URI Grad List Includes 46 from Johnston

At the University of Rhode Island's 126th Commencement on May 19 and 20, almost 3,000 undergraduate and 738 graduate students — including 46 from Johnston — became the University's newest alumni.

The following local residents were among the students who received their undergraduate or graduate degrees:

Bachelor's Degrees:

John P. Almagno Jr., Accounting.
Stephanie L. Barrena, Biomedical Engineering , magna cum laude.
Anthony T. Budway, Finance, cum laude.
Jaime E. Corsetti, Marketing, cum laude.
Dawn L. DeSilva, Communication Studies.
Elizabeth A. Dilullo, PMD degree in Pharmacy.
Stanley N. Dunbar, Communication Studies.
Michael K. Fagbote, Biomedical Engineering.
Meaghan E. Falvo, Communicative Disorders , magna cum laude.
Jessica R. Feula, Marketing.
Michael P. Geraghty, History.
Rebekah R. Holland, Psychology.
Tetee R. Joseph, Human Development and Family Studies, cum laude.
Paula J. Kraus, Human Development and Family Studies.
Michael P. Kulczyk, Biological Sciences, summa cum laude.
Jon R. Leary, Kinesiology, cum laude.
Kara B. Manion, General Business Administration, magna cum laude.
Amy L. Marques, History .
Anjelica K. Mercadante, BSN degree in Nursing.
Morgan J. Murby, Kinesiology, cum laude.
Rebecca M. Norton, BSN degree in Nursing, cum laude.
Kayla J. Pagliarini, Communication Studies and Film Media.
Kathryn E. Paquin, Nursing.
Rosi K. Parra, Human Development and Family Studies.
Paul E. Petit, Sociology.
Mitchell Philogene, French.
Ioanna Rawlinson, Medical Laboratory Science.
Kyle A. Regnault, Communication Studies.
Melissa L. Ricciotti, Biological Sciences , cum laude.
Ryan J. Smith, General Business Administration.
Tracy N. Tahyor, Nursing.
Derek R. Trahan, Nursing.
Sarah Velilla, Psychology.

Master's Degrees:

Sean P. Alvarez, Computer Science.
Jessica L. Bogosian, Accounting.
Jeremy T. Cogswell, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics.
William Corrente, MLIS degree in Library and Information Studies.
Juan R. Hernandez, Business Administration.
Gregory R. Herring, Electrical Engineering.
Jessica Lorraine Hiatt, Human Development and Family Studies.
Lisa A. Johnson, History.
Matthew Pilling, Mathematics.
Aaron Carl Russo, Accounting.
Dina Stolyarova, Business Administration.
Dominique Vannelli, Speech-Language Pathology.
Prescott J. Williams IV, Labor Relations and Human Resources.

Summa cum laude: GPA of at least 3.7;
Magna cum laude: 3.50 or higher;
Cum laude: 3.3.