Students hailing from Watertown made the dean’s list at UMass Amherst, Holy Cross, Georgia Tech, St. Lawrence, Tufts, Simmons, St. Michael’s, and Emmanuel.
See the announcements provided by the colleges and universities, below.
Holy Cross
College of the Holy Cross congratulates the students named to the Fall 2025 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year. The following local students made the list:
Susan Allakhverdov of Watertown (02472), 2028
Rachel Egan of Watertown (02472), 2029
James O’Connor of Watertown (02472), 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.
St. Lawrence
Brendan Young Jr. from Watertown has been named to St. Lawrence University’s Dean’s List for achieving academic excellence during the Fall 2025 semester.
Young is a member of the Class of 2028. Young attended Belmont Hill School.
To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least four courses and have an academic average of 3.6 based on a 4.0 scale for the semester.
Tufts
Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater.
Leyla Mandel, Class of 2026, of Watertown
Sandra Alnamous, Class of 2027, of Watertown
Claire Bernstein, Class of 2028, of Watertown
Nina Paquette, Class of 2028, of Watertown
Saint Michael’s
The following local residents were named to the Dean’s List at Saint Michael’s College for the Fall 2025 semester. Students who complete at least 12 credits of classes and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.5 in a particular semester are cited on the Dean’s List for that semester.
* Layne E. Doherty of Belmont
* Ava M. Finn of Dedham
Emmanuel
In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 950 students to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. The following local students were named to the Dean’s List:
Lena Karaguesian, of Watertown (02472). Karaguesian is majoring in Biology – Health Sciences.
Iris Egan, of Watertown (02472). Egan is majoring in Graphic Design.
Bonsu Acheampong, of Watertown (02472). Acheampong is majoring in Management.
Isaiah Etienne, of Watertown (02472). Etienne is majoring in Management.
Robert Iannetta, of Watertown (02472). Iannetta is majoring in Nursing.
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.
Simmons
The following local residents have been named to the 2025 fall semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston.
* Yassemine Idelkanoun, Watertown (02472)
* Marwa Kabir, Watertown (02472)
* Kaleigh Stout, Watertown (02472)
To qualify for dean’s list status, undergraduate students must obtain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, based on 12 or more credit hours of work in classes using the letter grade system.
UMass Amherst
The following students were named to the Fall 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.
HOMETOWN: Watertown, MA
Ariana Rose Aufiero
Gayane Badalyan
Gabriela Bondaryk
Noah Geoffrey Broadstone
Philip Richard Centola
Xander Correa
Lana Curic
Carina Bella DeLorio
Riley Francis Donlan
Natalie Anahit Galoyan
Ronan Greene
Benjamin Harrison Heep
Deion Adam Howe
Alyce Judge
Nikolas Anargiros Karalis
Lara Jacqueline Kebabjian
Elena Mae Kiani
Andrew Yuvin Kwak
Liam Lawn
Maeve Ella Lawn
Nola Rae MacKenzie
Selina Nebiye
Roy Nicolas Nicolas
Ruari Byrne O’Sullivan
Andrew Chase Parker
Joseph Anthony Parmley
Pirada Pochaithong
Katherine Addison Radlinski
Rosha Jalalian Saeb
Shivani Sharma
Adelle Sheynkman
Benjamin Roubik Surenian
Daniel Kevin Tattrie
Gregory Steven Venizelos
Anna Rose Zarkadas
Georgia Tech
Flynn Coyne of Watertown, MA, made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This designation is awarded to undergraduate students who have earned a 3.0 or higher academic average for the semester.