College Notes: Spring 2026
Emmanuel College students Claire Jones and Juan Bedard Torres, both of Pittsfield, learned about history and gained deeper perspective on the present through the 5th annual Social Justice Trip to New Orleans in March. The trip was organized through the Boston college's Office of Community Engagement and featured stops at civil rights museums, historic landmarks, and learning from pioneers both past and present.
Caden Gidarakos of Great Barrington and Emma Gray of the town of Florida were recently inducted into Lambda Epsilon Sigma at Stonehill College in Easton. The college's academic honor society recognizes outstanding juniors and seniors who have demonstrated an excitement for learning and sharing their knowledge.
Madeline Tillem of Lenox took part in the musical adaption of "Twelfth Night" in Muhlenberg College's Baker Theatre this April 23-26, directed by James Peck. A graduate of Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, Tillem was a wigs and hair assistant. The sophomore is studying history and psychology at the Allentown, Pa., college.
Arianna Coppola of Pittsfield was one of 15 students inducted into Sigma Beta Delta at Emmanuel College.
Christopher Nerrie of Lenox was recently elected to membership into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University of Massachusetts. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership.
Graduations
Maggie D'Aniello of Great Barrington was among a record 3,762 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln during commencement exercises May 8-9. She earned a bachelor of arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Natalie Pompi of Adams was awarded an undergraduate degree from Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., during its 76th commencement held May 17. President Kelli J. Armstrong conferred 525 bachelor's degrees upon the class of 2026.
Caden Gidarakos of Great Barrington received a Bachelor of Science in business administration degree at Stonehill College's 75th commencement on Sunday, May 17. Leo J. Meehan III '75, president and CEO of W.B. Mason, was keynote speaker at the Easton college.
Mohith Indla of Great Barrington completed requirements Master of Business Administration degree from Trine University in Angola, Ind., at the end of the spring 2026 semester.
DCU Center in Worcester hosts Holy Cross's commencement; a few days later, Clark University held its commencement.
Local students earning degrees were Zachariah Annand of Dalton, Gavin Santos of Glendale, Lars-Belvin Larsson of Monterey and Lilly Patton of the town of Washington, magna cum laude.
Clark University in Worcester held its commencement exercises at the DCU Center on Monday, May 18, awarding 612 bachelor's degrees and 636 graduate degrees; graduates represented 49 states and 69 countries.
Earning bachelor's degrees were Hunter Bishop of the town of Florida in English; Henry Sims of Pittsfield, magna cum laude, in English; Paige Webster of Pittsfield, summa cum laude, in interactive media. Earning master's degrees were Madeline McMillan of Great Barrington in teaching and Morgan Martin of Pittsfield in community development and planning.
Emmanuel College in Boston awarded more than 380 degrees to the class of 2026 at its 104th commencement on May 9. Three students, all of Pittsfield, received the following degrees: Arianna Coppola, Bachelor of Arts Management, magna cum laude; Madalyne Creamer, Bachelors of Arts in liberal studies and in elementary education, magna cum laude; Chloe Wendling, Bachelors of Arts in developmental psychology and in political science, cum laude.
Cole Curtiss of Pittsfield graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in international affairs from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., during commencement exercises in May 2026.
Academic Lists & Awards
Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester congratulates the following students on being named to the spring 2026 honors lists.
Dean's list: Scott McGuire and Lachay Canada of Adams, Madeline Turton of Lanesborough, Chelsey Wellspeak of North Adams, and Nicholas Messana and Dzidefo Amesimeku of Pittsfield.
President's list: Christine Meiklejohn, Savannah Mattoon and Elias Masse, all of Adams; Lael Harrington and Megan Dubreuil of Cheshire; April White of Dalton; Nicole Woodard of town of Florida; Elsie DiLisio of Housatonic; Trae Balardini of Lanesborough; Faith Cahoon of North Adams; Matthew Mitchell, Tina Proctor, Zenei Andersson, Corey Plankey, Niasia Johnson of Pittsfield, Ruchelle Nova Jison, Edward Jones, Alexandria Poulton, Justin Lenski and Loralee Shoffner, all of Pittsfield; and Jasmine Bushee of Pownal, Vt.
Austin Crowley of Pownal, Vt., was named to the online president's list and to the trustees' list at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt., for the spring 2026 semester. The trustees' list names students achieving a 4.0 GPA for two or more consecutive semesters. Crowley is studying applied psychology.
Elms College in Chicopee has named the following students to the dean's list for the spring 2026 semester: Corrisa Regan of Adams, Michael Adams of Great Barrington, Malina Woodbury of Lanesborough, Madison Saunders of North Adams, and Joshua Bolduc, Sarah Fellmann, Susan Healey Wicker, Michaela O'Soro, Leah Parker, Namasaran Samassi-Fofana and Alissa Schettini, all of Pittsfield.
The State University of New York at Buffalo has named Ethan Rudin of North Adams to the spring 2026 dean's list.
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