Paige Darby graduated from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Elizabeth Ato was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Becker College in Worcester, where she is pursuing a degree in veterinary science, with a pre-veterinary concentration.
Adam Mokrzecki, son of Paul and Carla Mokrzecki, received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. He was enrolled in the College of Natural Resources as an environmental science major. Adam is employed by SWCA, a nationwide environmental consulting firm, in its Amherst office. He is a 2013 graduate of Hopkins Academy in Hadley.
Amanda Calvo graduated with a bachelor’s degree in public health from Colby Sawyer in New London, New Hampshire. Calvo was a member of the women’s basketball team.
Local students receiving degrees from the college in Waterville, Maine, include Luke Glynn-Ferrarone, of Amherst, who majored in history, attended Amherst Regional High School and is the son of Amy Glynn of Amherst and Stephen Ferrarone of Leverett.
Area residents named to the dean’s list at the University of New England in Biddeford and Portland, Maine include:
Belchertown: Max Ablicki, Alec Walker, Sarah Woodford
Sunderland: Hanna LaClaire, Brenna Sicard
The following local students were named to the spring semester dean’s list at the university in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Amherst: Johann Sebastian Becker, Nina-Monique Choquette, Su-Yeon Hwang, Cary Alexander Pazny
Belchertown: Amy M. Runowski and Michael Claude Tommila
Hadley: Madisyn Burke Stevens
South Deerfield: Haley A. Dacyczyn
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