College Notes: Fall 2022
Drew Kendall, a Wahconah Regional High graduate, right, with ratchet teammates Nathan Bruneau, Julianna Martin, Oliver Philbrick, Joseph Thornton, and Willow Winiewski.
Five local students were among more than 100 Western New England University students who presented their projects at the Product Innovation Showcase held in Rivers Memorial Hall on Dec. 8 on the university campus.
Four are pursuing degrees in mechanical engineering: Daniel Buell of Hancock, Kendra Castagna of Pittsfield, William Reynolds of Williamstown, and Drew Kendall of Windsor. Seyvon Kouao of Pittsfield is working toward a degree in pharmaceutical business.
The showcase was the culmination of a co-curricular course in which engineering and business students collaborated to turn ideas into marketable products.
VIP investors were given $1 million "Golden Bear Dollars," college currency, to invest and encouraged to consider the following factors; the quality of the prototype, the product's usefulness and benefits, the target market strategy, an explanation of the financial questions for production costs and revenue projections, and the professionalism of team members at the showcase.
Kouao's project was "HandiZip," a pair of clips that assists with aligning and using zippers, particularly for those with limited dexterity. His team was able to raise more than $4 million GBD during the showcase.
Kendall's project was "TC Ratchet," turn-counting ratchet which makes mechanics' jobs easier; Buell's project is was an automatic knife sharpener; Castagna's project was "Safety Shell," which reduces aspiration risks if intoxicated; Reynolds' was the IV Brush Vac for car detailing.
Lasell University students in Young-Tae Kim's sport marketing course at Fenway Park after presenting to Red Sox Foundation executives
Cormac Duffy of Pittsfield, a Lasell University student, shared an event-marketing proposal with Red Sox Foundation executives at Fenway Park. Duffy's "Bleed Red for the Sox" focused on increasing blood donations and funding for the Red Cross.
Duffy and fellow students in Young-Tae Kim's sport marketing course at the Newton college embarked on the semester-long project with two aims: create a new program for the Red Sox Foundation that will raise funds and have a positive impact on local Boston communities, and generate a marketing plan to go along with it. At several points throughout the semester, foundation Director of Programs Brad Schoonmaker supported the class with feedback on their plans.
Schoonmaker and Kim have collaborated on this Connected Learning project since 2019, with the goal of expanding project-based learning (PBL) opportunities for students to better understand marketing through real-world, professional assignments.
Senior Gerdlie Jean Louis of Pittsfield recently performed in "The Forest Is Full of Color," a program featuring original compositions by music students at Clark University in Worcester and themed around the natural environment of Massachusetts and New England. Louis played the viola in a string quartet directed by senior Robbie Wilson.
Spencer Villinski, a Lasell University student from Pittsfield, was recognized by the Newton institution for outstanding collaboration in the fall 2022 semester in his merchandise planning and control course. Villinski was selected as one of the two best people to work with in this course. Recipients of the award are selected by their peers for exemplifying superior skills in collaboration by sharing ideas and useful information, communicating in a professional manner, and cooperating in a way to ensure success.
Perault is pursuing a degree in business and Armstrong a degree in general business. He was also elected to serve as the College of Business representative to the Student Senate.
Olivia Thiemann, a junior, of West Stockbridge was a cast member in the production of "The Threepenny Opera" at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., which ran from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6 in the college's Empie Theatre and was a crew member for "Reset: New Dances," which ran Dec. 1-3 in the Baker Theatre.
Esther Chilson of Lanesborough participated in Emerson College's production of "The Spitfire Grill," performed Oct. 13-16 in the Robert J. Orchard Stage; "The Wolves" in September in the Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theater; and "Are You Someone To Somebody?" in December in the Green Theater. Chilson, a sophomore, is majoring in stage and production management at the Boston college.
Lasell University students presented original research, participated in panel discussions, and shared creative works at the Newton college's annual Career Readiness Symposium, and required incorporating National Association of Colleges and Employers competencies.
Mike Maruk of Pittsfield shared updates from the student newspaper, the 1851 Chronicle. The presentation incorporated the NACE competencies of professionalism, leadership, and career & self-development. Maruk is art director of the 1851 Chronicle.
