Watertown students made the dean’s list at UMass-Amherst, Roger Williams, Tufts, and William & Mary. Also, local students received their degrees from Plymouth State and Tufts.
Dean’s List
UMass-Amherst
The following students from Watertown were named to the Spring 2025 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.
Gayane Badalyan
Gabriela Bondaryk
Philip Centola
Aidan Conneely
Lana Curic
Carina DeLorio
Riley Donlan
Ronan Greene
Levon Gukasyan
Benjamin Heep
Jackson Helie
Olivia Hoover
Rosha Jalalian Saeb
Awais Khan
Ilana Krebs
Robert Martirosyan
Veronica Merhy
Selina Nebiye
Roy Nicolas
Sophia Noble
Ruari O’Sullivan
Vishakha Rath
Giulia Salvucci
Oscar Shepard
Adelle Sheynkman
Mason Smith
Benjamin Surenian
Daniel Tattrie
Gregory Venizelos
Anna Zarkadas
Roger Williams
Bella Johnson, of Watertown, MA 02472 has been named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a grade point average of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean’s List that semester.
Tufts
Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
Sandra Alnamous, Class of 2027, of Watertown (02472)
Claire Bernstein, Class of 2028, of Watertown (02472)
Gracie Denneen, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Natalie Finton, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Evan Fleischer, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Ahmed Khan, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Leyla Mandel, Class of 2026, of Watertown (02472)
Nina Paquette, Class of 2028, of Watertown (02472)
Kinan Rabbat, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
Oliver Rabinov, Class of 2026, of Watertown (02472)
Antoine Warde, Class of 2025, of Watertown (02472)
William & Mary
Ian Fuller from Watertown, MA was recently named to the Dean’s List at the College of William & Mary for the spring 2025 semester.
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.
Graduates
Plymouth State
Samuel Cerqueira of Watertown, MA, graduated from Plymouth State University during its 154th Anniversary Commencement Ceremonies on May 9-10, 2025. Cerqueira graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Cerqueira was among more than 650 Class of 2025 undergraduate students who received degrees.
Tufts
More than 2,800 students across all schools graduated from Tufts University on May 18 during a university-wide commencement ceremony that featured the awarding of honorary degrees to a number of academic, business, and civic leaders making a positive impact on the world.
Gracie Denneen of Watertown graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Biology (BS)
Natalie Finton of Watertown graduated with a degree in Biology (BS)
Evan Fleischer of Watertown graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Chemical Engineering (BSCHE)
Ahmed Khan of Watertown graduated with a degree in Biomedical Engineering (BSBME)
Kinan Rabbat of Watertown graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering (BSCPE)
(If you know of a student that earned college honors or graduated that did not make the list, send the information to watertownmanews@gmail.com)