. Jessica R. Lantos Stonehill College Lantos was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. She is a member of the Class of 2014. Stephanie C. Powers Stonehill College Powers was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. She is a member of the Class of 2014. Casey A. Remick Stonehill College Remick was  named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. Remick is a member of the Class of 2013. Richard C. Travers Stonehill College Travers was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. He is a member of the Class of 2013. Kelly Allen Tufts University Allen was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. She is a member of the Class of 2013. Christopher Ruta Fairfield University Ruta was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester.  Elizabeth Slattery Fairfield University Slattery was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester.  Megan Bassick University of Hartford Bassick was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester.  Kyle Hanson University of Hartford Hanson was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester.  Caroline Allen Worcester Polytechnic Institute Allen was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. She  is a junior majoring in mechanical engineering. Andrew Botelho Worcester Polytechnic Institute Botelho was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. He is a sophomore majoring in computer science. Kady Ferguson Worcester Polytechnic Institute  Ferguson was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. She is a freshman majoring in chemistry. Mitchell Weeks Worcester Polytechnic Institute Weeks was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. He is a freshman majoring in robotics engineering. Vanessa Ferreira University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Ferreira was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Ashley Douglass University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Douglass was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Jillian Wry University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wry was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Peter Danko University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Danko was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Kameron Campbell University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Campbell was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Matthew Kelley University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Kelley was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. William Travers University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Travers was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Danielle St. Pierre University of Massachusetts Dartmouth St. Pierre was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Austin Tocci University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Tocci was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Matthew Remick University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Remick was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Lauren King University of Massachusetts Dartmouth King was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. Gregory P. Argeros University of Rhode Island Fall 2012 dean's list. Stephen W. Boudreau University of Rhode Island Fall 2012 dean's list. Benjamin J. Donovan University of Rhode Island Fall 2012 dean's list. Emily Burgess Salve Regina University Burgess has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. Burgess is a sophomore majoring in special education. Alec Dorsey Saint Michael's College Son of Francis Dorsey and Karen Young-Dorsey, Alec was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. Dorsey is a senior history and secondary education major. Jocelyn St. Martin University of New Hampshire Honors Kimberly Birkett University of New Hampshire High honors Kevin Fisher University of New Hampshire High honors Valerie Hall University of New Hampshire High honors Hillary Schwartz University of New Hampshire High honors Robert Southworth University of New Hampshire Honors Mary Tamul Marquette University Tamul has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree. Devon Giblin Roger Williams University Giblin was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. He is majoring in biology. Jillian Akerman Roger Williams University Akerman was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. She is majoring in elementary education. Michelle Lee Roger Williams University Lee was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. She is majoring in media communication. Ryan Consentino Roger Williams Universtiy Consentino was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. He is majoring in psychology. Nicole Nelson Roger Williams University Nelson was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. She is majoring in psychology. Calley Fisk Drew University Fall 2012 semester dean's list. Kimberly Anastos Quinnipiac University Fall 2012 semester dean's list. Shannon Reed Quinnipiac University Fall 2012 semester dean's list. Joshua Cutting Bryant University Fall semester president's list. Stephen Donaghey Providence College's School of Continuing Education Fall 2012 semester dean's list. Heather Sanford Providence College Sanford is a member of the Class of 2013. She was named to the fall 2012 semester dean's list. Luke Sejkora Providence College Sejkora is a member of the Class of 2013. She was named to the fall 2012 semester dean's list. Jared Ide UMass Lowel Celebration of scholarship Joshua Cutting Bryant University Cutting was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. He is a junior majoring in finance. David Fillingim Bryant University Fillingim was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. He is a junior majoring in finance. Brittany Harnedy Bryant University Harnedy was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. She is a freshman majoring in business administration. Kaitlyn Higgins Bryant University Higgins was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. She is a junior majoring in marketing. Eric Ippoliti Bryant University Ippoliti was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. He is a junior majoring in accounting. Tara LaFlamme Bryant University LaFlamme was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. She is a senior majoring in human resource management. Dylan Levine Bryant University Levine was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. He is a sophomore majoring in business administration Nicholas Muscatiello Bryant University Muscatiello was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. She is a junior majoring in finance. Samuel Phillips Bryant University Phillips was named to the fall 2012 dean's list. He is a junior majoring in marketing. Rohan Vakil Bryant University Vakil, a senior majoring in management, was named to the fall 2012 dean's list.

Julia Marie Ariola

University of Connecticut Dean's list for fall 2012 semester Brady M. Keene Keene State College Dean's list for the fall 2012 term Jenny L. Petipas Keene State College Dean's list for the fall 2012 term Christina Domaldo Curry College Dean's list for the fall 2012 term Lindsay Rose Costa Salem State University Dean's list for fall 2012 semester Kevin M. Ready Salem State University Dean's list for fall 2012 semester

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Salem State University Dean's list for fall 2012 semester Alanna M. Murphy Saint Anselm College

Murphy, an education studies major, was named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester at Saint Anselm College. A resident of Norton, she is a member of the Class of 2013.

Alexandra M. Bishop

Coastal Carolina University

Bishop, an elementary education pre-major major was among approximately 1,800 students from Coastal Carolina University who made the fall 2012 dean's list. Heather Sanford Providence College  A resident of Norton and a member of the Class of 2013, Sanford has been named to the 2013 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Sanford, who is majoring in History, is among 42 Providence College students named to the annual listing which recognizes outstanding campus leaders nationwide. Alec Dorsey

 Dorsey, son of Francis Dorsey amd Laren Young-Dorsey of Norton was selected for the 2012-2013 academic year to be a Resident Assistant for the Office of Student Life at Saint Michael's College. Dorsey is a senior history and secondary education double major.

Resident Assistants are selected on the basis of faculty and staff recommendations. They display excellent leadership abilities, maturity and likelihood of being good role models for their peers. As a resident assistant, he or she lives in a campus residence hall and is readily available to help students. RAs (as they are called) oversee and provides guidance as needed or requested for 40 to 50 student residents of the hall.

They also organize educational programs, guest speakers, and peer guidance programs for residents of the hall. Supervised by a Resident Director, the RA is a paraprofessional official of the college working closely with the residence-life office. Resident Assistants work to support and implement the objectives, policies, and regulations of the Saint Michael's College Office of Student Life.


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