Spencer Villinski of Pittsfield presented updates from the student-run boutique, studio1851. The presentation incorporated the NACE competencies of equity and inclusion, professionalism, leadership, career and self-development, intercultural knowledge and perspective, and moral and ethical reasoning.
Victoria Tetreault of Adams, a senior majoring in interactive media and game development at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense research project titled "Creating a STEM Program For the Girls Inc. Summer Camp." Undergraduates are required to complete a research-driven, professional-level project that applies science and technology to addresses an important societal need or issue.
Graduations
Mark Puskey of Pittsfield graduated from Ithaca (N.Y.) College in December 2022 with a bachelor of science in sports media.
Castleton (Vt.) University congratulates the graduates of the class of December 2022, including Ashlee Meczywor of Adams and Aubrey Tetlow of Williamstown.
Gabrielle Hinkley of Dalton graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham in December 2022 with a bachelor's degree in history.
Academic Lists & Awards
Bryant University recognized the academic excellence of Maya Niemeyer of Adams and Anna Bongini, Madison Crouse and Julia Haddad, all of Pittsfield by naming them to the fall 2022 deans' list.
Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center announces that Connor Blodgett of Great Barrington has achieved dean's list honors in the bachelor of science in computer engineering technology program and Natasha Wicks of Cheshire president's list honors in the bachelor of science nursing program.
Kailyn Sorrentino of Lenox and Arianna Coppola, Madalyne Creamer and Rachel Smith, all of Pittsfield, have named to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester at Emmanuel College in Boston.
State University of New York at Delhi has named Kyle Brogan of Dalton and Daisy Dominguez of Pittsfield to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester.
Tufts University in Medford has named the following students to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester: senior Maddie Albert of Hancock and sophomores Kate Pfister and Hazel Scullin of Williamstown.
Champlain College in Burlington, Vt., has named Cassian Pularo of Cheshire to the president's list and Samuel Fox of Dalton, Gabe Derksen and Michael Kerwood of Pittsfield, Samantha Taxter of West Stockbridge and Walker Niemeyer of Williamstown, to the dean's list.
The College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee has named the following students to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester: Savannah Morehouse of Cheshire, Madison Berger of Clarksburg, Kyrsten Thibodeau of Dalton, Sarah Fortini of Florida, Malina Woodbury of Lanesborough; Penny Ankamah, Alexandria Carmon, Alyssa Dunham, Rachael Fenn, Liam Fitzgibbons, Emily Maffuccio, Lasheika Moody, Lisa Polidoro, Madison Quinn, Joanna Rivera and Whitney Zapotitla, all of Pittsfield; America Lopez of West Stockbridge and Megan Keyes of Readsboro, Vt.
Seton Hall University in South Orange, N.J., has named Vanessa Harrington of Cheshire to the fall 2022 dean's list.
The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., has named Nicolas Salinetti of Dalton and Jonathan Maginnis of Pittsfield president's honors list for fall 2022.
Clark University in Worcester has named the following students to the fall 2022 dean's list: first honors: Shannon K. Dean of Pittsfield; second honors: Maya R. Cooney of Great Barrington, Sophia R. Joffe of New Marlborough, and Anna K. Dupont, Jonathan Lim Halse, Gerdlie N. Jean Louis, Morgan R. Martin, Kekoa Logofaatasi McArdle, Nicole K. Overbaugh, Caitlin H. Terpak and Paige M. Webster, all of Pittsfield.
Maryland Global Campus based in Adelphi, Md., has named Theron Rock of Dalton and Frank Bonnevie of Pittsfield to the fall 2022 dean's list.
Emerson College in Boston has named Stephen Smith of Housatonic and Ethan Callahan and Gabe Rich of Pittsfield to the fall 2022 dean's list.
North Adams resident Quinn Mongeon has been named to the dean's list and Adams resident Emily Godfrey to the honors list for the fall 2022 semester at Husson University in Bangor, Maine.
Reece Gillette of Pittsfield has been named to the dean's list for achieving academic excellence during the fall 2022 semester at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y.
