Dean's List for Fall 2012

The following residents were named to the dean's, presidents', and/or merit lists at their respective colleges and universities for fall semester 2012, unless otherwise noted. Their class years reflects that which was true at the time they received the honors.

• Air Force Academy: Dan Burke of Old Saybrook, a junior biology major.

• Assumption College: Allison Chann of Clinton, a freshman.

• Bentley University: Abigail Bravi of Old Saybrook, a junior accountancy major.

• Berklee College of Music: Andrew Seltzer of Old Saybrook.

• Boston University: Sarah E. Mozzochi of Clinton.

• Bryant University: Kristen Endrizzi of Old saybrook, a junior actuarial math major; Blake Fenwick of Old Saybrook, a sophomore business administration major; and Shane Olson of Old Saybrook, a junior actuarial mathematics major.

• Clarkson University: Zachary D. Towne of Old Saybrook, a sophomore biology major.

• Coastal Carolina University: Julia E. Berezowskyj of Clinton, a resort tourism management major; Britney L. Nemeth of Old Saybrook, a management major; and Olivia B. Schiess of Clinton, an early childhood education major.

• Clark University: Heather M. Chorozny of Clinton and Molly S. Burns of Old Saybrook both earned second honors.

• Colby-Sawyer College: Morgan Danielle Allen of Clinton, a sophomore environmental science major.

• Curry College: Victoria Buck and Megan Erickson of Westbrook.

• Eastern Connecticut State University: Lauren Bean of Old Saybrook, a sophomore communication major; Brittany Bernier of Clinton, a junior social work major; Amy Burkhardt of Old Saybrook, a sophomore communication major; Kelsea Burkhardt of Old Saybrook, a junior psychology and pre-early childhood education major; Nicki Flynn of Clinton, a junior social work major; Taylor Goodhue of Old Saybrook, a freshman pre-social work major; Carsen Hyatt of Clinton, a sophomore pre-early childhood education and psychology major; Courtney MacNeill of Old Saybrook, a junior sociology major; Jonathan Mizger of Clinton, a senior communication major; Zachary Powers of Clinton, a junior communication major; Michael Radlbeck of Westbrook, a junior physical education major; Kelsie Smith of Clinton, a freshman pre-elementary education and undeclared major; Tyler Smith of Old Saybrook, a sophomore communication major; and Nicholas Urban of Old Saybrook, a senior psychology major.

• Elon University: Sara Frances Boudreau of Clinton, the daughter of Bob and Renee Boudreau.

• Emerson College: Christine Hayes of Clinton, a journalism major, and Olivia Honer of Old Saybrook, a design/technology major.

• Fairfield University: Margaret Allison of Old Saybrook, Megan Burgess of Clinton, Marissa Casucci of Clinton, Kara Fillion of Clinton, Jennifer Labbadia of Westbrook, and Julia Labbadia of Westbrook.

• Gateway Community College: Megan Criscuolo of Clinton, a radiation therapy student.

• Goodwin College: Stephanie Bugden of Westbrook, Lindsey-Ann Douglas of Clinton, Kimberly Funk of Clinton, Louise Klein-Bailey of Clinton, Jacob Moore of Old Saybrook, Crystal Parmelee of Westbrook, and Christine Raucci of Clinton.

• Hofstra University: Dalton Ahern of Old Saybrook, Kevin Gilcher of Clinton, Samantha Hill of Old Saybrook, Isabela Jacobsen of Old Saybrook, and Stephen Nadeau of Clinton.

• Ithaca College: Lauren Gervais of Clinton, a freshman biology major in the School of Humanities and Sciences, and Katherine Herrle of Old Saybrook, a sophomore music education major in the School of Music.

• Keene State College: Marisa E. Lefebvre, SallyAnn Levenduski, Olivia Ann Martinotti, and Taylor Danielle Miller, all of Clinton.

• Marist College: Anna Bencivengo of Clinton, a sophomore communication-journalism major, and Jordan Ethier of Old Saybrook, a sophomore psychology major.

• Merrimack College: Bethany Murdy of Old Saybrook, a freshman in the School of Education.

• Mount Ida College: Jennifer Dittman of Westbrook.

• Northeastern University: Paige Bogucki of Clinton, a physical therapy major; Jonathan Drobiarz of Old Saybrook, an environmental science major; Kristin Dunn of Westbrook, a physical therapy major; Kaitlyn Elliott of Clinton, a human services major; Elizabeth Konefal of Clinton, a nursing major; Alexa Moskowitz of Old Saybrook, a speech-language pathology/audiology major; Julia Nucci of Old Saybrook, an international affairs major; and Jeffrey Stanwix of Old Saybrook, a biology major and member of the University Honors Program.

