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Six students from Watertown made the dean’s list at three colleges: Washington University in St. Louis, Emmanuel College, and Regis College. The following information was provided by the colleges. Washington University
Ella Meshoulam of Watertown, Massachusetts (02472), was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2026 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.
Watertown students earned degrees from Tufts, UMass Amherst, and University of Wisconsin. Local students also earned honors from Tufts, Holy Cross, UMass Amherst, and Wisconsin. The following information was provided by the colleges and universities:
Graduates
Tufts University
More than 3,600 students across all schools graduated from Tufts University on May 17 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. The following students were among those who graduated:
Leyla Mandel of Watertown (02472)
Eraste Talla Ngoualadjo of Watertown (02472)
UMass Amherst
Approximately 7,000 students received bachelor’s degrees in over 100 majors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Undergraduate Commencement on May 15, 2026 at the McGuirk Alumni Stadium.
Below is a list of students from your area that received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst:
Watertown, MA
Philip Richard Centola Levon Gukasyan Benjamin Harrison Heep Olivia Juliet-Mei Hoover Deion Adam Howe Duncan Alexander Lepera Sophia Lucille Noble Gregory Steven Venizelos
University of Wisconsin-Madison
More than 9,100 students, including students from your area, earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2026. The university held its Spring 2026 Commencement ceremony for doctoral, MFA, and medical professional candidates at the Kohl Center on Friday, May 8 and its ceremony for undergraduate, law, and other Master’s degree candidates at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, May 9.
Local students made the dean’s list at Georgia Tech, Northern Essex Community College, and Salve Regina. See the information provided by the universities. Georgia Tech
Flynn Coyne of Watertown, MA, made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 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. Northern Essex Community College
Congratulations Catherine Elliott, of Watertown on earning a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring ’26 semester!
Watertown students earned honors at Dean College, URI, WPI, Saint Anselm, Plymouth State, and Maryland Global Campus; and graduated from Georgia Tech, Framingham State, and Hartford. The following information came from the colleges and universities. Honors
Dean College
Isabella Nitschke of Watertown has earned a place on the President’s List for the Spring 2026 semester. Students named to the President’s List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College. The President’s List recognizes full-time students who have earned a perfect semester grade point average (GPA) of 4.0.
Several students from Watertown earned honors from North Shore Community College, Alabama, Hoftra, Saint Anslem, and William & Mary. Local students graduated from Hamilton College and Emmanuel College. Also, three Watertown students who attend WPI completed projects. The following information was provided by the colleges and universities. Honors
North Shore Community College
North Shore Community College is proud to announce its spring 2026 Dean’s List, honoring students who have demonstrated academic distinction.
Watertown students attending college at Saint Anselm, James Madison, the University of Wisconsin, Northern Essex Community College, Hofstra, Assumption, SNHU, and Lasell made the dean’s list during the fall of 2025, and a student at Emmanuel College presented his research project. See details in the announcements provided by the colleges and universities. Saint Anselm
Saint Anselm College has released the Dean’s List of high academic achievers for the first semester of the 2025-2026 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. This semester there were a total of 702 students from 25 states, the District of Colombia, and 3 countries.
Watertown students continue to earn honors for work at their college in the spring 2025 semester, and one student gradated. Dean’s List
Hamilton College
Taylor Lambo, of Watertown (02472), has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the spring 2025 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be a current member of the Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027, 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. Simmons University
The following local residents were named to the 2025 spring semester dean’s list at Simmons University in Boston. * Eileen Coleman, Watertown (02472)
* Marwa Kabir, Watertown (02472)
* Kaleigh Stout, Watertown (02472)
Graduate
University of Wisconsin
A total of 9,424 students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison on May 9-10, including a student from Watertown.
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.