Arcadia University

Larissa Marie Forte, of Milford, was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design (Honors Program) cum laude with departmental honors this spring from Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa.

Boston University

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Boston University.

FROM AMHERST: Lisa Kellndorfer, Christopher M. Unger.

The following local students were awarded academic degrees in May from Boston University.

FROM AMHERST: Brittany L. Bolton, BS in health studies, cum laude; Caroline M. Eriss, BS in business administration and management; Mckinley P. Curro, BS in communication.

FROM MILFORD: Jeanine E. Foley, BS in communication; Kevin D. Crowe, MS in computer science.

Clark University

The following local students graduated this spring from Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

FROM AMHERST: Laurent E. Marshall received a BA in geography; Christina M. Rahaim received a BA in computer science.

FROM MILFORD: Kristen L. Bokhan received a BA in government and international relations summa cum laude. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Gryphon and Pleiades.

The following local students were named to first honors for the spring 2010 semester at Clark Univesity in Worcester, Mass.

FROM AMHERST: Quillah A. Burstein, Rachael K. Claborn.

FROM LYNDEBOROUGH: Louisa C. Hawkins

FROM MILFORD: Emily C. Schofield, Kriten L. Bokhan.

The following local students were named to second honors for the spring 2010 semester at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

FROM AMHERST: Ross Glover.

Colby College

The following local students graduated this spring from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

FROM AMHERST: Chelsea M. Nahill, daughter of Thomas and Robin Nahill, received a BA in biology and French studies. She graduated with Distinction in French studies.

DePaul University

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at DePaul University in Chicago, Ill.

FROM AMHERST: Stefanie Rahaim.

Florida Institute of Technology

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla.

FROM AMHERST: Philip Caputo, an aviation management major.

Hartwick College

Benjamin April, son of Teresa and Richard April of Amherst, graduated this spring from Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. He earned a BS in music education and graduated summa cum laude with Departmental Distinction in Music Education. He was also named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 term.

Sean Degan, son of Paul and Deborah Degan of Wilton, was named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. He is a junior majoring in music education.

Hofstra University

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.

FROM AMHERST: Rachel Barker.

FROM MILFORD: Kendall Maggelet.

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 Provost’s list at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Provost’s Scholars musch achieve a 4.0 average.

FROM MILFORD: Samantha Berger.

Lafayette College

Timothy W. Polson, of Wilton, was named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. He was also elected to Tau Beta Pi during the All-College Honors Convocation held this spring. Polson graduated magna cum laude in May with a BS in civil engineering.

Lesley University

The following local students graduated this spring from Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass.

FROM AMHERST: Katherine Mariaca earned a MFA in creative writing.

FROM MILFORD: Kristy Morris earned a BA in liberal studies.

Manhattan College

The following local students received degrees this spring from Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y.

Brandon Donald Child, of Amherst, received a BS degree.

Middlesex Community College

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Middlesex Community College in Lowell and Bedford, Mass.

FROM MILFORD: Melanie V. Likas.

Nazareth College

Sarah Birmingham, of Milford, received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree on May 9, 2010, from Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. She is a 2004 Milford High School graduate and received her bachelor’s degree in health sciences from Nazareth College. She is the daughter of Larry and Terry Birmingham of Milford. Dr. Birmingham is employed by Physical Therapy Professionals in Lakeville, N.Y.

New York Law sCHOOL

Peter Beauchamp, of Amherst, was awarded a Juris Doctor degree this spring by New York Law School in New York City.

Plymouth State University

Samuel A. Graves, of Wilton, was named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Plymouth State University. He is a junior majoring in business.

providence College

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Providence (R.I.) College.

FROM AMHERST: Julianne McNamara, Nicholas Sumski.