• Norwich University: Kaitlyn O'Brien of Clinton.

• Quinnipiac University: Ali Almaawi of Clinton, Christofer Anderson of Clinton, Caroline Chalker of Clinton, Stephanie Cyphers of Westbrook, Olivia Ford of Clinton, Megan Gilbert of Clinton, Chemi Lama of Old Saybrook, Paige Pallotto of Westbrook, Meghan Prevost of Westbrook, Cooper Westerkamp of Clinton, and Ruijie Zhang of Westbrook.

• Roger Williams University: Ryan Danby of Old Saybrook, an architecture major.

• Sacred Heart University: Elissa Pinette of Clinton.

• St. Michael's College: Leah Valletta of Clinton, the daughter of David and Gayle Valletta and a freshman media studies and digital arts major.

• Salve Regina University: Meaghan Senack of Old Saybrook, a freshman environmental studies major, and Mary Hoey of Westbrook, a sophomore nursing major.

• Southern New Hampshire University: Constance Meierdiercks of Westbrook, an economics/finance major.

• Springfield College: Christina Heinssen of Old Saybrook, a health sciences/pre-PA major.

• State University of New York at New Paltz: Rebecca Nash of Clinton, an accounting major.

• Stonehill College: Colleen M. Hanly of Old Saybrook, a junior, and Alexis K. Trabucchi of Old Saybrook, a freshman.

• University of Connecticut: Clinton residents Sean Thomas Congdon, Ryan Normand Corcoran, Emily Laine Errante, Jenna Taylor Naughton, Maria Alexa Paradis, Jennifer Caitlin Shanahan, Sarah Gloria Synott, Abigail Jane Valletta, Heather Marie White, and Zoe Rebecca Rose Wichman; Old Saybrook residents Briana Elizabeth Bardos, Samantha Margrit Cummins, Chelsie Kim Giegerich, Kyle Sweeney Gregoire, Andrew John Harney, Alexis Noelle Henry, Michael Izadi, Christine Patricia Marshall, Michael Clayton Pantages, Andrew Norman Pierson, Melissa Joan Rodriguez-Vodak, Dylan Shaw, Jenna Shaw, Jonathan Belmont Sykes, Alexander Nathaniel Tighe, and Deanna Michelle Willbanks; and Westbrook residents Sharif Ali Abdel Jalil, Jordan McKinley Bean, Alexandra Noel Delorenze, Shannon Elizabeth Godiksen, Samantha Ellen Lamark, Alexander Michael Lawton, Sarah Ann Luft, Katy Lin Persutti, Megan Elizabeth Pielli, Andrew John Radlbeck, Merilee Bernice Sader, Samantha Blyth Schofield, and Olivia Corrin Tempesta.

• University of Delaware: Stephen Britt of Old Saybrook, Caitlyn Goodhue of Old Saybrook, Jessica Sarkisian of Clinton, and Sarah Stearns of Clinton.

• University of Hartford: Nicholas Flynn of Clinton and Brendan Mansey of Westbrook.

• University of Massachusetts at Boston: Kevin Benisvy of Westbrook.

• University of Rhode Island: Brianna E. Blank of Westbrook, Kimberly Eininger of Clitnon, and Rita Jeanne Blanko of Clinton.

• The University of Scranton: Allison Nagy of Old Saybrook, a sophomore occupational therapy major.

• University of St. Joseph (Hartford): Emily Harris of Clinton and Patrice Hayes of Westbrook.

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Cooper A. McGuinness of Old Saybrook, a sophomore political science major in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.

• Wentworth Institute of Technology: Mark Piontkowski of Old Saybrook.

• Western New England University: Robert M. Martinotti of Clinton, a freshman preparatory pre-engineering major.

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Mark Foster of Clinton, a sophomore interactive media and game development major, and Krupa Patel, a sophomore biomedical engineering major.

Academic and Extracurricular Achievements

• Courtney Briggs of Old Saybrook won third place in the youth category of the amateur photo contest jointly sponsored by the Lyme, Old Lyme, Salem, Essex, and East Haddam land conservation trusts.

• Tyler Cusack of Clinton, a senior at Xavier High School, was part of the school's engineering team, which competed in the Real World Design Challenge at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

• Eastern Connecticut State University Matriculants: Garnet McLaughlin of Old Saybrook, a communications major, and Brett Tucker of Old Saybrook, a physical education major.

