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UConn Graduates 20 Local Residents; Awards 7,000 Degrees
Students received degrees ranging from bachelor's to doctorates during a weekend-long ceremony on the Storrs campus. Congratulate your graduate right here on Patch.
The University of Connecticut this weekend awarded approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate diplomas during 12 separate commencement exercises taking place on the Storrs campus.
Separate ceremonies will be held on May 13 for the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, and on May 19 for the School of Law.
A total of 20 residents from East Hampton and Portland earned their degrees this weekend, according to a press release from UConn, with honors ranging from a bachelor’s degree through complete doctorates. To see who earned which degrees, see our complete list below.
Honorary Degrees
The university awarded eight honorary degrees to individuals who have shown leadership in their chosen fields.
They are: Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Corp., received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the graduate ceremony commencement address; Wally Lamb, author, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and delivered the commencement address at the Neag School of Education; Dr. Ferid Murad, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree and spoke during the Health Center commencement, and Jerry Adler, actor and director, received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and delivered the commencement address at the School of Fine Arts.
Also, Charles Zwick, philanthropist and former director of the Federal Office of Management and Budget, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree and served as keynote speaker at the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources commencement, and Elizabeth Shanahan, executive director and CEO for the Society of Women Engineers, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the School of Engineering where she delivered the commencement address.
Gary Bailey, internationally recognized leader in the field of social work, and Lyudmila Harutyunyan, known as the ‘mother of Armenian social work’ each received honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees during a special ceremony sponsored by the School of Social Work on May 11.
The following East Hampton residents earned their degree this weekend:
- Brianne Annino, Bachelor of Science
- Andrew Briere, Bachelor of Science
- Casie Burke, Bachelor of General Studies
- Kevin Kotuby, Bachelor of Science
- Tyler Raddatz, Bachelor of Arts
- James Stewart, Bachelor of Science
- Nicholas Vasquenza, Bachelor of Science
- Kimberly Widmann, Doctor of Pharmacy
- Alexander Zawodniak, Bachelor of Arts
- Momina Afrede, Bachelor of Science
- Julia Anderson, Associate of Applied Science
- Lisa Clemens, Bachelor of Science
- Allison Cooper, Bachelor of Science
- Theresa Digan, Bachelor of General Studies
- Nicholas Morse, Bachelor of Science
- Nicholas Morse, Bachelor of Science in Engineering
- Katherine O’Brien, Bachelor of Arts
- Katelyn Robinson, Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Carolyn Susca, Bachelor of Science
- Michael Varhol, Bachelor of Arts
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And of course, Southington Patch would like to extend a special congratulations to each and every local resident on completion of their education requirements. This celebration is one well earned.
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