The following students were named to the dean's list at Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology for the fall 2022 semester: Zachery Tatro and Maya Giron of Clarksburg; John Novitsky of Lenox; Kevin Laporte and Riley Schultheis of Pittsfield; and Shaun Thornton of the town of Washington.
Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., has named the following students to the fall dean's list: Jamie Barthe of Adams; Mathew Fortin and Autumn Sheldon of Dalton; Ty Higgins of New Marlborough; Audrey Belanger and RyRy Goodell of North Adams; Josh Hunter and Maddy Tobin of Pittsfield; and Gray Miller of Williamstown.
Ciera Schwarzer of Lanesborough, a business administration major, has been named to the dean's list at the University of New Hampshire in Durham for earning high honors for the fall 2022 semester.
Purchase (N.Y.) College announced that more than 1,100 students were named to the dean's list for the fall semester, including Natalie Celebi of Pittsfield and Katarina Tobits of Readsboro, Vt.
Curry College in Milton congratulates Cassie Tobler of Dalton for being named to the fall 2022 dean's list.
The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the dean's list for fall 2022: Ella Donovan and Mya Daigneault of Adams;
Jason Dion, Nicolas Salinetti and Joseph Woronick, all of Dalton; Brandon Cook, Jonathan Maginnis and Thomas Rabasco, all of Pittsfield; and Brayden Smith of Williamstown.
William Borowsky of Dalton and Skylar Moresi of North Adams were named to fall 2022 dean's list at Ithaca (N.Y.) College.
Eleanor Hull of Housatonic has earned semester honors for fall 2022 at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisc.
Western New England University has named the following students to its academic honors lists for the fall 2022 semester: president's list: Caitlin Tatro of Clarksburg, Olivia Abbott of Dalton, Dylan Brownson of Egremont, Evan Sheridan of Lanesborough, and Eva Myers and Nicole Sebastino of Pittsfield; dean's list: Kathryn Bentz of Adams; Bryan Siter of Ashley Falls; Noah Perault and Benjamin West of Dalton; Nicholas Whalen of Great Barrington; Daniel Buell of Hancock; Preston Maruk of Lanesborough; Cheyenne Wimpenney of Stamford, Vt.; and Leeah Choon, Connor Bryant, Caitlin Hall, Gwendolyn Scorpa, Ashley Armstrong, Samantha Blau and Lucian Dupont-Leblanc, all of Pittsfield.
The University of Tampa (Fla.) has honored 2,044 students who were named to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester, including Catherine Boino and Natalie Robert of Dalton and Collin Frinks and Grace Cohan of Pittsfield.
Dean College in Franklin announces that Patrick McKinney of Pittsfield and Alexa Gerow of Pownal, Vt., have earned a place on the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester.
Arts major Jenna Levesque of Cheshire has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic.
The University of Rhode Island in Kingston has named Nick Alibozek of Adams, Libby Walker of Becket, Sydney Roberts of Cheshire, Jillian Cote of Dalton, Lucas Kisiel of Great Barrington, Madalyn Drozd of Pittsfield and Nikita Noyes-Martel of Pownal, Vt., to the 2022 fall dean's list.
The College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y., congratulates criminal justice major Madison Puppolo of Adams for earning a spot on the president's list and music major Madelyn Bronson of Pittsfield a spot on the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named aerospace engineering major Jacob Borowsky of Dalton and robotics engineering major Benjamin Brooks of Pittsfield to the fall 2022 dean's list.
College of the Holy Cross in Worcester congratulates the following students who were named to the fall 2022 dean's list: Molly Flynn of Great Barrington, Joseph Cracolici and Samantha Scoco of Pittsfield, Lilly Patton of the town of Washington and Alison Howard of Williamstown.
Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., has named the following students to the president's list for the fall 2022 semester: Sidney Tovar of Adams, Madison Tinker of Great Barrington, Elizabeth Paglier of Lanesborough, and Sofia Bock, Katelynd Chambers, Neve Coe, Nick Hall and Alexander Hawkins, all of Pittsfield.
Kayla McGrath of North Adams, a sport management major, was named to the dean's list for academic excellence for the 2022 fall semester at Springfield College.