• Juliana Jarcobosai of Old Saybrook, a student at Old Saybrook High School, was selected to represent Connecticut as a National Youth Delegate at the 2013 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University in Washington, D.C., this summer.

• Stephen Kanizaj of Old Saybrook earned a bachelor's of science in computer science from the Rochester Institute of Technology Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences.

• Cameron LeClaire of Frisco, Texas, formerly of Clinton, was inducted into the National Honor Society for junior high school students.

• Liam Mellaly of Clinton, the son of Marc Mellaly and Michaele Williams and a senior in the Middletown Agriculture Science and Technology Program at Middletown High School, earned a silver medal for his Agriscience Fair project at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, For his research project, Mellaly compared the energy availability of different biofuels for his paper, "Which Fuel Has More Stored Energy: A Comparison of Four Fuel Types."

• Mercy High School McAuley Chapter of the National Honor Society Inductees: Tatiana Bardagova of Clinton, a junior; Margaret Bartolotta of Clinton, a junior; Abigail Benchimol of Clinton, a junior; Grace Brodeur of Old Saybrook, a junior; Emily Hall of Clinton, a junior; Marla Katz of Westbrook, a junior; and Thanh Phan of Clinton, a senior.

• Miles Mortali of Old Saybrook, a senior at Xavier High School, is one of 20 members of the school's FullMetal Falcons FIRST Robotics Team No. 4557, which won the Rookie All-Star Award at the Suffield Shakedown. The team also placed first in the seeding for the playoffs. The team also competed in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's FIRST Regional Tournament, placing 25th out of 40. The FullMetal Falcons also won four awards: No. 1 for Pit Safety; the Underwriters' Laboratory "Star of the Day" award; the "Highest Rookie Seed" award, celebrating the highest-seeded rookie team at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds; and the "Rookie All Star" award, celebrating the rookie team exemplifying a young but strong partnership effort, as well as implementing the mission of FIRST. The Rookie All Star award came with an invitation to the Championships at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, to be held in April.

• Kelsey Norton of Clinton, a senior in the nursing program at Quinnipiac University, was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing through the school's Tau Rho Chapter.

• Katelynn Paradis Dotson of Pensacola, Florida, the daughter of Catherine and William Paradis of Old Saybrook, earned a bachelor's of science in elementary education, magna cum laude, from University of West Florida.

• Alexis Quattrini of Westbrook played the role of Rizzo in Grease, a joint production of Mercy and Xavier high schools.

• Jeneczka S. Roman of Clinton earned a bachelor's of science in health science from Boston University.

• University of New Haven Graduates: Daniel Peters of Clinton, master's of engineering and operations management; and Matthew Ritchie of Clinton, master's in management of sports industries.

Honor Roll Students

• Xavier High School, 2nd Term 2012-'13: Ross Bohan (Clinton, junior, high honors), Dustin Braman (Clinton, junior, honors), Ian Coyne (Clinton, freshman, honors), Tyler Cusack (Clinton, senior, honors), Anthony DeNello (Clinton, sophomore, honors), Joseph DiBella (Old Saybrook, freshman, honors), Peter Finnegan (Old Saybrook, junior, high honors), Daniel Kelly (Clinton, freshman, honors), John Kelly (Clinton, junior, honors), Alex Matunas (Westbrook, senior, honors), Bradley Maurice (Clinton, sophomore, high honors), Trent Nobile (Old Saybrook, sophomore, honors), Colin O'Donnell (Old Saybrook, freshman, high honors), Dillon Patel (Old Saybrook, junior, high honors), Nicholas Porter (Westbrook, junior, high honors), Parker Reid (Clinton, junior, honors), Wesley Reid (Clinton, sophomore, high honors), Scott Santiago (Clinton, sophomore, honors), Matt Schofield (Old Saybrook, sophomore, honors), Jordan Shropshire (Westbrook, senior, honors), Devon Sinni (Clinton, junior, honors), and Nicholas Zoner (Clinton, freshman, honors).

Service Awards and Recognitions

• Emily Dzialo of Old Saybrook, a freshman at St. John's University, received the 2012 Trevor Palonen Top Youth Walker Award from the March of Dimes Connecticut Chapter. She also won the award in 2011.

• Ellen Wasyl of Old Saybrook is a candidate for the Connecticut Chapter of the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's 2013 Man & Woman of the Year award.

Acts of Community Service and

Charitable Contributions

• Literacy Volunteers-Valley Shore CT Tutors: Denice Bryan of Clinton; Linda DeRusha, Michael Newborg, and Michelle Woolery of Old Saybrook, and Joan Murphy of Westbrook.