Radford University

Kristin Sarah Gregory, of Milford, was named to the spring 2010 deans list at Radford (Va.) University. She is a senior dance major.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

FROM AMHERST: Joseph Beck, a senior mechanical engineering major; Michael Brion, a senior business and management major; Benjamin Clemence, a sophomore mechanical engineering major; Scott DeNoble, a sophomore engineering major; Daniel Nichols, a senior mathematics major; Jonathan Shepard, a senior mechnical engineering major.

FROM MILFORD: Adam Rice, a junior computer science major.

FROM WILTON: Lindsay Minott, a senior biomedical engineering major.

Roger Williams University

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.

FROM AMHERST: Elizabeth Manville.

FROM MILFORD: Chad Dupuis, Jennifer Hamilton, Michael Jorgensen.

FROM WILTON: Emily Pratt.

Savannah College of Art and Design

Deanna Thompson, from Lyndeborough, earned the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Savannah (Ga.) College of Art and Design.

David Jonathan Bright, of Nashua, recently graduated from the Savannah (Ga.) College of Art and Design. He earned a BFA in advertising.

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Savannah College of Art and Design.

FROM LYNDEBOROUGH: Deanna Meadow Thompson, a photography major.

Simmons College

The following local residents received degrees this spring from Simmons College in Boston.

FROM AMHERST: Rachel Elliott received a BA degree; Shana Friedman received a BS degree.

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Simmons College in Boston.

FROM AMHERST: Rachel Elliott, a communications major; Laura Mazerall, a nursing major.

Springfield college

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Springfield (Mass.) College.

FROM AMHERST: Grantham Raymond, a sports management major.

FROM WILTON: Ryan P. Polson, a sport management major.

Stonehill College

The following local students graduated this spring from Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.

FROM AMHERST: Lauren Elizabeth McNamara, BA; Sarah Ellen Wilson, BS.

University of Hartford

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Ct.

FROM MILFORD: Alyssa N. Peroni.

University of Maine

The following local students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Maine at Farmington.

FROM AMHERST: Sarah Ward.

FROM MILFORD: Laura Bolton.

John Griffith, a 2006 graduate of Souhegan High School, received his bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Maine at Orono in May. Griffith is the son of Tom and Janice Griffith, formerly of Amherst, and is currently employed at Merrill Lynch.

UNH

Jacob Aho of New Ipswich graduated with a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire in May with a 4.0 GPA. Jacob is the son of Peter and Bonny-Jo Aho, grandson of Edward and Evangeline Aho of New Ipswich and Joyce Jernberg of Stoddard. Jacob was a teaching assistant with the UNH ECE department for both years of his graduate studies and received the Graduate Student Teaching Award and the Outstanding Gradate Teaching Assistant Award from UNH. His Master’s Thesis was titled “Advanced Control of Large Scale Wind Turbines.” He will continue his research of wind turbine control systems at the University of Colorado at Boulder in pursuit of his Ph.D. with the Department of Electrical Computer and Energy Engineering.

UNH-DURHAM

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire-Durham.

FROM AMHERST: HIGHEST HONORS: Julie Allwarden, Danielle Barsky, Christine Beehler, Heather Brooks, Daniel Callahan, John Callahan, Thomas Campbell, Michael Corkery, Holly Davison, Megan Doran, Jillian Galli, Jessica Hartley, Christopher Hebert, Tracy Hujsak, Corey Johnson, Robert Kadlec, Jeffrey Leedy, Victoria Loubier, Brenna Morris, Katrina Nichols, Hannah Nielsen, Emilea Raymond, Conor Stokes, Lauren Thomas, Fraser Tibbetts, Vanessa Wesnak.

HIGH HONORS Pierce Bailey, Thomas Broderick, Aimee Clement, Kate Desmarais, Andrew Doyle, Micayla Gilligan, Hyehmi Greene, Blythe Hedges, Nathan Langille, Emil Locke, Brittany Lyon, Caitlin Mitchell, David Orr, Brittany Pascoe, Chelsea Pierce, Michael Skladony, Lauren White.

