Students recognized with Academic Excellence Awards

University Honors Scholars Darren Boykin, Jamie Allivato, Ashley Bieg, Marlayna Buco and Aaron Clancy with President Ramon Torrecilha in 2019.

Some 150 students were recognized at the University’s annual Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony, held April 23.

One hundred nineteen academic excellence awards were given to top achievers among 23 fields of study.

Commonwealth Honors Scholars and University Honors Scholars were also recognized. Students earn Commonwealth Honors Scholar recognition when they complete a minimum of four Honors courses with a B or higher, maintain a 3.3 overall cumulative average, and complete a six-credit, individually designed Senior Honors Project.

This year’s Commonwealth Honors Scholars are Sean Bacon, Christian Biseinere, Nicholas Cox, Amanda D’Aprix, Marcus DiBacco, Steven Ferrara, Emily Hadley, Kaitlyn Hester, David Kennedy, Shauna Legsdin, Ashley Linnehan, Meagan Llewellyn, Christine Luongo, Sarah Morgan, Kathleen Morris, Jarrod Petersen, Lauren Stornelli, and Cameron Swan.

Students earn University Honors Scholar recognition when they complete a minimum of six Honors courses with a B or higher, and maintain a 3.3 overall cumulative average.

This year’s University Honors Scholars are Jamie Allivato, Ashley Bieg, Darren Boykin, Marlayna Buco, Aaron Clancy, Rachel Conklin, Mary Curtis, Laura Daggett, Kaitlyn Dumas, Megan Gentile, Natalie Guzman-Escalera, Lauren Hartmann, Jessica Hogan, Stephanie Mathieu, Matthew Matos, Stephenie McSweeney, Rachel Nicholson, Hailey Peich, Kayla Ovelheiro, Rachel Pollan, Elizabeth Potter, Charlotte Ross, Sara Rudd, Madeleine Scott, Alissa Smith, Casey Smith, Shaunna Souve, Meghan Tessitore, and Rebekah Whittier.