The University of New Hampshire at Manchester will recognize the academic achievements of more than 70 students at the 2016 Honors Convocation on Tuesday, May 17.
One of the university’s largest academic ceremonies, Honors Convocation brings administrators, faculty, staff and students together to celebrate academic success. This year’s event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester, N.H.
Leading the proceedings is UNH Manchester Dean Mike Decelle, with remarks from P.T. Vasudevan, UNH Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. This year's student speaker is English major, English program award recipient and University Scholar Kristin Boelzner. Donald Plante, lecturer of mathematics and recipient of the 2016 Excellence in Teaching award, will give the faculty address.
This year’s program will recognize Presidential Scholars, University Scholars, inductees of the Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Alpha Theta honor societies as well as recipients of the Writing Across the Curriculum, Undergraduate Research Conference and academic program awards.
Student speaker Kristin Boelzner has become a dynamic presence at UNH Manchester, involved in almost every facet of the urban campus. Boelzner received the Heart of UNH Manchester award at the Student Leadership Recognition Ceremony, recognizing her passion for students and commitment to UNH Manchester. She also received the Unsung Hero award, which is awarded to students who demonstrate dedication to student clubs and the campus community.
Boelzner’s roles on campus also include positions as a student marketing assistant and blog team leader in the marketing department; Peer Assistant Leader, Academic Coach, Transfer Student Mentor in the Office of Student Development and Involvement; office assistant in the Student Service Suite; and an event promoter within the Student Activities Department.
At this year’s Honors Convocation, Boelzner, a University Scholar, will receive the English Program Award and be recognized for her invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa.
The following students will also receive awards for outstanding academic achievement in their undergraduate degree program:
Presidential Scholars
Presidential Scholars must have earned 100 credits by February 15, 2016, of which at least 64 are UNH graded credits, and have a 3.85-4.0 cumulative UNH grade point average.
Kaitlin Archibald, Business, BA, Summa Cum Laude (Dec 2015)
Sara Clark, Psychology, BA Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Olivia Marchioni, Business, BA, Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Bruce Rheaume, Biological Sciences, BA, Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
University Scholars
Baccalaureate degree candidates must have earned 100 credits by February 15, 2016, of which at least 64 are UNH graded credits, and have a 3.5-3.84 cumulative UNH grade point average.
Associate degree candidates must have earned 32 or more credits by February 15, 2016, of which at least 12 are UNH graded credits, and have a 3.5 - 4.0 cumulative UNH grade point average.
Becky Baker, Biotechnology, BS, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Mikaila Bayers, Psychology, BA Cum Laude (May 2016)
Cassie Beaudin, Biological Sciences, BA Magna Cum Laude (Dec 2015)
Jessalyn Benson, Biological Sciences and History major
Kristin Boelzner, English, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Zachery Boynton, EET:Computer Technology, BS, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Garrett Bryant, EET:Computer Technology, BS, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Mariah Cahill, Psychology, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Wayne Charrette, English, BA Cum Laude (Dec 2015)
Annie Cole, Sign Language Interpretation major
Adam Connolly, Electrical Engineering Tech, BS, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Erin Conroy, Business, BA, Magna Cum Laude (Dec 2015)
Kyle Cormier, Electrical Engineering Technology major
Amanda Cote, Communication Arts major
Hannah DePietro, Sign Language Interpretation, BS, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Gabriela Diaconu, Biological Sciences, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Matthew Dimock, Mechanical Engineering Technology major
Taylor Driscoll, Biological Sciences major
Christopher Falk, Business major
Nelson Gbeve, Communication Arts, BA, Magna Cum Laude (Dec 2015)
Matthew Gott, Biological Sciences major
Joshua Greer-Carney, Biological Sciences major