The University of Vermont in Burlington named the following local students to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester: Patience Macpherson and Isabelle Lapierre of Dalton; Samantha Watson of Great Barrington, and Samuel Blackman of Pownal, Vt.
Alegra Secor of Drury and Olivia Thiemann of West Stockbridge were named to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.
The following students have been named to the honors lists at the University of New Hampshire in Durham for the fall 2022 semester: highest honors: Caitlin Ronayne and Kate Mathews of Dalton, Carlin Beacco of Great Barrington, Isabella Williams of Lenox, and Allison Washburn of Pittsfield; high honors: Kelly Anderson of Dalton and Madailein Demler of Pittsfield; honors: Justin King of Lenox, and Emma Kostyun and Katherine Nichols of Pittsfield.
Springfield Technical Community College celebrated the accomplishment of the 704 students who were named to the fall 2022 dean's list, including Elizabeth J Lambert of Cheshire, Cali Saldo of Dalton, and Victoria Arnoldi and Maria Victoria Sullivan of Pittsfield.
Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester congratulates the following students on being named its the fall 2022 honors lists:
President's list: Krista McCollum and Miranda Crandall of Adams; Grace Van Buren of Becket; Marcus Lyon, Elizabeth Biagini, James Losaw of Cheshire; Kayla Robinson-Szklasz of Dalton; Ann White of Great Barrington; Elizabeth Meiklejohn of North Adams; Scott McGowan and Anthony O'Bryan of Williamstown; Jordan Koch of Windsor; and Rachel Arseneau, Raychelle MacHaffie, Rebecca Martin, Ignacio Matos, Amanda Sorensen, Elizabeth Arhin, Nicolena Galloway, all of Pittsfield.
Dean's list: Emma Ziemba of Adams, Danielle Whitaker of Dalton, Jonathan Romeo of Lanesborough and Meghan Randall of Williamstown.
Plymouth (N.H.) State University has named Emma Nardi of Ashley Falls, Michaela Larkin of Cheshire and Troy Brainerd of Dalton to the president's list for the fall 2022 semester.
More than 400 students at Nichols College in Dudley have achieved honors during the fall 2022 semester including Jack Pudlo of Dalton and Madeleine Soudant of Great Barrington to the president's list and Jack Pudlo of Dalton, Madeleine Soudant of Great Barrington and Taylor Cornell of North Adams, to the dean's list.
Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y, has named two local students as presidential scholars for the fall 2022 semester. Brodie Thomas Lanoue of Adams is a freshman majoring in environmental science and policy and Noah Payne of Pownal, Vt., a junior majoring in chemistry. Katherine Kerwood of Pittsfield, a sophomore majoring in aerospace engineering, was named to the dean's list.
American International College in Springfield has named 453 students to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester. They include nursing major Kayleigh Dewey of Pittsfield; criminal justice majors Mason Papirio of Pittsfield and Abigail Wells of Windsor; marketing major Cody Houghtling of Pittsfield; communications major Javon Flynn of Pittsfield; sports and recreation management major Sean Soper of Dalton, and psychology major Nicole Gamberoni of Pittsfield.
Megan Foley of Ashley Falls made the dean's list for the fall semester at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Conn.
Abla Afanukoe of Pittsfield, was named to the president's list for the fall semester at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut and Kiera Kupiec of Adams to the dean's list.
Mitchell Bath of Williamstown, was named to the Milwaukee (Wisc.) School of Engineering's dean's list with high honors for the 2022 fall quarter. Bath is pursuing a bachelor of science in computer engineering.
Gabriel Wigington of Lenox is among the 579 students who earned dean's list honors for the fall 2022 semester at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Md.
Springfield College has named the following students to the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester: Riley Robinson of Adams, Amy Guachione of Becket, Rosemary Ziarnik of Cheshire, Karly Bazonski of Dalton; Ian Benoit, Kaitlyn Kupiec, Mary Lee, Elizabeth Marley, Sierra Murray, Michael Ott, Jasmyn Roark-Somersall, Joseph Traversa and Luke Whitehouse, all of Pittsfield; and Hannah Gilooly, Grace Sanchez and Finnian Welch, all of Williamstown.
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