Class of 2016 recognized during Honors and Awards ceremony

Members of the Class of 2016 were recognized for their excellence and achievements during the annual Honors and Awards ceremony, held May 14 under the Commencement tent.

The following students were recognized:

• Lucy Agostino – IMA Accounting Honor Society
• Jocelyn Alexandre – Pi Mu Epsilon
• Colbi Alvarez – Cum laude
• Megan Anderson – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Psi Chi
• Lauren Angel – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma
• Anamaria Arteaga – Cum laude, Psi Chi, Sigma Phi Sigma, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Amanda Bailey – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Dr. James Farrington Award (administration of justice), Pi Sigma Alpha, summa cum laude
• Savanna Baker – Cum laude
• Ielish Barbati – Chi Alpha Sigma
• Tiffani Barley – Delta Epsilon Sigma, French Excellence Award, magna cum laude, Pi Delta Phi
• Michael Bell – Pell Honors Program
• Bethany Bigos – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Psi Chi, summa cum laude
• Brooke Binder – Council for Exceptional Children Award, Mary Leonard Memorial Award in Early Childhood Education, Pell Honors Program, summa cum laude
• Sarah Birkhofer – Alpha Mu Alpha, Anthony Vatalaro Memorial Award in Marketing, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Nancy Hallas Award for Excellence in Solo Performance, Sigma Beta Delta, summa cum laude
• Kathleen Blais – Social Work Club Award
• Christina Blevins – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Psi Chi
• Taylore Bottum – Sigma Delta Pi
• Kaitlin Bove – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta, Sr. Ellen Rita O’Brien Accounting Award, summa cum laude
• Cheyenne Boyd – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, Global Business and Economics Award, Pell Honors Program
• Matthew Brady – Delta Epsilon Sigma, John and Helen Rok Memorial Award in Religious and Theological Studies, Renewal Bible Study Award, Sigma Phi Sigma, summa cum laude, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Sarah Brochu – Magna cum laude, Pi Mu Epsilon
• Mary Brown – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Emily Burgess – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Sigma Phi Sigma
• Dominique Burnham – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, magna cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
• Heather Bushmich – Sigma Delta Pi
• Katherine Butterfield – Magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Mary Cain – Alpha Mu Alpha, Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude
• Benjamin Campbell – Cum laude
• Lauren Campbell – Sigma Beta Delta
• Ariana Caputo – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pi Sigma Alpha
• Anne Carlson – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Phi Sigma
• Julia Casberg – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Tau Delta
• Berlenise Castillo – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Multicultural Student Organization Award, Phi Sigma Tau, Pi Sigma Alpha
• Lariza Chioco – Cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
• David Chiokadze – Sigma Beta Delta
• Kendra Cimaglia – Psi Chi
• Alexisse Clinger – Cum laude
• Colleen Cloonan – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Dr. Heriberto Vazquez Memorial Award in Spanish, Global Studies Award, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Sigma
• Merrill Cordeiro – Alpha Mu Alpha, cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
• Kelly Corrigan – Cum laude, Sigma Tau Delta
• Jillian Costa – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Lea Cure – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Shannon Curran – Alpha Mu Alpha, Delta Epsilon Sigma
• Paul D’Anneo – Chi Alpha Sigma, Sigma Beta Delta
• Brianna DaSilva – Pell Honors Program
• Kelly Davin – Cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
• Nicole Dean – Choral Ensembles Award, Instrumental Music Award, Sigma Delta Pi
• Rachel DeLuca – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Marissa DePietro – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Aleksandra Deptula – Salve Surf Club Award
• Sofia Dias – Cum laude, English Guild Award, Pell Honors Program, Sarah Brown Sullivan Memorial Award in Literature, Sigma Tau Delta
• Brandon DiGiacomo – Chi Alpha Sigma, Psychology Club Award
• Alexander DiMauro – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Sigma Delta Pi
• Taylor Donaldson – Pell Honors Program
• Catherine Donovan – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Holly Duddy – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Britani Dunbar – Dr. Ronald Atkins Award in Business Studies and Economics
• Rose Durand – Brother John Buckley Outstanding Senior Thesis (history), cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta
• Sarah Durso – Delta Epsilon Sigma, summa cum laude
• Sarah Duxbury – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Emily Enoch – Environmental Club Award
• Taylor Enos – Knights of Columbus Award, Sigma Delta Pi
• Andrew Farquharson – Financial Management Award
• Karissa Finnigan – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau International, Student Nurse Organization Award