Matthew Heyner, Computer Information Systems, BS Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Melissa Jacob, General Studies major
Cassidy John, Humanities, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Shane Johnston, Biological Sciences, BA Cum Laude (May 2016)
Stephen Koble Electrical Engineering Tech, BS, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Kimberly Maciejczyk, Biological Sciences major
Susanna Magdziarz, History major
Kendra McDonald, Biological Sciences Major
Robert McMenamin, Business Administration major
Susan Orr, General Studies major
Brianna Palhete, Business, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Jessica Palmariello, Sign Language Interpretation major
Abby Pelletier, Biological Sciences major
Maggie Plante, Biological Sciences, BA, Magna Cum Laude (Dec 2015)
Alan Provance, History, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Jennifer Reid, Biological Sciences major
Thomas Rhoades, History, BA Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Derek Rose, Business, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Fallon Rouleau, Biological Sciences, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Ryan Sanborn, History major
Katie Sarette, History, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Aaron Savoy, General Studies, AA (Sept 2016)
Jonathon Shallow, Computer Science & Entrepreneurship major
Liam Smith, Biological Sciences major
Ryane Staples, Biological Sciences major
Julie Swanson, Psychology, BA Cum Laude (May 2016)
Donald Swinerton, Biological Sciences major
Michael Tay, Biological Sciences, BA Cum Laude (May 2016)
Brandon Therrien, Mechanical Engineering Technology, BS, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Alanna Wagenblast, Sign Language Interpretation, BS Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
David Wiley, English major
Zachary Window, Biological Sciences, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Program Awards
Bruce Rheaume, Biology Program Award
Becky Baker, Biotechnology Program Award
Paige Tobin, Business Program Award
Amanda Cote, Communication Arts Award
Matthew Heyner, CIS and Computer Science & Entrepreneurship Award
Stephen Koble, Engineering Technology Award
Kristin Boelzner, English Program Award
Ryan Sanborn, History Program Award
Cassidy John, Humanities Program Award
Victoria Gouveia, Politics & Society Program Award
Brianna Sargent Merrill, Psychology Program Award
Alanna Wagenblast, Sign Language Interpretation Program Award
Writing Across the Curriculum Award Winners
Bruce Rheaume, Biological Sciences, BA, Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Lori Zibel, History, BA (Sept 2016)
Honorable Mention: Marc Brennan
Biology Program Book Award
Ariel Trachtenberg, Biological Sciences major
Biotechnology Program Book Award
Rachel Main, Biotechnology major
History Program Book Awards
Thomas Rhoades, History, BA Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Nicole Toy, History major
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Humanities Program Book Awards
Cassidy John, Humanities, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Amanda Vendt, Humanities, BA (Dec 2015)
Master Tutor Awards
Sara Clark, Psychology, BA Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Katie Sarette, History, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Undergraduate Research Conference Awards
Oral Presentations
Nelson Gbeve, Communication Arts, BA, Magna Cum Laude (Dec 2015)
Lori Zibel, History, BA (Sept 2016)
Poster Presentations
Kyle Vynorius, Biological Sciences major
Cinema Arts Presentations
Kyle Sanborn, Communication Arts major
Computing Technology Poster Presentations
Nigel Swanson, Computer Info. Systems, BS (May 2016)
Engineering Technology
Jacob Gallant, Mechanical Engineering Tech, BS (May 2016)
Phi Beta Kappa Recognition
Kristin Boelzner, English, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Gabriela Diaconu, Biological Sciences, BA, Magna Cum Laude (May 2016)
Bruce Rheaume, Biological Sciences, BA, Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Phi Alpha Theta Recognition
Jessalyn Benson
Erica Guilbeault, History major
Susanna Magdziarz, History major
Alan Provance, History, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Thomas Rhoades, History, BA Summa Cum Laude (May 2016)
Ryan Sanborn, Communication Arts major
Katie Sarette, History, BA, Cum Laude (May 2016)
Cory Szaro, History major
Nicole Toy, History major
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Written By:
Kim Wall | UNH Manchester
