Student News: October academic accomplishments

Caya Greenspan
ALLENTOWN, PA - The winners of the Edwin A. Miller Writing Awards and the Muhlenberg Weekly Journalism Awards, including Caya Greenspan-Layman, of Wilmington, VT, were honored at a virtual presentation on Thursday, June 24.
For the the Edwin A. Miller Awards, Greenspan-Layman was an honorable mention in the fiction category. For the Muhlenberg Weekly Journalism Award, Greenspan-Layman won first place in the category of BergBeat feature stories.
All winners received monetary prizes and were given feedback from professional writers.

Hana Kusumi
CANTON, NY - Hana Kusumi, from South Londonderry, VT, has been named to St. Lawrence University’s dean’s list for achieving academic excellence during the summer 2021 semester. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least four courses and have an academic average of 3.6 based on a 4.0 scale for the semester.
Kusumi is a member of the class of 2023 and is majoring in government and philosophy.

Xiomara Matathias
LOWELL, MA - Xiomara Matathias, of Wilmington, VT is among 4,582 graduates in UMass Lowell’s class of 2021. Matathias received a bachelor of arts degree in peace and conflict studies.

Elizabeth Collins
LEWISTON, ME - Elizabeth Collins, of Landgrove, VT, graduated after majoring in engineering and minoring in physics at Bates College. Collins, the daughter of Robert J. Collins and Susan E. Collins, was one of 469 students from 38 states and 43 countries who graduated on Thursday, May 27.

Grace Arms
HUNTSVILLE, AL - Grace Arms, of East Dover, VT, recently attended Aviation Challenge Mach I at the US Space and Rocket Center.
The weeklong educational program is designed for students who have an interest in military aviation and the mechanics of flight.

Riley Barton
DUDLEY, MA - Nichols College welcomes Riley Barton, of South Newfane, VT, as a member of the class of 2025.

Devan Piniewski
BOSTON - Devan Piniewski, of West Dover, VT, earned a bachelor of science in nursing, magna cum laude, from Simmons University.

Mikee Tobin
BOSTON - The Marlboro Institute for Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College honored Mikee Tobin, of Marlboro, VT, during its annual achievement awards ceremony at the end of the spring 2021 semester.
Tobin earned the Ellen McCulloch-Lovell Prize, which recognizes accomplishment and potential in writing across genres and encourages emerging writers to keep developing their craft.
Tobin is pursuing a self-designed degree and is a member of the Emerson College class of 2021.

Croft, Kujovsky
CLINTON, NY - Charlotte Croft, of West Dover, VT, and Addison Kujovsky, of South Londonderry, VT, recently matriculated as first-year students at Hamilton College. They were selected from a pool of 9,380 applicants to the college, and join a class of 533.

Jasmine Denny
ELMIRA, NY - Jasmine Denny, of Whitingham, VT, is among the new and returning students enrolled at Elmira College for fall 2021.

Emma Rose Sprenger
BRATTLEBORO - Community College of Vermont student Emma Rose Sprenger received this year’s $2,500 Jesse M. Corum IV Scholarship, an annual Brattleboro Rotary Club Gateway foundation scholarship awarded to a CCV student to address the shortage of child care workers in Windham County.
The Brattleboro Rotary Club Gateway foundation established the scholarship in September 2014 to honor Corum, who was active in the club for 27 years. It initially supported students pursuing medical assisting; as of last year, it is being given to students in CCV’s early childhood education program. Foundation president Martin Cohn says this shift in focus is a response to an increasingly urgent need for qualified child care professionals.
This year, thanks to a state allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, CCV is providing free tuition for these and other programs in occupations such as IT and health care. Sprenger will use her scholarship to continue working toward an associate degree in early childhood education.

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