• Sean Flanagan – Cum laude
• Courtney Flynn – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Shannon Flynn – Cum laude
• Hope Foster – Art and Art History Guild Award
• Brenden Fowler – IMA Accounting Honor Society
• Christine Fraga – Chi Alpha Sigma, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Marissa Gagnon – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude
• Megan Gallo – Magna cum laude
• Kathleen Gamez – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau
• Sean Garrity – Magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Madilin Gates – Sigma Beta Delta
• Ellen Gensicki – Schank Award (ROTC)
• Jenna-Lyn Geysen – Dance Award
• Caroline Glusko – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Allison Gold – Sigma Delta Pi
• Mark Grande – American Institute of Chemists Award
• Julie Grant – Alpha Mu Alpha, Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Beta Delta
• Hailey Graustein – Cum laude
• Julia Grover – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Sigma Delta Pi
• Gaylen Hanes – Alpha Mu Alpha
• Brandon Harrington – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Philosophy Club Award, Philosophy Department Award, Phi Sigma Tau, summa cum laude, Theta Alpha Kappa, Theta Alpha Kappa Distinguished Achievement Award (religious and theological studies)
• Lauren Hartnett – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, John X. Kerins Microbiology Award
• Jenna Hood – Patricia Egan Glancy Memorial Scholarship Award, SRU Dance Award
• Chelsea Howerton-Mcwillie – Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau
• Meghan Huber – Alpha Phi Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
• Vanessa Iten – Alpha Mu Alpha
• Daniel Ives – Chi Alpha Sigma, Special Olympics Award
• Kevin Jesiolowski – IMA Accounting Honor Society
• Janilia John – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Female Empowerment Organization Award
• Tyler Jones – Sigma Beta Delta
• Jennifer Kane – Northeast Conference Award for the Study of French, Pi Delta Phi
• Shannon Killian – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
• Samantha Kozlowski – Cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Serena Lafond – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Amanda Latini – Cum laude, Pi Mu Epsilon
• Sarah Lavallee – Group Inspired for Today Award
• Jeffrey L’Heureux – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Regina Liquori – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta
• Conor Lucey – Alpha Mu Alpha
• Victoria Luerssen – Cum laude
• Erin Luibrand – Helweg Award (ROTC), Sigma Phi Sigma
• Lindsey Macedo – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Eva Machado – Magna cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Alicia Magrini – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program
• Mark Marino – Chi Alpha Sigma, Sigma Beta Delta
• Gena Marquardt – Alpha Phi Sigma
• Jessica Martina – Alpha Mu Alpha, American Marketing Association Award, cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Pell Honors Program
• Amelia Mason – Pell Honors Program, Seahawk Down Award
• Olivia Maxell – Catherine McAuley RN Nursing Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Victoria Maxson – Chi Alpha Sigma
• Alyssa McCracken – Sigma Theta Tau International
• John McDermott – Alpha Mu Alpha
• Kristin McDermott – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Leo Bottari Jr. Research Award (biology and biomedical sciences), Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Sigma
• Michael McNamara – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta
• Brittany Melanson – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Judith A. Keenan Memorial Award for Excellence in Business Education, Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau, summa cum laude
• Katherine Miele – Chi Alpha Sigma
• Grace Mills – Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi
• Gabriella Milo – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
• Sarah Morehouse – Psi Chi
• Rhiannon Morrissey – Leo Bottari Jr. Research Award (biology and biomedical sciences), magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Mariah Mosher – Cum laude, Psi Chi
• Matthew Murphy – Cum laude
• Tannis Neal – Multicultural Student Organization Award
• Hunter Nicolson – Arthur R. Masterson Award/Theatre Department Award, cum laude,
• Danielle Niebuhr – Delta Epsilon Sigma, summa cum laude
• Jacqueline Ofria – Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Social Work Department Field Award
• Cleora Ohar – Instrumental Music Award, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Sigma
• Christopher O’Keefe – Chi Alpha Sigma, Pell Honors Program, Phi Sigma Tau
• Aubrey Palmquist – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Christina Paolella – Cum laude, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta
• Nicole Parry – Chi Alpha Sigma
• Joseph Pate – Chi Alpha Sigma, Christopher M. Kiernan Scholar-Athlete Award, magna cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
• Nicole Paternostro – Accounting and Finance Club Award, IMA Accounting Honor Society
• Desiree Peterson – Group Inspired for Today Award, Sigma Phi Sigma, summa cum laude
