Many Watertown students made the honors list at their college or university, another was part of an award winning project and one graduated. Among the colleges were UMass Amherst, Tufts, Emmanuel, Simmons, WPI, Wentworth, Wisconsin, Hamilton, Holy Cross, Minnesota, Salve Regina, William & Mary, Saint Anselm and Miami University.
The following announcements were provided by the colleges and universities.
UMass Amherst
The following students were named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Students are appointed to the Dean’s List at the end of a semester in which they have completed a minimum of 12 graded credits and have earned a grade point average of 3.500 or better.
Ariana Aufiero
Philip Centola
Aidan Conneely
Lana Curic
Carina DeLorio
Riley Donlan
Ronan Greene
Levon Gukasyan
Benjamin Heep
Jackson Helie
Olivia Hoover
Deion Howe
Alyce Judge
Lara Kebabjian
Ilana Krebs
Liam Lawn
Maeve Lawn
Robert Martirosyan
Veronica Merhy
Selina Nebiye
Ruari O’Sullivan
John Pavlidis
Vishakha Rath
Henry Sarris
Oscar Shepard
Adelle Sheynkman
Benjamin Surenian
Isabella Tancredo
Daniel Tattrie
Alexandra Thuene
Hrachya Tonyan
Gregory Venizelos
Anna Zarkadas
Christina Zouein
WPI
Marley Fortune is a member of one of two undergraduate teams that won first place in the 2024 President’s IQP (Interactive Qualifying Project) Awards at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). These awards are given to student teams whose conception, performance, and presentation of their IQPs have been judged outstanding in focusing on the relationships among science, technology, and the needs of society. Marley’s project, titled “How Bazar? Creating Interactive Media to Promote Community Building” was selected from hundreds of entries. Marley is a member of the class of 2025 and is majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
The IQP is one of the most distinctive elements of WPI’s signature project-based curriculum, giving every WPI student the experience of working on a professional-level, research-driven project to develop thoughtful solutions to open-ended problems. Unlike a traditional university course, this is the student’s sole academic focus for the semester and involves working in teams with students not in their major to apply science, engineering, and technology in a hands-on way to address an important societal need or issue. Read more about this year’s President’s IQP Awards here.
University of Wisconsin
Cecelia Maillis of Watertown, Massachusetts, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Maillis is among approximately 20,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. 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. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Holy Cross
More than 1,700 students were named to the College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the Fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year. The following local students made the list:
Susan Allakhverdov of Watertown (02472), class of 2028
James O’Connor of Watertown (02472), class of 2027
To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must pass four or more letter-graded courses with no failing grades during the semester and earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Hamilton College
The following local residents were named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the fall 2024 semester:
Taylor Lambo of Watertown (02472). Lambo, a junior majoring in physics, is a graduate of Watertown Senior High School.
Abigael Morin of Watertown (02472). Morin, a senior majoring in biochemistry/molecular biology, is a graduate of Belmont High School.
To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be a member of the Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027 and have carried a course load of four or more graded credits throughout the semester and earned an average GPA of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale.
Tufts University
Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
Evan Fleischer, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Ahmed Khan, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Kinan Rabbat, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Leyla Mandel, Class of 2026, of Watertown (02472)
Gracie Denneen, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Natalie Finton, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Sandra Alnamous, Class of 2027, of Watertown (02472)
Nina Paquette, Class of 2028, of Watertown (02472)
Claire Bernstein, Class of 2028, of Watertown (02472)
Eraste Talla Ngoualadjo, Class of 2027, of Watertown (02472)
Tufts University, located on campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville and Grafton, Massachusetts, and in Talloires, France, is recognized among the premier research universities in the United States. Tufts enjoys a global reputation for academic excellence and for the preparation of students as leaders in a wide range of professions. A growing number of innovative teaching and research initiatives span all Tufts campuses, and collaboration among the faculty and students in the undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across the university’s schools is widely encouraged.
Emmanuel College
In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 1,000 students to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. To earn a spot on the Dean’s List, Emmanuel students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for a 16-credit semester.
The following local students were named to the Dean’s List:
Lena Karaguesian of Watertown (02472). Karaguesian is a Biology – Health Sciences major.
Iris Egan of Watertown (02472). Egan is a Graphic Design major.
Isaiah Etienne of Watertown (02472). Etienne is a Management major.
Bonsu Acheampong of Watertown (02472). Acheampong is a Marketing major.
Robert Iannetta of Watertown (02472). Iannetta is a Nursing major.
Miami University
Ahsan Afaq of Watertown, MA was among students from Miami University who received degrees during the fall commencement Dec 13, 2024
Afaq graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Mathematics, Data Science and Statistics.
The most recent complete candidates for graduation lists are always available for downloading at commencement, dean’s and president’s lists.
Salve Regina University
Jesse Cavarretta of Watertown was named to the Dean’s List during the Fall 2024 academic semester at Salve Regina University. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 for full-time students completing at least 12 graded credits, or a semester grade point average of 3.8 for part-time students completing at least six credits.
William & Mary
Ian Fuller from Watertown, MA was recently named to the Dean’s List at the College of William & Mary for the fall 2024 semester.
In order to achieve Dean’s List status, a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student must take at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.6 Quality Point Average during the semester.
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. To be eligible for this honor, a student must have achieved a grade point average of 3.4 or better in the semester with at least 12 credits of study which award a letter grade.
Mark W. Cronin, Dean of the College, announced that Kristen Coleman, a(n) Theology Major from Watertown, MA was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2024 semester at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
A total of 622 students representing 23 states and four countries were named.
Wentworth Institute
The following local students have made the dean’s list at Wentworth Institute of Technology for the Fall 2024 semester.
* Nam Altepeter of Watertown, Mass.
University of Minnesota
The following students have been named to the 2024 fall semester Dean’s List at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, the university announced today.
To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average.
Nicholas Guidotti, Non Degree, Coll of Contin & Prof Studies
Simmons University
The following local residents have been named to the 2024 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston.
* Eileen Coleman, Watertown (02472)
* Marwa Kabir, Watertown (02472)
* Rose Katz-Berger, Watertown (02472)
* Kaleigh Stout, Watertown (02472)