HONORS: Caroline Berry, Robin Bourassa, Sabrina Clark, Cassandra Cleaves, Gregory Curran, Kathryn Ferreira, Hilary Juntwait, Kelsey Juntwait, Ashley Moore, Aaron Natale, Abigail Nielson, Samantha Ross, Amy Underwood, Samantha Withers.

FROM LYNDEBOROUGH: HIGH HONORS: Timothy Brock, Graham Cullen, Caroline Sanborn.

HONORS: Colleen O’Connell, Morgan Roy, Austin Wolfson.

FROM MILFORD: HIGHEST HONORS: Emily DiPalma, Norbert Dudek, Christopher Hardy, Anna Hayes, Samantha Higgins, Graham Lockard, Heather Merrill, Corey Santelmann, Lauren Scott, Andrew Sexton, Emily Spicer, Melissa Spicer.

HIGH HONORS: Jillian Boniface, Ashley Demers, John DeWispelaere, Lauren DiBella, Sara Karr, Megan Landale, Michael Leriche, Zhihao Lu, Molly O’Reilly, Mitchell Stagnone, Reginald Walker.

HONORS: Corey Gregoire, Matthew Kobzik, Heather Marshall, Ryan McKenna, Stephanie Morris, Shane Prisby.

FROM WILTON: HIGHEST HONORS: Hardy Merrill, Brianna Sherman.

HIGH HONORS: Katherine MacPherson.

HONORS: Sarah Hastings, Serena Nelson, Michael Shea.

University of Rhode Island

David J. Campbell, of Amherst, earned the spring 2010 dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island.

University of Tampa

Tricia Jo Wadleigh, of Wilton, graduated this spring from The University of Tampa (Fla.) with a bachelor’s degree in public health. She is the daughter of Michael and Jo Wadleigh. Wadleigh has been accepted to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention’s public health apprentice program, she will work in Phoenix, AZ for the next two years.

University of Vermont

Sarah E. Truchon of Amherst, earned the University of Vermont’s 2010 spring dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement. She was also the recipient of the college’s President’s Award for both the fall 2009 and the spring 2010. Ms. Truchon is currently enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the university, with a major in Animal Science. She is the daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth Truchon of Amherst, and is a 2009 graduate of High Mowing School in Wilton.

The following local students were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at the University of Vermont.

FROM AMHERST: Timothy A. Andreasen, Amber R. Attalla, Christiana J. Nilson, Sarah E. Truchon (who was also the recipient of the college’s President’s Award for the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters).

Wake Forest University

Zachary A. Rolke, of Wilton, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Western Governors University

The following local students graduated this spring from Western Governors University in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lewis White, of Amherst, received a Master of Business Administration.

Western New England College

The following local residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Western New England College in Springfield, Mass.

FROM WILTON: Mason Tremblay, a junior electrical engineering major.

The following local students graduated from Western New England College in Springfield, Mass.

FROM MASON: Miranda L. Profit earned a Juris Doctor degree.

Westfield State College

Adam Hey, of Amherst, was named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Westfield (Mass.) State College.

Widener University

The following local students were named to the spring 2010 dean’s list at Widener University in Chester, Pa.

Samantha Minshull, from Milford, a history major.

WPI

The following local residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute.

FROM AMHERST: James Davison, Shannon Doherty.

FROM GREENVILLE: Noah LeBlanc.

FROM MILFORD: Felicia White.

The following local students graduated this spring from Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute.

FROM AMHERST: Kenneth Jay Breeman III received a MS in computer science; Shannon Margaret Doherty received a Bachelor of Science in biology and biotechnology and biochemistry with high distinction; Albert Edwin Keinath received a MS in computer science; Kenneth Lee Osborne III received a MS in physics.

FROM GREENVILLE: Anthony Frederick Scaccia received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering.

FROM MILFORD: Randi Nicole Pawson received a Bachelor of Science in interactive media and game development; Felicia Nicole White received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering with distinction.