• Amy Piccicacco – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Alexis Pike – Chi Alpha Sigma, Christopher M. Kiernan Scholar-Athlete Award, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Mary Green O’Connor Award in Elementary Education, summa cum laude
• Jenna Plausky – Administration of Justice Club Award, Delta Epsilon Sigma, summa cum laude
• Kathryn Poff – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Alexander Pompeo – Chi Alpha Sigma
• Jessica Popik – Delta Epsilon Sigma, IMA Accounting Honor Society, summa cum laude
• Melissa Prunier – Pell Honors Program
• Francis Quigley – Florence K. Murray History Award, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Sigma Tau
• Victoria Regensburger – Alpha Phi Sigma
• Savannah Repucci – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Gorman Award for Excellence in Music, Pell Honors Program, Salve Music Ensembles Club Award
• Juan Roldan – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Spanish Club Award
• Celina Rodriguez – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award
• Joelle Ross – Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude
• Cassidy Rota – Cum laude, Sigma Tau Delta
• Marisa Rothwell – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Susan Hatfield Dwyer ’59, ’82 (M) Award in Special Education
• Emily Sabbag – Pell Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Mariel Sager – Summa cum laude
• Michael Salvatore – Cum laude, Psi Chi
• Derrick Sarfo-Darko – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, IMA Accounting Honor Society, Sigma Beta Delta
• Emily Sarsfield – IMA Accounting Honor Society, magna cum laude, Sigma Beta Delta
• Jenifer Sartanowicz – Alpha Phi Sigma, cum laude, Stagefright Award
• Brigid Sawyer – Bower Award in Politics, Dr. and Mrs. E. William Burrell Economics Award, Pell Honors Program, Pi Sigma Alpha, Stagefright Award, summa cum laude
• Elysa Schuhmacher – Cum laude
• Taylor Seelen – Cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Meaghan Senack – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Environmental Studies Award, magna cum laude, Sigma Phi Sigma
• Malaree Shields – Secondary Education Award, summa cum laude
• Anna Shultz – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude
• Alysia Sjoberg – Sigma Theta Tau International
• Julia Simoneau – Pell Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Matthew Sinkewicz – Chi Alpha Sigma, cum laude, Helene Kelly Burrell Award, Psi Chi
• Maria Smith – Cum laude, Environmental Club Award
• Samantha Smithwick – Alpha Mu Alpha
• Wilmaris Soto – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Social Work Club Award
• Emma Spang – Cum laude
• Kimberly Spring – Chi Alpha Sigma, Pell Honors Program
• Diane Staebler – Sister Madeline San Souci Nursing Award
• Jenna Stanley – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
• Tara Stanzione – Campus Leadership and Student Service Award, Communication Studies Award, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Mosaic News Award, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Phi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta, Willow Literary Journal Award
• Alexis Stewart – Dance Award, SRU Dance Award, summa cum laude
• Michaela St. Jean – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Psi Chi, Psychology Club Award
• Katharine Stoeckel – Cum laude, Delta Epsilon Sigma
• Thomas Stracensky – Chemistry Department Award, Rhode Island Section of the American Chemistry Society Award, summa cum laude
• Rachel Stueve – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Connor Sullivan – IMA Accounting Honor Society
• Megan Sullivan – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Psi Chi
• Shannon Sullivan – Cum laude, Sigma Theta Tau International, Walsh Senior Prize (nursing)
• Ellena Sweet – Communication Studies Award, Sigma Tau Delta
• Megan Sylvia – Biology Department Award, Pell Honors Program, summa cum laude, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Allyssa Tamblingson – Cum laude, Pell Honors Program, Psi Chi
• Abigail Tepper – Chi Alpha Sigma, magna cum laude
• Jordan Thuman – C. Edward Flood Memorial Award (art and art history), cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Angelina Todaro – Business Administration Award, Chi Alpha Sigma, Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Melanie Tognazzi – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude, Pell Honors Program
• Dominick Torro – Delta Epsilon Sigma, Mathematical Sciences Department Award, Pell Honors Program, Pi Mu Epsilon, summa cum laude
• Kathryn Travers – Chi Alpha Sigma
• Victoria Travis – Delta Epsilon Sigma, magna cum laude
• Meaghan Trzasko – Magna cum laude
• Samuel Valentine – Capt. Michael Dasovich ’84 (M) Memorial Award in Management
• Brandon Van Vlack – Sigma Beta Delta
• Clarissa Verleur – Sigma Tau Delta
• Kasey Walther – Chi Alpha Sigma
• Nathaniel Ward – Cum laude
• Mary-Kate Wells – Cum laude, Psi Chi, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Kristin Wilinkiewicz – Cum laude, Mosaic News Award
• Breanna Willard – Cum laude, Student Education Association Award
• Brittany Withers – IMA Accounting Honor Society
• Ashley Woodworth – Cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta